CIM_System class
A logical element that aggregates an enumerable set of managed system elements. The aggregation operates as an functional whole. Within any particular subclass of CIM_System, there is a well-defined list of CIM_ManagedSystemElement classes whose instances must be aggregated.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties.
Syntax
[Abstract, AMENDMENT]
class CIM_System : CIM_LogicalElement
{
string Caption;
string Description;
datetime InstallDate;
string Status;
string CreationClassName;
string Name;
string NameFormat;
string PrimaryOwnerContact;
string PrimaryOwnerName;
string Roles[];
};
Members
The CIM_System class has these types of members:
Properties
The CIM_System class has these properties.
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Caption
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MaxLen (64)
The Caption property is a short textual description (one-line string) of the object.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
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CreationClassName
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The CreationClassName property indicates the name of the class or the subclass used in the creation of an instance. When used with the other key properties of this class, this property allows all instances of this class and its subclasses to be uniquely identified.
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Description
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
The Description property provides a textual description of the object.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
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InstallDate
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Data type: datetime
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.5")
The InstallDate property is a datetime value indicating when the object was installed. A lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
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Name
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The inherited Name property serves as key of a CIM_System instance in an enterprise environment.
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NameFormat
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MaxLen (64)
The CIM_System object and its derivatives are top level objects of CIM. They provide the scope for numerous components. Having unique system keys is required. A heuristic can be defined in individual system subclasses to attempt to always generate the same system name key. The NameFormat property identifies how the system name was generated, using the subclass' heuristic.
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PrimaryOwnerContact
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MaxLen (256), MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|General Information|001.3")
A string that provides information on how the primary system owner can be reached (e.g. phone number, email address, ...).
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PrimaryOwnerName
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MaxLen (64), MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|General Information|001.4")
The name of the primary system owner.
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Roles
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Data type: string array
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Access type: Read-only
A collection of strings that specify the roles this system plays in the IT-environment.
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Status
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Data type: string
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Access type: Read-only
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Qualifiers: MaxLen (10)
The Status property is a string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses can be defined. Operational statuses are "OK", "Degraded" and "Pred Fail". "Pred Fail" indicates that an element may be functioning properly but predicting a failure in the near future. An example is a SMART-enabled hard drive. Non-operational statuses can also be specified. These are "Error", "Starting", "Stopping" and "Service". The latter, "Service", could apply during mirror-resilvering of a disk, reload of a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is on-line, yet the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.
This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.
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("OK")
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("Error")
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("Degraded")
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("Unknown")
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("Pred Fail")
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("Starting")
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("Stopping")
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("Service")
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
None supported |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 |
| Namespace |
Root\MicrosoftNLB |
| MOF |
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| DLL |
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