Introduction to the desktop management interface
The Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) is a
cooperative, industry-wide organization, formed in 1992 to develop
and deliver specifications for building easy-to-manage
PC systems. Catalyzed by customer demand,
the DMTF charter is to define a common management
framework for PCs, and to support vendors in bringing
management, ease of use, and control to networked and standalone
PCs.
In response to the rapid growth and diversity of desktop systems
and local area networks, DMTF member companies
worked together to develop technology that would:
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Simplify the complexity of managing the desktop environment
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Offer a standard way to manage desktop systems
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Enable vendors to easily add manageability to their products
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Lower the total cost of ownership
The goal was to provide manageability for desktop systems through an
interface that is:
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Independent of a specific computer or operating system
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Independent of a specific management protocol
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Independent of any specific processor or hardware platform
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Usable locally -- no network required
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Easy for vendors to adopt
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Easily mapped to existing management protocols such as
SNMP
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The DMI 2.0 structure
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