Each object instance is uniquely identified by the combination of its class, its name, and the object that contains it (its parent, if any). An object identifier is a string that specifies the class and name of the object in the format “class : name” (the separator is the sequence space-colon-space), along with the parent of the object. The identifier always ends with the managed class and name of the object. If the object has a parent object, the object name is preceded by an identifier of its parent and the sequence “ . “ (space-period-space). The combination of managed class and object name need not be unique, but the combination of managed class, object name, and parent object must be unique.

Except for servers, every object must either be a system or an object contained within a system. Systems can be nested, for example, an emulated software partition can be contained in a physical partition. Each system name must be unique, regardless of the server or other system that contains it.

See “Overview of Automation and Event Report Changes” for more information.