ISO/IEC 24775-5:2014

Overview

ISO/IEC 24775-5:2014 - Information technology - Storage management - Part 5: Filesystems - defines management profiles for systems and devices whose primary role is providing access to file data. It documents both autonomous profiles (top-level services) and component subprofiles that describe file system behaviors and management interface functions. This part is a technical revision within the ISO/IEC 24775 series and introduces improved organization, a maturity model, and an expanded scope for file-system management.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Management profiles and subprofiles for file services, including File Export Profile, File Export Manipulation Subprofile, File Server Manipulation Subprofile, and File Storage Profile.
• Operations and methods for lifecycle management of file shares and file servers (create/modify/delete file shares and servers, manage IP interfaces, export/release shares).
• CIM/WBEM mapping: extensive use of CIM elements (e.g., FileShare, ExportedFileShareSetting, FileServerSettings) and SNIA-specific classes to standardize representations for management tools.
• Health and fault management: operational status models and fault considerations for file shares, file servers, and export services.
• Configuration and capabilities models: element setting data, capabilities descriptions, and predefined setting patterns to support automation and interoperability.
• Client considerations and recipes: usage scenarios and step-by-step client recipes for creation, modification, and removal of exports.
• Maturity model and documentation status: sections identifying experimental, implemented, stable, finalized, and deprecated material to guide implementers.

Practical applications

• Standardizes how NAS devices, file servers, and storage appliances expose file-system management to enterprise management platforms.
• Enables vendors to provide interoperable management interfaces (CIM/SNIA) for file exports, IP/NFS/CIFS interface configuration, and service lifecycle operations.
• Supports cloud storage and virtualization platforms that need consistent APIs for managing shared filesystem exports, quotas, and access controls.
• Helps system integrators and automation engineers implement reliable provisioning, monitoring, and remediation workflows for file services.

Who should use this standard

• Storage vendors and appliance manufacturers implementing management interfaces
• Enterprise storage architects, system administrators, and SREs designing file-service automation
• Software developers building storage-management, orchestration, and monitoring tools (CIM/WBEM, SNIA)
• Standards committees and implementers aligning product behavior to international storage-management models

Related standards

• ISO/IEC 24775 series: Parts 1–4 and 6–8 (this part complements the other parts that together replace the 2011 edition of ISO/IEC 24775).
• SNIA and CIM/WBEM specifications referenced within the standard for class and schema mappings.

Keywords: ISO/IEC 24775-5:2014, storage management, filesystems, file export, file server, file share, CIM, SNIA, NAS management, file-system automation.