Configuring CIMOM

When you install the IBM® i operating system, the IBM Universal Manageability Enablement for i licensed program is installed on the system by default. Before you use the CIM function of this licensed program, you need to configure the Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMOM).

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, you must start the CIM server before you configure CIMOM after the upgrade operation. 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.
To configure CIMOM, follow these steps:
  1. Ensure that the operating system has the required installation requirements.
  2. Set the configuration properties by using the cimconfig -s -p command.
  3. Grant users the authorizations required to work with CIMOM.
    In the operating system, Application Administration controls operations that change the local CIM schema, and object authorities control operations that change the system objects.
  4. Start CIMOM.