A metric registry is a normative expression of the CIM BaseMetricDefinition instances. A registry consists of a list of values for the properties which define metric CIM Instances. List of details about the registry The name and the version of the registry. The name must be unique. The name and version of the specification document that the metric registry was created for The version of the cim schema that the registry is dependent on The name of the entity that maintains and owns the metric registry and the name of the group within the owning organization to contact about the metric registry. For registries owned by the DMTF, the NAME must be 'DMTF' and the CONTACT_GROUP shall be the name of the offical working group that has developed the registry. The name, email, and organization of the message registry editor(s). The list of metrics defined in this registry, and the list of pre-defined statistics based on metrics. The normative expression of what property values the metric definition instance hasbv.