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8 Methods
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This section details the requirements for supporting intrinsic operations and extrinsic methods for the CIM
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elements defined by this profile.
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8.1 CIM_BIOSService.SetAttribute()
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The SetAttribute( ) method is used to set or change the value of a BIOS attribute.
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Invoking the SetAttribute() method shall change the value of the attribute’s CurrentValue or attribute’s
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PendingValue property to the value specified by the AttributeValue parameter if the attribute’s
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IsReadOnly property is FALSE. Invoking this method when the attribute’s IsReadOnly property is TRUE
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shall result in no change to the value of the attribute’s CurrentValue property. The results of changing this
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value are described with the SetResult parameter.
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Return code values for the SetAttribute( ) method are specified in Table 38 and parameters are specified
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in Table 39.
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NOTE: Invoking the SetAttribute( ) method multiple times can result in the earlier requests being
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overwritten or lost.
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Table 38 – SetAttribute() Method: Return Code Values
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Value
Description
0
Completed with no error
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Failed
Table 39 – SetAttribute() Method: Parameters
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Qualifiers
Name
Type
Description/Values
IN, REQ
Target
String
Shall be set to “BIOS.Setup.1-1”
IN, REQ
AttributeName
String
Shall contain the AttributeName property value for the
attribute to be modified.
IN, REQ
AttributeValue[]
String
Shall contain the desired attribute value.
If the value is valid, the CurrentValue or PendingValue
property of the specified attribute shall be modified.
OUT
SetResult
String
Returns:
 "Set CurrentValue" when the attribute’s current
value is set.
 “Set PendingValue” when the attribute’s pending
value is set.
OUT
RebootRequired
String
Returns:
 “Yes” if reboot is required.
 “No” if reboot is not required.
OUT
MessageID
String
Error MessageID
OUT
Message
String
Error Message
OUT
MessageArguments[]
String
Error MessageArguments