Preparing to use CIMOM

When you install the IBM® i operating system, the IBM Universal Manageability Enablement for i is installed on the system by default. If an earlier version exists, the CIM Server will migrate the repository and configuration file from an early version. 5770-UME V1R4M0 CIM server is configured as an auto-start service when doing a scratch installation of IBM i 7.2 and later system. When the CIM server starts up, the configuration in the migrated configuration file will be loaded.

Note: If you upgrade the IBM i operating system from V5R4, the CIM function that is supplied with IBM i V5R4 is disabled. If you use the system-based CIM function in V5R4, when the upgrade finished, you must start the CIM server before you configure CIMOM. After upgrade from lower version to 5770UME V1R4M0, the CIM server starts a repository and configuration migration process. Before the migration is completed, the CIM server is not available to process CIM requests. Do not use any client programs during the migration. See CIM upgrade considerations for details.