scope:

This Recommendation I International Standard defines a systems management function which may be used by an application process in a centralized or decentralized management environment to interact for the purposes of systems management, as defined by CCITT Rec. X.700 I ISO/IEC 74984. This Recommendation I International Standard defines the object management function that consists of services, functional units, and generic definitions. It is positioned in the application layer of CCIlT Rec. X.200 I ISO 7498 and is defined according to the model provided by ISO/IEC 9545. The role of systems management functions are descfibed by CCITT Rec. X.701 I ISO/IEC 10040.

This Recommendation I International Standard

- establishes user requirements for the object management function;

- establishes a model that relates the services and generic definitions provided by this function to user requirements;

- defines the services provided by the function;

- defines generic notification types and parameters documented in accordance with CCITT Rec. X.722 I ISO/IEC 10165-4;

- specifies the protocol that is necessary in order to provide the services;

- defines the relationship between these services and management operations and notifications;

- specifies compliance requirements placed on other Standards that make use of these generic defmitions;

- defines relationships with other systems management functions;

- specifies conformance requirements.

This Recommendation I International Standard does not

- define the nature of any implementation intended to provide the object management function;

- specify the manner in which management is accomplished by the user of the object management function;

- define the nature of any interactions which result in the use of the object management function;

- specify the services necessary for the establishment, normal and abnormd release of a management association; 

- preclude the definition of further notification types;

- define managed objects.