CIM_Error class
The CIM_Error class contains information about the failure of a CIM operation.
The following syntax is simplified from MOF code and includes all inherited properties.
Syntax
[Abstract, Indication, Experimental, Exception, Version("2.8.1000"), AMENDMENT]
class CIM_Error
{
uint16 ErrorType;
string OtherErrorType;
string OwningEntity;
string MessageID;
string Message;
string MessageArguments[];
uint16 PerceivedSeverity;
uint16 ProbableCause;
string ProbableCauseDescription;
string RecommendedActions[];
string ErrorSource;
uint16 ErrorSourceFormat = 0;
string OtherErrorSourceFormat;
uint32 CIMStatusCode;
string CIMStatusCodeDescription;
};
Members
The CIM_Error class has these types of members:
Properties
The CIM_Error class has these properties.
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CIMStatusCode
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Data type: uint32
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Required, MappingStrings ("DSP0201.DMTF|ERROR.CODE|2.2"), ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.CIMStatusCodeDescription")
The CIM status code that characterizes this instance. This property defines the status codes that can be return by a CIM server or listener.
The possible values are:
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CIM_ERR_FAILED (1)
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A general error occurred that is not covered by a more specific error code.
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CIM_ERR_ACCESS_DENIED (2)
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Access to a CIM resource was not available to the client.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_NAMESPACE (3)
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The target namespace does not exist.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER (4)
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One or more parameter values passed to the method were invalid.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_CLASS (5)
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The specified class does not exist.
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CIM_ERR_NOT_FOUND (6)
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The requested object could not be found.
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CIM_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED (7)
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The requested operation is not supported.
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CIM_ERR_CLASS_HAS_CHILDREN (8)
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The operation cannot be carried out on this class since it has instances.
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CIM_ERR_CLASS_HAS_INSTANCES (9)
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There are instances of this class.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_SUPERCLASS (10)
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The specified superclass does not exist.
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CIM_ERR_ALREADY_EXISTS (11)
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An object already exists.
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CIM_ERR_NO_SUCH_PROPERTY (12)
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The specified property does not exist.
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CIM_ERR_TYPE_MISMATCH (13)
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The value supplied is incompatible with the type.
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CIM_ERR_QUERY_LANGUAGE_NOT_SUPPORTED (14)
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The query language is not recognized or supported.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_QUERY (15)
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The query is not valid for the specified query language.
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CIM_ERR_METHOD_NOT_AVAILABLE (16)
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The method could not be executed.
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CIM_ERR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND (17)
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The specified method does not exist.
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CIM_ERR_UNEXPECTED_RESPONSE (18)
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The returned response to the asynchronous operation was not expected.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE_DESTINATION (19)
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The destination for the asynchronous response is not valid.
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CIM_ERR_NAMESPACE_NOT_EMPTY (20)
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The namespace is not empty.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_ENUMERATION_CONTEXT (21)
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The enumeration context supplied is not valid.
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CIM_ERR_INVALID_OPERATION_TIMEOUT (22)
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There was a timeout due to an invalid operation.
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CIM_ERR_PULL_HAS_BEEN_ABANDONED (23)
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The pull operation was abandoned.
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CIM_ERR_PULL_CANNOT_BE_ABANDONED (24)
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The attempt to abandon a pull operation has failed.
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CIM_ERR_FILTERED_ENUMERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED (25)
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Filtered enumeratrions are not supported.
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CIM_ERR_CONTINUATION_ON_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED (26)
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Continue-on-error is not supported.
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CIM_ERR_SERVER_LIMITS_EXCEEDED (27)
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The Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) server limits have been exceeded (such as memory or connections).
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CIM_ERR_SERVER_IS_SHUTTING_DOWN (28)
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The WBEM server is shutting down.
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CIM_ERR_QUERY_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED (29)
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The specified query feature is not supported.
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DMTF Reserved
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Reserved
CIMStatusCodeDescription
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("DSP0201.DMTF|ERROR.DESCRIPTION|2.2"), ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.CIMStatusCode")
A free-form string that contains a human-readable description of the CIMStatusCode property value.
Note
This description may extend, but must be consistent with the definition of CIMStatusCode.
ErrorSource
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.ErrorSourceFormat")
Information that identifies the entity that generated the error. If the entity is modeled by the CIM Schema, this property contains the path to the instance encoded as a string parameter. Otherwise, the property contains a string that names the entity that generated the error. The format of this property is specified by the ErrorSourceFormat property.
ErrorSourceFormat
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.ErrorSource", "CIM_Error.OtherErrorSourceFormat")
The format of the ErrorSource property.
Unknown (0)
Other (1)
CIMObjectHandle (2)
ErrorType
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
The primary error type.
The possible values are:
Unknown (0)
Unknown.
Other (1)
Other.
Communications Error (2)
An error associated with the communication between endpoints.
Quality of Service Error (3)
An error caused by a failure that results in reduced functionality or performance.
Software Error (4)
An error caused by a software or processing fault.
Hardware Error (5)
An error caused by an equipment or hardware failure.
Environmental Error (6)
An error related to facility, or other environmental considerations.
Security Error (7)
An error caused by security violations, detection of viruses, and similar issues.
Oversubscription Error (8)
An error caused by a failure to allocate sufficient resources to complete the operation.
Unavailable Resource Error (9)
An error caused by a failure to access a required resource.
Unsupported Operation Error (10)
An error caused by an unsupported request.
DMTF Reserved
Reserved.
Message
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Required
The formatted message.
Note
This message is created by combining dynamic elements of the MessageArguments property with the static elements of the MessageID property, and then adding them to a message registry or catalog associated with the OwningEntity.
MessageArguments
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Data type: string array
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Access type: Read-only
An array that contains the dynamic content of the message.
MessageID
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Required
An opaque string that uniquely identifies, within the scope of the OwningEntity, the format of the Message.
OtherErrorSourceFormat
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.ErrorSourceFormat")
A string that defines the ErrorSourceFormat value when ErrorSourceFormat is set to "1" (other).
OtherErrorType
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.ErrorType")
A free-form string that describes the ErrorType value when it is set to "1" (other).
OwningEntity
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Required
The unique ID of the entity that owns the format of the message described by this instance.
Note
This property must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or unique name that is owned by the business entity or standards body that defined the message format.
PerceivedSeverity
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Required
A description of the error severity from the point of view of the element that sent the error message.
The possible values are:
Unknown (0)
Low (2)
Medium (3)
High (4)
Fatal (5)
ProbableCause
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Data type: uint16
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: Required, MappingStrings ("Recommendation.ITU|X733.Probable cause", "Recommendation.ITU|M3100.probableCause", "ITU-IANA-ALARM-TC"), ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.ProbableCauseDescription")
A description of te probable cause of the error.
The possible values are:
Unknown (0)
Other (1)
Adapter/Card Error (2)
Application Subsystem Failure (3)
Bandwidth Reduced (4)
Connection Establishment Error (5)
"Connection Establishment Error
Communications Protocol Error (6)
Communications Subsystem Failure (7)
Configuration/Customization Error (8)
Congestion (9)
Corrupt Data (10)
CPU Cycles Limit Exceeded (11)
Dataset/Modem Error (12)
Degraded Signal (13)
DTE-DCE Interface Error (14)
Enclosure Door Open (15)
Equipment Malfunction (16)
Excessive Vibration (17)
File Format Error (18)
Fire Detected (19)
Flood Detected (20)
Framing Error (21)
HVAC Problem (22)
Humidity Unacceptable (23)
I/O Device Error (24)
Input Device Error (25)
LAN Error (26)
Non-Toxic Leak Detected (27)
Local Node Transmission Error (28)
Loss of Frame (29)
Loss of Signal (30)
Material Supply Exhausted (31)
Multiplexer Problem (32)
Out of Memory (33)
Output Device Error (34)
Performance Degraded (35)
Power Problem (36)
Pressure Unacceptable (37)
Processor Problem (Internal Machine Error) (38)
Pump Failure (39)
Queue Size Exceeded (40)
Receive Failure (41)
Receiver Failure (42)
Remote Node Transmission Error (43)
Resource at or Nearing Capacity (44)
Response Time Excessive (45)
Retransmission Rate Excessive (46)
Software Error (47)
Software Program Abnormally Terminated (48)
Software Program Error (Incorrect Results) (49)
Storage Capacity Problem (50)
Temperature Unacceptable (51)
Threshold Crossed (52)
Timing Problem (53)
Toxic Leak Detected (54)
Transmit Failure (55)
Transmitter Failure (56)
Underlying Resource Unavailable (57)
Version Mismatch (58)
Previous Alert Cleared (59)
Login Attempts Failed (60)
Software Virus Detected (61)
Hardware Security Breached (62)
Denial of Service Detected (63)
Security Credential Mismatch (64)
Unauthorized Access (65)
Alarm Received (66)
Loss of Pointer (67)
Payload Mismatch (68)
Transmission Error (69)
Excessive Error Rate (70)
Trace Problem (71)
Element Unavailable (72)
Element Missing (73)
Loss of Multi Frame (74)
Broadcast Channel Failure (75)
Invalid Message Received (76)
Routing Failure (77)
Backplane Failure (78)
Identifier Duplication (79)
Protection Path Failure (80)
Sync Loss or Mismatch (81)
Terminal Problem (82)
Real Time Clock Failure (83)
Antenna Failure (84)
Battery Charging Failure (85)
Disk Failure (86)
Frequency Hopping Failure (87)
Loss of Redundancy (88)
Power Supply Failure (89)
Signal Quality Problem (90)
Battery Discharging (91)
Battery Failure (92)
Commercial Power Problem (93)
Fan Failure (94)
Engine Failure (95)
Sensor Failure (96)
Fuse Failure (97)
Generator Failure (98)
Low Battery (99)
Low Fuel (100)
Low Water (101)
Explosive Gas (102)
High Winds (103)
Ice Buildup (104)
Smoke (105)
Memory Mismatch (106)
Out of CPU Cycles (107)
Software Environment Problem (108)
Software Download Failure (109)
Element Reinitialized (110)
Timeout (111)
Logging Problems (112)
Leak Detected (113)
Protection Mechanism Failure (114)
Protecting Resource Failure (115)
Database Inconsistency (116)
Authentication Failure (117)
Breach of Confidentiality (118)
Cable Tamper (119)
Delayed Information (120)
Duplicate Information (121)
Information Missing (122)
Information Modification (123)
Information Out of Sequence (124)
Key Expired (125)
Non-Repudiation Failure (126)
Out of Hours Activity (127)
Out of Service (128)
Procedural Error (129)
Unexpected Information (130)
DMTF Reserved
ProbableCauseDescription
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Error.ProbableCause")
A free-form string that describes the probable cause of the error, when the ProbableCause property is set to "1" (other).
RecommendedActions
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Data type: string array
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Access type: Read-only
An array of free-form strings that describe the recommended actions to take to resolve the error.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
None supported |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 |
| End of client support |
None supported |
| End of server support |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Namespace |
Root\virtualization |
| MOF |
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