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Table 50. OperatingSystem (continued)
Property Description
across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of
this instance. For DMTF-defined 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 defined 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 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).
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