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Property Description
readable). Hence, both numeric and string representations of version
are provided.
DCIM_BIOSElement
Property Description
Manufacturer
The name used to identify this SoftwareElement. Manufacturer of this
SoftwareElement.
Name
The name used to identify this SoftwareElement.
ReleaseDate
Date that this BIOS was released.
SoftwareElementID
This is an identifier for the SoftwareElement and is designed to be
used in conjunction with other keys to create a unique representation
of the element.
SoftwareElementState
The SoftwareElementState is defined in this model to identify various
states of a SoftwareElement's life cycle.
Possible values are:
• 0 = Deployable — Describes the details necessary to successfully
distribute it and the details (Checks and Actions) required to move
it to the installable state (i.e, the next state).
• 1 = Installable — Describes the details necessary to successfully
install it and the details (Checks and Actions) required to create an
element in the executable state (i.e., the next state).
• 2 = Executable — Describes the details necessary to successfully
start it and the details (Checks and Actions) required to move it to
the running state (i.e., the next state).
• 3 = Running — Describes the details necessary to manage the
started element.
TargetOperatingSystem
The TargetOperatingSystem property specifies the element's
operating system environment. The value of this property does not
ensure that it is binary executable. Two other pieces of information
are needed. First, the version of the OS needs to be specified using
the class, CIM_OSVersion Check. The second piece of information is
the architecture that the OS runs on. This information is verified using
CIM_ArchitectureCheck. The combination of these constructs clearly
identifies the level of OS required for a particular SoftwareElement.
Possible values are:
• 0 = Unknown
• 1 = Other
• 2 = MACOS
• 3 = ATTUNIX
• 4 = DGUX
• 5 = DECNT
• 6 = Tru64 UNIX
• 7 = OpenVMS
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