Based on the CIM and Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) standards, SMI-S adds common interoperable and extensible management transport, automated discovery, and resource locking functions.

SMI-S was developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) in 2002.

Storage Networking Industry Association
Contains information about storage area networks on behalf of the storage network industry.

SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification
A technical overview of SMI-S with links to further documentation and information.

Storage Basics: SMI-S
This article examines the business advantages to adopting SMI-S in the enterprise.