本推荐国际标准描述了开放式分布式管理体系结构（ODMA）。ODMA为作为开放分布式应用的系统管理和开放分布式应用的管理的规范和开发提供了一种体系结构。ODMA还为体系结构内所需标准的开发提供了体系结构框架。管理将是分布式的；这意味着: -管理活动的分布；-分布式应用程序的管理；以及-可以被分发的资源的管理。 ODMA符合ODP-RM，因此在分布式环境中，OSI系统管理可以与根据ODP原则设计和实现的其他技术结合使用。本建议性国际标准是ODMA内部将要制定的一系列（潜在的）标准和建议的基础文件。图1概述了该推荐国际标准与其他标准之间的关系。 ODMA内可能制定的其他标准有: ？ODMA支持:这些标准基于ODMA的总体框架，给出了ODMA具体系统支持的描述。例如，OSI系统管理和ODMA的CORBA支持已经确定。？ODMA观点符号:这些组件标准为描述ODMA的ODP观点提供了标准化符号（例如参见附录D）。这些符号在ODMA视点符号的单独文档中描述。？ODMA功能:这些组件标准描述了构建开放式分布式管理系统所必需的功能。本推荐国际标准中概述了一些示例功能，如操作调度器功能或通知调度器功能。？ODMA域间功能:这些组件标准描述了为ODMA提供支持的不同范例之间的互通，例如，OSI系统管理和CORBA之间。 如图1所示，本推荐国际标准仅阐述了支持ODMA系统的子集，但允许开发其他条款。因此，本建议国际标准由两部分组成: 1）总体框架 该条款将ODMA描述为用于管理目的的开放分布式处理参考模型的特定解释。它介绍了开放式分布式管理所需的通用术语。它还可以识别用于描述开放分布式管理应用的工具。 2）OSI管理对ODMA的支持 本条款描述了OSI管理对ODMA的支持。它将当前的OSI系统管理概念与ODMA概念联系起来。然而，它扩展了当前的系统管理标准，以支持管理活动的分布和要管理的资源的分布。由于该特定解释反映了当前的OSI标准，因此可能会施加限制。例如，(扩展的)OSI管理机制可以仅支持多个分布透明度。

This Recommendation | International Standard describes the Open Distributed Management Architecture (ODMA). ODMA provides an architecture for the specification and development both of systems management as an open distributed application and of the management of open distributed applications. ODMA also provides the architectural framework for the development of the standards needed within the architecture. The management will be of a distributed nature; this implies:

– distribution of the managing activity;
– management of distributed applications; and
– management of resources that may be distributed. ODMA is compliant with the ODP-RM, so that in a distributed environment OSI Systems Management can be used in combination with other techniques that are engineered and implemented according to ODP principles. This Recommendation | International Standard is the base document of a (potential) range of standards and Recommendations to be developed within ODMA. Figure 1 provides an overview of the relationship between this Recommendation | International Standard and other standards. Other standards that may be developed within ODMA are:

？ ODMA supports: Based on the General Framework of ODMA, these standards give descriptions of specific systems support of ODMA. For example, the OSI Systems Management and CORBA support of ODMA have been identified.
？ ODMA viewpoint notations: These component standards provide standardised notations for describing the ODP viewpoints for ODMA (see for example Annex D). These notations are described in separate documents for the ODMA viewpoint notations.
？ ODMA functions: These component standards describe functions that are necessary for the construction of an Open Distributed Management System. Some example functions like the operation dispatcher function or the notification dispatcher function are outlined in this Recommendation | International Standard.
？ ODMA inter-domain functions: These component standards describe the interworking between different paradigms providing support for ODMA, for example, between OSI Systems Management and CORBA. As illustrated in Figure 1 this Recommendation | International Standard only elaborates a subset of supporting ODMA systems but allows for developments of other clauses. As a consequence, this Recommendation | International Standard consists of two sections:

1) General Framework

This clause describes ODMA as a specific interpretation of the Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing for the purpose of management. It introduces general terms that are needed for open distributed management. It may also identify tools for the description of the open distributed management applications.

2) OSI management support for ODMA

This clause describes the OSI management support for ODMA. It relates the current OSI systems management concepts to ODMA concepts. However, it extends the current systems management standards to support the distribution of the management activities and the distribution of resources to be managed. As this specific interpretation reflects the current OSI standards, limitations may be imposed. For instance, only a number of distribution transparencies may be supported by the (extended) OSI management mechanisms.