Abbreviation | CIM |
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Status | Published |
Year started | 1999 |
Organization | Distributed Management Task Force |
Related standards | WBEM and SMASH |
Domain | Information model |
Website | www |
The Common Information Model (CIM) is an open standard that defines how managed elements in an IT environment are represented as a common set of objects and relationships between them.
The Distributed Management Task Force maintains the CIM to allow consistent management of these managed elements, independent of their manufacturer or provider.