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Table 94. BIOSPassword (continued)
Property Description Supported
Operating
System(s)
● 0 indicates isUsed=False
● 1 indicates isUsed=TRUE
● 2 indicates isUsed is not supported on current BIOS version
MaxLength This property specifies the maximum string length that is allowed when modifying
this BIOS attribute. A value of NULL defines the maximum length is unknown. A
value of 0 defines the maximum length as 18446744073709551615, the limitation
of the property definition as uint64.
Windows, Linux
MinLength This property specifies the minimum string length that is allowed when modifying
this BIOS attribute. A value of NULL is defined as zero.
Windows, Linux
PendingValue PendingValue returns an empty array. Windows
DCIM_BIOSString
Table 95. BIOSString
Property Description
AttributeName A string identifying the structured element name for a BIOS attribute using the
format (:) in which , does contain a colon (:). The value of is a copyrighted,
trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by the entity defining the ,
or is a registered ID that is assigned to the entity by a recognized global authority.
For DMTF defined identifiers, the is set to DMTF and the is specified in the BIOS
Attribute Registry.
CurrentValue An array of strings representing the current value or values of the BIOS Attribute.
InstanceID Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely
identifies an instance of this class. In order to ensure uniqueness within the
NameSpace, the value of InstanceID SHOULD be constructed using the following
preferred algorithm: :Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where MUST
include a copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by
the business entity creating/defining the InstanceID, or is a registered ID that is
assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority (This is similar to
the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness MUST
NOT contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear
in InstanceID MUST appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and
SHOULD not be re-used to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If
the above preferred algorithm is not used, the defining entity MUST assure that
the resultant InstanceID is not re-used across any InstanceIDs produced by this or
other providers for this instance's NameSpace. For DMTF defined instances, the
preferred algorithm MUST be used with the set to CIM.
MaxLength This property specifies the maximum string length allowed when modifying this
BIOS attribute. A value of NULL defines the maximum length is unknown. A value
of 0 defines the maximum length as 18446744073709551615, the limitation of the
property definition as uint64.
StringType The StringType property provides management applications with information
defining implementation's capabilities regarding string values. A value of ASCII
indicates a plain text formatting with no tabs formatting or bolds, plain text. A
value of hex indicates a simple encoding of the numerals 0 to 9 and the letters A
to F and is not case sensitive. A value of unicode indicates fully multi-lingual text
support. A string BIOS Attribute with value of regex is a regular expression and the
CIM_BIOSString.ValueExpression is applied to values represented and any value that
is attempted to be set by invoking SetBIOSAttribute(). Possible values are:
● 0 = Unknown
● 2 = ASCII
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