System Administration Commands mofcomp(1M)
NAME
mofcomp - compile MOF files into CIM classes
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sadm/bin/mofcomp [-c cimom_hostname ] [-h]
[-j filename] [-n namespace] [-o dirname]
[-p password ] [-CIQ] [-u username] [-v ] [-version]
[-x] file
DESCRIPTION
The mofcomp utility is executed during installation to com-
pile managed object format (MOF) files that describe the
Common Information Model (CIM) and Solaris Schemas into the
CIM Object Manager Repository, a central storage area for
management data. The CIM Schema is a collection of class
definitions used to represent managed objects that occur in
every management environment. The Solaris Schema is a col-
lection of class definitions that extend the CIM Schema and
represent managed objects in a typical Solaris operating
environment.
The mofcomp utility must be run as root or as a user with
write access to the namespace in which you are compiling.
MOF is a language for defining CIM classes and instances.
MOF files are ASCII text files that use the MOF language to
describe CIM objects. A CIM object is a computer representa-
tion or model of a managed resource, such as a printer, disk
drive, or CPU.
Many sites store information about managed resources in MOF
files. Because MOF can be converted to Java, Java applica-
tions that can run on any system with a Java Virtual Machine
can interpret and exchange this information. You can also
use the mofcomp utility to compile MOF files at any time
after installation.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-c cimom_hostname Specify a remote system running the CIM
Object Manager.
-C Run the compiler set with the class
option, which updates a class if it
exists, and returns an error if the
class does not exist. If you do not
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specify this option, the compiler adds
a CIM class to the connected namespace,
and returns an error if the class
already exists.
-h List the arguments to the mofcomp util-
ity.
-I Run the compiler set with the instance
option, which updates an instance if it
exists, and returns an error if the
instance does not exist. If you do not
specify this option, the compiler adds
a CIM instance to the connected
namespace, and returns an error if the
instance already exists.
-j filename Generate Java Beans and Java Interfaces
to manage the CIM instances related to
the CIM classes in the MOF being com-
piled.
The contents of filename are:
PACKAGE=Java package name
IMPORTS=import1:...:importN
to be thrown by the methods in all gen-
erated Java source.
-n namespace Requests that the compiler load the MOF
file into the namespace specified as
namespace. The default namespace (root
-o dirname Run compiler in standalone mode,
without the CIM Object Manager. Specify
dirname as the directory in which the
compiler output is to be stored. In
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this mode, the CIM Object Manager need
not be running.
-p password Specify a password for connecting to
the CIM Object Manager. Use this option
for compilations that require
privileged access to the CIM Object
Manager. If you specify both -p and -u,
you must type the password on the com-
mand line, which can pose a security
risk. A more secure way to specify a
password is to specify -u but not -p,
so that the compiler will prompt for
the password.
-Q Run the compiler set with the qualifier
types option, which updates a qualifier
type if it exists, and returns an error
if the qualifier type does not exist.
If you do not specify this option, the
compiler adds a CIM qualifier type to
the connected namespace, and returns an
error if the qualifier type already
exists.
-u username Specify user name for connecting to the
CIM Object Manager. Use this option for
compilations that require privileged
access to the CIM Object Manager. If
you specify both -p and -u, you must
type the password on the command line,
which can pose a security risk. A more
secure way to specify a password is to
specify -u but not -p, so that the com-
piler will prompt for the password.
-v Run the compiler in verbose mode, which
displays compiler messages.
-version Display the version of the MOF com-
piler.
-x Generate XML documents for the CIM
classes defined in the input MOF file.
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OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
file The pathname of the file to be compiled.
EXIT STATUS
The mofcomp utility exits with 0 upon success and a positive
integer upon failure.
FILES
MOF files are installed in /usr/sadm/mof.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWwbco |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
init.wbem(1M), mofreg(1M), wbemadmin(1M), wbemlogviewer(1M),
attributes(5), wbem(5),
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