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PEP#: 285
TITLE: ws-man pegasus-unsupported code

DESCRIPTION: Clarify README

WS_Management Server and Client Code

This directory consists of the files that represent a WS_Management
client and server implementation. This is code that we expect to
eventually be folded into Pegasus.  However, today it is incomplete
and also some of the functionality is a the demo level.  Therefore
it is checked into the pegasus supported directories as a starting 
point.

PEP 285 defines the basics of this implemenation.

Generally this code implements the required functionality of ws-man as
defined by the DMTF specifications DSP0226, DSP0227, and DSP0228.

It implements all of the required operations.  However, it does not
implement the fragment operations.

Some of the Server limitations today include:

1. Provides no support for indications.
2. Does not allow use of SSL on connections.
3. Single threaded.
4. Some limitations in the implementation such as limit to one object on
each pull response simple because that was easier for the demonstation.
5. Includes a number of tests but does not do rigid response testing for the
operation responses.
6. Operates as a standalone server and uses the Pegasus client apis to 
communicate with the Pegasus server.  Note that this code does not have a
daemon mode.

This work includes two types of client code:

1. test clients for the ws-man operations (ex. wsmget, wsmenumerate, ...)
2. An extension to the Pegasus Client so that the Pegasus client APIs can be
used to communicate with a ws-management server.  This set of functionality 
is addressed in a separate PEP ( PEP 298 ).

30 may 2007