Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)

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. Learn more about SMI-S.

SMI-S v1.3

• SNIA Technical Position: Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) v1.3 (9MB ZIP)
• IP Disclosures
  

SMI-S v1.2

• SNIA Technical Position: Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) v1.2 (8MB ZIP)
• SMI-S v1.2 is not being pursued for an ANSI or ISO standard.
  
• IP Disclosures
  

SMI-S v1.1

• SNIA Technical Position: Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) v1.1 (12MB PDF)
• ANSI Standard: Information Technology - Storage Management (ANSI INCITS 388-2008)
  
• IP Disclosures

SMI-S v1.0

• SNIA Technical Position: Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) v1.0 (3MB PDF)
• ANSI Standard: Information Technology - Storage Management (ANSI INCITS 388-2004) (no longer available)
  
• ISO Standard: Information Technology - Storage Management (ISO/IEC 24775:2007)
• IP Disclosures

Contact Information: For details or technical information, please contact SNIA Technical Council Managing Director at tcmd@snia.org.

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