is a request from the manager to the agent to Response) cause the managed object to perform an action followed by a response from agent to manager. EVENT_REPORT This is a message from the agent to the manager to notify of the occurrence of an event on the managed object. CANCEL_GET Cancels an outstanding get request. (Request/Response) CMIP for TCP/IP is called CMOT (CMIP Over TCP) CMIP for IEEE 802 LAN's is called CMOL (CMIP Over LLC) Advantages of CMIP Has built-in security CMIP variables can perform tasks in addition to relay of information Can have well-defined requests Can be programmed to perform actions and generate notifications Disadvantages of CMIP Requires a large amount of system resources Difficult to program, deploy, maintain, and operate due to complexity 6.5 Overview of CLP (Command Line Protocol) The CLP popularly known as server management command line protocol (SM CLP) was a protocol suggested by distributed management task force (DMTF). CLP is a protocol based on a command/response model for managing elements on the Internet, enterprise, and service provider space. Some of the key features of CLP are: Ability to manage the server with a simple text console. A unified language that is the same across systems from multiple vendors. Scripting capability making it suitable for scripting environment. In a command/response model, the CLP client initiates a management request and transmits it through a text message based transport protocol to a management access point that hosts a CLP Service. MAP processes the received commands and Management Protocols returns a response to the requesting client. The transport protocols for which map- pings are defined by CLP include Telnet and SSHv2. The three supported output data formats for CLP are XML (extensible markup language), CSV (comma separated value), and plain text. The CLP builds on the DMTF's common information model (CIM) schema, which has a well-defined information model. CLP syntax is as follows: <Verb> [<Options>] [<Target>] [<Properties>] "Verb"