Desired Configuration Management Server WMI Classes

Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

Desired configuration management server Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes, in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, assist you in assessing computer compliance by considering a number of configurations, for example, installation and configuration of the correct Microsoft Windows operating system versions. You can also use these classes to check for compliance with software updates and security settings.

The main classes supporting the desired configuration management feature are:

• SMS_ConfigurationItem Server WMI Class, representing a generic configuration item.

• SMS_ConfigurationBaselineInfo Server WMI Class, representing information for a baseline configuration item.

• SMS_BaselineAssignment Server WMI Class, representing an assignment of a baseline configuration item.

For more information, see Desired Configuration Management Configuration Baselines and Configuration Items.

Note

Some of the classes that are defined for desired configuration management, for example, SMS_ConfigurationBaselineInfo Server WMI Class, are specific to baseline configuration items. Some of the classes can also be used to reference software update configuration items, although applications use the software updates feature to manipulate these items. For more information, see Configuration Manager Software Updates.

The Configuration Manager 2007 server class schema is a set of WMI classes that represent the objects on a server running Configuration Manager. Each Configuration Manager class is a template for a managed object and all instances of the object use the template. Classes can contain properties and methods. The properties describe the class data, and the methods typically perform data management. For more information about developing applications using these classes, see About Configuration Manager SDK Requirements.

In This Section

Term	Definition
SMS_BaselineAssignment Server WMI Class	Contains information about a baseline, which is a type of configuration item defined by SMS_ConfigurationBaselineInfo Server WMI Class.
SMS_Category_LocalizedProperties Server WMI Class	Describes various localized properties for a category, for example, a product or a classification.
SMS_CategoryInstance Server WMI Class	Represents a category instance used to replicate information about a category, for example, a product or a classification, to all child sites.
SMS_CategoryInstanceBase Server WMI Class	Serves as an abstract base class for the SMS_CategoryInstance Server WMI Class and SMS_UpdateCategoryInstance Server WMI Class classes.
SMS_CI_ComplianceHistory Server WMI Class	Represents the compliance history for configuration baselines and configuration items.
SMS_CI_ComplianceSummary Server WMI Class	Represents a compliance summary for a baseline configuration item.
SMS_CI_CurrentComplianceStatus Server WMI Class	Represents the compliance status for configuration baselines and configuration items.
SMS_CI_LocalizedEulas Server WMI Class	Contains the localized Microsoft Software License Terms information for a configuration item.
SMS_CI_LocalizedProperties Server WMI Class	Contains the localized properties for a configuration item.
SMS_CIAssignmentBaseClass Server WMI Class	Serves as an abstract base class for the SMS_BaselineAssignment Server WMI Class.
SMS_CIAssignmentToCI Server WMI Class	Represents a relationship between a configuration baseline and its assignments.
SMS_ConfigurationBaselineInfo Server WMI Class	Defines information about a baseline configuration item.
SMS_ConfigurationItem Server WMI Class	Represents a configuration item.
SMS_ConfigurationItemBaseClass Server WMI Class	Serves as an abstract base class for several Configuration Manager classes, for example, SMS_ConfigurationItem Server WMI Class.
SMS_G_System_CI_ComplianceState Server WMI Class	Represents hardware inventory class objects for the compliance state of a configuration item.
SMS_SDMPackageLocalizedData Server WMI Class	Represents localized data for a System Definition Model (SDM) package.

See Also

Concepts

Configuration Manager Desired Configuration Management
Desired Configuration Management Digest Schema Definition