Re: [Xen-cim] Suggested SettingsData changes

[Gareth S Bestor <bestor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>Regarding the public availability of DMTF WG mofs, I think we should
>inherit directly from the mofs and for the time just doc it in the
>project - perhaps with a link to the mofs enabling DMTF members to
>access them.  Non-members will not be able to use the providers until
>DMTF has resolved the issue.

As it stands today, the Open Source Xen CIM providers must either have an (out-of-tree) dependency on obtaining the draft DMTF MOFs by some other means [yuck], or else effectively duplicate what is in the draft CIM_* System Virtualization MOFs into our equivalent Xen_* MOFs, which is probably plagiarism and violates the spirit - if not the letter - of the "DMTF confidential" license. So I agree that probably the best bet for now is proceed with making the Xen_* subclasses of the appropriate DMTF CIM_* classes-to-be, provide a link for obtaining the prerequisite DMTF MOFs, and hopefully in a relatively short time we'll get approval or be granted an exception by the DMTF to copy the requisite CIM_* MOFs in-tree.

- Gareth

Dr. Gareth S. Bestor
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Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx>

Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx>
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05/11/06 03:02 PM

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Subject	[Xen-cim] Suggested SettingsData changes

All,

I have finally gotten around to updating the various SettingsData 
classes in the current model with their latest counterparts from the 
DMTF WG.  Here is what I am considering thus far.

Remove classes
* Xen_ComputerSystemConfiguration
* Xen_ComputerSystemSetting
* Xen_SettingForComputerSystem
* Xen_ConfigurationForComputerSystem
* Xen_VirtualDeviceSettingData

Modify classes
* Xen_ComputerSystemSettingData
   - Inherit from CIM_VirutalSystemSettingData
   - Move ID, SSID, and Uptime from Xen_ComputerSystemSetting to this class
* Xen_CSSettingDataComponent
   - Inherit from CIM_VirutalSystemSettingDataComponent
* Xen_ProcessorSettingData
   - Inherit from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData
* Xen_MemorySettingData
   - Inherit from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData
* Xen_DiskSettingData
   - Inherit from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData
* Xen_NetworkPortSettingData
   - Inherit from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData
* Xen_CSSettingDataComponent
   - Inherit from CIM_VirtualSystemSettingDataComponent

Xen_VirtualDeviceSettingData contains a subset of properties found in 
CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData so removing it should be no problem.

Regarding the public availability of DMTF WG mofs, I think we should 
inherit directly from the mofs and for the time just doc it in the 
project - perhaps with a link to the mofs enabling DMTF members to 
access them.  Non-members will not be able to use the providers until 
DMTF has resolved the issue.

I will begin making these changes to the mofs and affected 
implementation classes.  Please let me know if there are any objections.

Regards,
Jim

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