The SA Forum Information Model: The Heart of Control and Monitoring
Maria Toeroe · 2012
This chapter introduces the Service Availability (SA) Forum information model, which was created to answer management needs and in particular that of the Availability Management Framework (AMF). It takes a look at the main concepts used in SA Forum systems when it comes to management information. This allows newcomers to have an easier way to understand the application of these concepts to the different SA Forum services when they try to interpret their information models. In turn this information also provides guidelines for application designers wanting or needing to extend the SA Forum system information model for their applications. The chapter presents the conventions defined for the SA Forum information model with respect to its organization, the naming of its objects as well as their classes and class attributes. Controlled Vocabulary Terms information management