Chapter 37. Device Management

The Previous Chapter

The previous chapter provided a detailed description of the CM MADs, Methods, Attributes, etc. Specifically, it covered:

• CM MAD format.

• CM methods.

• CM attributes.

• CM MADs.

• Definition of Client and Server.

• Definition of Active and Passive CMs.

• The three supported models.

• Definition of a stale communications channel.

This Chapter

This chapter provides a detailed description of the Device Manager (DM), Device Management Agents (DMAs), DM Methods, DM Attributes, and so forth. Specifically, it covers:

• Definition of IOU and IOCs.

• Each IOU contains a DMA.

• DM MAD format.

• DM methods.

• DM attributes.