Alert Standard Format

{{Short description|Systems management standard}}

{{Single source|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox computing standard

| title = Alert Standard Format

| status = Published

| abbreviation = ASF

| year_started = {{Start date and age|2001}}

| version = 2.0

| versionDate = {{Start date and age|2003|04}}

| organization = Distributed Management Task Force

| related_standards = DASH

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

Alert Standard Format (ASF) (also sometimes referred to as Alert Standard Forum, Alerting Specifications Forum, Alert Specification Function, etc.) is a DMTF standard for remote monitoring, management and control of computer systems in both OS-present and OS-absent environments. These technologies are primarily focused on minimizing on-site I/T maintenance, maximizing system availability and performance to the local user.{{cite web|url=http://www.dmtf.org/standards/asf/ |title=ASF |publisher=DMTF |date= |accessdate=2014-06-25}}

ASF, unlike other DMTF standards, defines both external-facing network protocols (for use with Remote Management Consoles and Alert Sending Devices) and system-internal protocols and data models (for use in System Firmware, Remote Control Devices, Alert Sending Devices, and Sensors).

ASF v1.0 (DSP0114) was published by the DMTF Pre-OS Working Group in June 2001.

ASF v2.0 (DSP0136), adding secure remote authentication and data integrity, was published by the DMTF Pre-OS Working Group in April 2003.