Purpose of the
XML Platform

An adapter controls the communication of information between devices or applications and a
. An adapter normalizes topology and event information from sources other than
VMware Smart Assurance Server Manager
. Typical sources include SNMP traps or system log files. Once normalized to the ICIM data model, the information is transferred to a
(including either
Global Manager
or Domain Manager).
Adapters work with third-party applications in a variety of ways to import topology and event information and prepare it for use by the
Global Manager
. The
XML Platform
is ideal for exchanging topology information with a system for which there is no native
VMware Smart Assurance
adapter. The
XML Platform
can import topology into a
Global Manager
or underlying domain as well as export from a
Global Manager
or Domain Manager. Using the
XML Platform
, topology information can be exchanged between
Global Manager
s or underlying domains.