Reference Guide

DCIM_SoftwareIdentity
Property Description
ClassificationDescriptions
An array of free-form strings providing more detailed explanations for
any of the entries in the Classifications array. Note that each entry is
related to one in the Classifications array located at the same index.
Classifications
An array of enumerated integers that classify this software. For
example, the software MAY be instrumentation (value = 5) or firmware
and diagnostic software (10 and 7). The use of value 6, Firmware/
BIOS, is being deprecated. Instead, either the value 10 (Firmware)
and/or 11 (BIOS/FCode) SHOULD be used. The value 13, Software
Bundle, identifies a software package consisting of multiple discrete
software instances that can be installed individually or together.
Each contained software instance is represented by an instance of
SoftwareIdentity that is associated to this instance of
SoftwareIdentityinstance via a Component association.
Possible values are:
• 0 = Unknown
• 1 = Other
• 2 = Driver
• 3 = Configuration Software
• 4 = Application Software
• 5 = Instrumentation
• 6 = Firmware/BIOS
• 7 = Diagnostic Software
• 8 = Operating System
• 9 = Middleware
• 10 = Firmware
• 11 = BIOS/FCode
• 12 = Support/Service Pack
• 13 = Software Bundle
• .. = DMTF Reserved
• 0x8000..0xFFFF = Vendor Reserved
ElementName
A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each
instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key
properties, identity data, and description information.
NOTE: The Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also
defined 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 identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness
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