Operation

Starting the Provider

A provider is started automatically by the CIM Server when a client requests an operation on a class that it services and the module containing the provider is not currently disabled. The cimprovider -l command can be used to verify that the provider module has been loaded. The cimprovider command can be used to disable and enable the provider module. Please see the cimprovider man page for more information.

Stopping the Provider

The cimprovider -d command can be used to disbable all providers in a module so that the shared library can be updated or removed. Please refer to the cimprovider man page for more information.