WS-Management

Web Services for Management
AbbreviationWS-MAN
StatusPublished
Year started2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Latest version1.2
September 2014; 10 years ago (2014-09)
OrganizationDistributed Management Task Force
Related standardsWBEM
DomainSystems Management
Websitewww.dmtf.org/standards/wsman

WS-Management (Web Services-Management) is a DMTF open standard defining a SOAP-based protocol for the management of servers, devices, applications and various Web services. WS-Management provides a common way for systems to access and exchange management information across the IT infrastructure.