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Property Description
• 13 = Software Bundle
• .. = DMTF Reserved
• 0x8000..0xFFFF = Vendor Reserved
ElementName
A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to dene a user-
friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information.
NOTE: The Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also dened as a user-
friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the
same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without
inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of
LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and
ElementName properties.
InstanceID
Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identies
an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of
InstanceID should be constructed using the following preferred algorithm:
<OrgID> : <LocalID>
Where <OrgID> and <LocalID> are separated by a colon (:), and where <OrgID> must include
a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity
that is creating or dening the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business
entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the <Schema
Name>_<Class Name> structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness,
<OrgID> must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the rst colon to appear in
InstanceID must appear between <OrgID> and <LocalID> . <LocalID> is chosen by the
business entity and should not be reused to identify dierent underlying (real-world)
elements. If the above preferred algorithm is not used, the dening entity must assure that
the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other
providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-dened instances, the preferred
algorithm must be used with the <OrgID>set to CIM.
IsEntity
The IsEntity property is used to indicate whether the SoftwareIdentity corresponds to a
discrete copy of the software component or is being used to convey descriptive and
identifying information about software that is not present in the management domain. A
value of TRUE indicates that the SoftwareIdentity instance corresponds to a discrete copy of
the software component. A value of FALSE indicates that the SoftwareIdentity instance
does not correspond to a discrete copy of the Software.
Manufacturer
Manufacturer of this software.
ReleaseDate
The date the software was released.
RevisionNumber
The revision or maintenance release component of the software's version information. For
example, 3 from version 12.1(3)T. This property is dened as a numeric value to allow the
determination of newer versus older releases. A newer revision is indicated by a larger
numeric value.
TargetTypes
An array of strings that describes the compatible installer(s). The purpose of the array
elements is to establish compatibility between a SoftwareIdentity and a
SoftwareInstallationService that can install the SoftwareIdentity by comparing the values of
the array elements of this property to the values of
SoftwareInstallationServiceCapabilities.SupportedTargetTypes[] property's array elements.
VersionString
A string representing the complete software version information. For example, 12.1(3)T. This
string and the numeric major/minor/revision/build properties are complementary. Since
vastly dierent representations and semantics exist for versions, it is not assumed that one
representation is sucient to permit a client to perform computations (i.e., the values are
numeric) and a user to recognize the software's version (i.e., the values are understandable
and readable). Hence, both numeric and string representations of version are provided.
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