SNIA Technical Work available for Public Review

During various times in the development of technical work within the SNIA we will make available a Work-in-Progress DRAFT version of the work item for public review & feedback for a limited time period.

NDMP Software code as of August 2008

This Software is a work in progress implementation of version 4 of the NDMP standard. The Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) defines a mechanism and protocol for controlling backup, recovery, and other transfers of data between primary and secondary storage. The NDMP architecture separates the network attached Data Management Application (DMA), Data Servers and Tape Servers participating in archival or recovery operations. NDMP also provides low-level control of tape devices and SCSI media changers. The XDR and TCP/IP protocols are foundations for NDMP. The key goals of NDMP include interoperability, contemporary functionality, and extensibility.

Release of this Working Draft software and associated documentation for review and comment has been approved by the NDMP Software TWG. This draft represents a "best effort" attempt by the NDMP Software TWG to reach preliminary consensus, and it may be updated, replaced, or made obsolete at any time. This software and associated documentation should not be used as reference material or cited as other than a "work in progress." Suggestion for revision should be
directed to ndmptwg@snia.org.

• NDMP Software Work in Progress code as of August 2008
  

SMI-S Version 1.4.0 Revision 1 Working Draft

SMI-S defines a method for the interoperable management of a heterogeneous Storage Area Network (SAN), and describes the information available to a WBEM Client from an SMI-S compliant CIM Server and an object-oriented, XML-based, messaging-based interface designed to support the specific requirements of managing devices in and through SANs. The current Working Draft of the SMI-S specification is made up of the following 9 books:

• Overview
• Part 1 Common Architecture
• Part 2 Common Profiles
• Part 3 Block Devices
• Part 4 File Systems
• Part 5 Fabric
• Part 6 Host Elements
• Part 7 Information Lifecycle
• Part 8 Media Libraries
• All 9 documents above in a single ZIP file (9MB)

Management Frameworks Reference Architecture Working Draft

This Management Frameworks Reference Architecture specification is the foundational work of the SNIA Management Frameworks Technical Work Group and provides an architectural basis for the later work in defining each of the services that will make up a standard framework. It is expected that the architecture described in this document will be an anchoring section and part of the final Framework specification. Services will be defined in terms of their interfaces and behaviors. This framework lays the foundation for implementing higher level functions as services and applications that support lifecycle management, service level management and provisioning.

• Management Frameworks Reference Architecture r0.61
  

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