Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)
SMI-S is a standard that has been developed by the SNIA Storage Management Initiative (SMI), its “Member Companies,” and the SNIA’s Technical Working Groups (TWGs) in association with additional standards and technical bodies strategically aligned with the SNIA. The specification standardizes and streamlines storage management functions and features into a common set of tools that address the day-to-day tasks of the IT environment.
An International Standard
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SMI-S V1.1 was accepted as an ANSI standard in 2008 and has been submitted to ISO.
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SMI-S has been implemented in over 500 products. SMI is developing an online vendor showcase of these products. |
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SMI-S has incorporated the work of over 50 companies and hundreds of engineers. SMI-S is now in development on v1.4. and is currently starting specification work on v1.5. Learn more about the SMI-S development process and the SMI-S Technical Work Groups (TWGs).
Features and Functionality
Initially providing a foundation for identifying the attributes and properties of storage devices, SMI-S now also delivers services such as discovery, security, virtualization, performance, and fault reporting. SMI-S addresses storage management related to:
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Hardware Devices: SMI-S Providers
- FC Switches
- Arrays (FC and iSCSI)
- NAS Devices
- Tape Libraries
- Host Profiles (including HBAs)
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SMI-S Clients (software)
- Configuration Discovery
- Provisioning and Trending
- Security
- Asset Management
- Compliance and Cost Management
- Event Management
- Data Protection
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SMI-S Participating and Conformant Companies
SMI Member Companies
SMI-S Conforming Provider Companies
SMI-S Conforming Client Companies
