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Table 50. OperatingSystem (continued)
Property Description
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 different representations and semantics exist for
versions, it is not assumed that one representation is sufficient 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.
DCIM_BIOSElement
Table 51. 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
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