wbemexec(1)wbemexec(1)NAMEwbemexec - submit a CIM operation request to a CIM Server
SYNOPSISwbemexec [ -h hostname ] [ -p portnumber ] [ -v httpversion ]
[ -m httpmethod ] [ -t timeout ] [ -u username ]
[ -w password ] [ -s ] [ --help ] [ --version ]
[ inputfilepath ]
DESCRIPTION
The wbemexec command provides a command line interface to a CIM Server.
The input to the command consists of a CIM request encoded in XML. The
request is submitted to the CIM Server for execution. If the HTTP
response from the CIM Server contains a status code of 200 (OK), the
result returned to stdout is the CIM response encoded in XML. Other‐
wise, the result returned to stdout is the HTTP response. Some types
of invalid XML requests (e.g. missing PROTOCOLVERSION attribute or
missing NAME attribute) are detected by wbemexec, and result in an
error message from wbemexec. Other invalid XML requests (e.g. invalid
CIMVERSION attribute value or missing XML version), are detected by the
CIM Server, and result in an HTTP response, containing a non-Success
status code, such as 501 (Not Implemented) or 400 (Bad Request).
By default, the request is sent as an HTTP/1.1 request, using the HTTP
M-POST method, and wbemexec waits 20000 milliseconds (20 seconds), then
times out if a response hasn't been received. Input is read from
stdin, if no input file is specified.
By default, the operation is executed on the local host. wbemexec
first attempts to connect to the CIM Server on the default port for the
wbem-http service, and if that fails, another attempt is made on the
default port for the wbem-https service.
Options
wbemexec recognizes the following options:
-h hostname Connect to the CIM Server on the specified host.
If this option is not specified, wbemexec con‐
nects to the local host.
--help Display command usage information.
-m httpmethod Use the specified HTTP method for the request.
The method must be "POST" or "M-POST".
-p portnumber Connect to the CIM Server on the specified port
number. If this option is not specified, wbe‐
mexec connects to the default port for the
wbem-http service, or if the -s option is speci‐
fied, to the default port for the wbem-https ser‐
vice.
-s Enable the use of the SSL protocol between and
the CIM server. The -s option should be speci‐
fied if the CIM Server on the specified host‐
name/portnumber expects clients to connect using
HTTPS.
-t timeout Wait the specified number of milliseconds on
sending a request, before timing out if no
response has been received. The timeout value
must be an integer value greater than 0.
-u username Connect as the specified R username . If user‐
name is not specified, the current logged in user
is used for authentication. This option is
ignored if neither hostname nor portnumber is
specified.
-v httpversion Use the specified HTTP version for the request.
The version must be "1.0" or "1.1". The 1.0 ver‐
sion may not be specified if the M-POST method is
specified.
--version Display CIM Server version.
-w password Authenticate the connection using the specified
password . This option is ignored if neither
hostname nor portnumber is specified. WARNING: A
password should not be specified on the command
line on a multi-user system, since command-line
options are typically world-readable for a short
window of time. If the remote host requests
authentication and this option is not specified,
wbemexec will prompt for the password. (See cim‐
config (1) for information on configuring the CIM
Server.)
EXIT STATUS
When an error occurs, an explanatory error message is written to stderr
and an appropriate value is returned. The following exit values are
returned:
0 Success
1 Error
USAGE NOTE
The wbemexec command requires that the CIM Server is running.
EXAMPLES
Submit an XML request contained in the file cimrequest.xml to the CIM
Server running on the local host on the default port:
wbemexec cimrequest.xml
Submit an XML request contained in the file cimrequest.xml to the CIM
Server running on the host hpserver on port 49152, using the username
guest and password guest for authentication:
wbemexec-h hpserver -p 49152 -u guest -w guest cimrequest.xml
SEE ALSOcimserver(1), cimconfig(1).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
wbemexec: CIM Operations over HTTP 1.0, Representation of CIM in XML
2.0
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