3.2.4.1.8 Metadata and Discovery

The WS-Management specification defines a mechanism to determine the existence of a WS-Management service on a server, as specified in [DMTF-DSP0226] section 11.

Web Services Management Protocol Extensions for Windows Server 2003 operating system clients SHOULD NOT use the WS-Management discovery mechanism specified in [DMTF-DSP0226] section 11.

To determine if a server supports the Web Services Management Protocol Extensions for Windows Server 2003 Protocol, Web Services Management Protocol Extensions for Windows Server 2003 clients SHOULD send a WS-Management Get operation using the wsman:system/2005/06/this resource URIs with no selectors.