Inventors:
Tianming Zhang - Hopkinton MA, US
Gregory W. Lazar - Upton MA, US
Anthony Arous - Worcester MA, US
Purushottam B. Sane - North Chelmsford MA, US
Weijing Song - Acton MA, US
James Huang - Framingham MA, US
Keith V. Boland - Lexington SC, US
Seth B. Horan - Wrentham MA, US
Assignee:
EMC Corporation - Hopkinton MA
International Classification:
G06F 15/173
US Classification:
709223, 709224, 709226, 718 1, 718104
Abstract:
A server device is configured to perform a method for providing object class information to a management device. The method includes mapping user names included as part of entries of a database associated with the server device to a corresponding Common Information Model (CIM) object manager operating system (OS) role. The method includes receiving a management request associated with the management device, the management request having management request credential information. The method includes authenticating the management request to an operating system associated with the server device based upon the management request credential information. The method includes following authentication, authorizing the management device to a corresponding CIM object manager OS role using the management request credential information. The method includes executing a CIM object call associated with the management request using the associated CIM object manager OS role to access object class information in response to the management request.