Host System and Logical Systems

For DMI purposes, the root IVS system is called the “host system” and virtual systems are called “logical systems”. The connection is said to be either in the host system context or in the logical system context. Some RPCs are available in both contexts, while others are available only in host system context. The following table lists the standard (ie, non-product-specific) DMI RPCs and the contexts in which they are available.

DMI RPC	Host System	Logical System
get-system-information	Y	N
get-cluster-information	Y	N
get-hardware-inventory	Y	N
get-software-inventory	Y	N
get-license-inventory	Y	N
edit-config	Y	N
get-config	Y	N
get-configuration-information	Y	Y
get-alarm-information	Y	N
get-syslog-events	Y	Y
set-logical-system	Y	Y
clear-logical-system	Y	Y
get-logical-system-information	Y	N
request-package-add	Y	N
request-reboot	Y	N
backup	Y	N
restore	Y	N

The DMI specification document describes the schema for the standard DMI RPCs and their replies. The Sample Code section contains examples of some of the RPCs listed in the table.