Users Guide

WMI security

WMI provides user authentication before granting access to the CIM data and methods. Access privileges

are enforced by Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) security and CIMOM. Complete or limited

access, is granted to users on per-namespace basis. There is no class implementation or property-level

security. By default, users who are members of the administrators group have complete local and remote

access to WMI.

You can configure WMI security using the WMI Control available in the Computer Management console

under the Services and Applications section. Right-click WMI Control, and then click Properties. You can

configure namespace-specific security from the Security tab. You can also run WMI Control from the

Start menu or from the CLI, by running wmimgmt.msc.

Event reporting

Command | Monitor detects events on Dell systems and alerts the local user and network administrator

about potential failures, configuration changes, and chassis intrusions. These events are displayed by a

systems management application such as OpenManage Essentials (OME).

Remote shut down

Command | Monitor supports remote system shut down and reboot.

Information access

Command | Monitor provides access to system information such as BIOS revision and system model

through WMI using CIM. The WSMAN protocol can also be used to access this information through WMI.

Detailed asset information

Command | Monitor provides access to detailed inventory information such as processors, PCI devices,

and batteries.

Remote wake-up configuration

Command | Monitor supports configuration of remote wake-up settings. Remote wake-up is a function

of the client system and Network Interface Card (NIC).

Remote modification of system settings

Command | Monitor allows administrators to retrieve and set business client BIOS settings such as USB

port configuration, boot order, and NIC settings.

System health and status

Command | Monitor monitors the system health such as fan status, and reports the status through NT

event log entries and CIM events.