RE: modify association provider

Actually, an Association object can carry data as well (see SMI-S
BasedOn and CompositeExtentBasedOn).  These objects can be retrieved
with a "references()" call from either end of the association, and their
CIMObjectPaths from a "referenceNames()" call.  I have not done this,
but I assume you can (if your provider supports it as an Instance
provider in addition to being an Association provider) simply call the
"modifyInstance()" or "setProperty()" methods to modify the object.  

 

However, if you are not the provider developer there's no assurance that
the Association provider was created to support any or all of these
features.

 

John

 

 

John McLaughlin
iStor Networks, Inc.

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From: Kirk Augustin [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 5:18 PM
To: Ricardo Mendes; [email protected]
Subject: Re: modify association provider

 


Not sure exactly what you mean.
And association is just an object that hold the paths of 2 other
objects, so that they can be linked in a query and each found.
The association provider copies the paths into the association instance,
but does not change or effect the actual instances that it linked
together, so should not be expected to call those instance providers.
But since your provider must have the paths of each object, then it
could also access and modify them if it wanted to.
However, it would be somewhat inappropriate for an association provider
to do that.

 

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From: Ricardo Mendes <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 4:15:25 PM
Subject: modify association provider

Hi Everybody,

I have one association provider, if I modify one of it's associated
providers trough the association provider, should the modify_instance
of the associated provided be invoked?
Mine isn't being invoked, which is a problem for me.

Thanks in advance,
RM