About This Book

The VMware CIM Browser Guide describes how to display inheritance, associations, instance, and property information about CIM providers.

Revision History

This guide is revised with each release of the product or when necessary. A revised version can contain minor or major changes. Revision History summarizes the significant changes in each version of this guide.

Revision History

Revision	Description
Document Version 1.0	The VMware CIM Browser Guide for VMware ESX 4.1/VMware ESXi 4.1. This is a new guide that documents the use of the VMware CIM Browser.
Document Version 2.0	The VMware CIM Browser Guide for VMware ESXi 5.0
Document Version 2.1	The VMware CIM Browser Guide for VMware ESXi 5.1
Document Version 2.5	The VMware CIM Browser Guide for VMware ESXi 5.5
Document Version 3.0	The VMware CIM Browser Guide for VMware ESXi 6.0

Intended Audience

This guide assumes that the reader has a working familiarity with the following:

■	VMware ESXi 6.0 – The conceptual underpinnings and actual functions of ESXi

■	CIM providers

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Technical Support and Education Resources

The following sections describe the technical support resources available to you. You are also encouraged to contact your partner representative for any questions about VMware CIM Browser.

Self-Service Support

You can use the information here to find information about VMware products and documentation as well as the Common Information Model (CIM).

VMware Information

Use the VMware Technology Network (VMTN) for self-help tools and technical information:

■	Product information – http://www.vmware.com/products/

■	Documentation – http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs

■	Knowledge Base – http://kb.vmware.com

■	Discussion forums – http://www.vmware.com/community

■	User groups – http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html

For more information about the VMware Technology Network, go to http://www.vmtn.net.

Information About CIM

For profiles, tutorials, and other information about CIM, refer to http://www.dmtf.org/.

Online and Telephone Support

To use online support to submit technical support requests, view your product and contract information, and register your products, go to http://www.vmware.com/support.

Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for the fastest response on priority 1 issues. Go to http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.

Support Offerings

Find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs. Go to http://www.vmware.com/support/services.