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with the value of the RequestedState parameter set to 11 (Reset) that will disable and then
enable the power supply represented by this instance.
9.6 Retrieve the Power Supply Redundancy Status
A client can determine the redundancy status for a given instance of CIM_PowerSupply as follows:
1) Find the instance of CIM_RedundancySet that is associated with the instance of
CIM_PowerSupply through an instance of CIM_MemberOfCollection.
2) Retrieve the value of the CIM_RedundancySet.RedundancyStatus property.
9.7 Find the Elements to Which the Power Supply Supplies Power
A client can determine the elements that a given instance of CIM_PowerSupply supplies power as
follows:
1) Find all of the CIM_SuppliesPower association instances that reference the given instance of
CIM_PowerSupply.
2) If the CIM_SuppliesPower association instances exist, the CIM_SuppliesPower.Dependent
properties will reference all the instances of the subclass of CIM_ManagedSystemElement that
receive power from the power supply.
3) If no CIM_SuppliesPower association instances exist, select the CIM_ComputerSystem
instance associated with the given instance of the CIM_PowerSupply instance through the
CIM_SystemDevice association.
9.8 Determine Whether the CIM_PowerSupply.ElementName Is Modifiable
A client can determine whether it can modify the CIM_PowerSupply.ElementName property as follows:
1) Find the CIM_EnabledLogicalElementCapabilities instance that is associated with the
CIM_PowerSupply instance.
2) Query the value of the ElementNameEditSupported property of the instance. If the value is
TRUE, the client can modify the CIM_PowerSupply.ElementName property.
10 CIM Elements
Table 15 shows the instances of CIM Elements for this profile. Instances of the CIM Elements shall be
implemented as described in Table 15. Sections 7 (“Implementation Requirements”) and 8 (“Methods”)
may impose additional requirements on these elements.