Reference Guide

Property Description
NOTE: The Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also
defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a
Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both
identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where
Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of
LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the
Name and ElementName properties.
InstanceID
Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely
and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness
within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed
using the following "preferred" algorithm:
<OrgID> : <LocalID>
Where <OrgID> and <LocalID> are separated by a colon (:), and where
<OrgID> must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique
name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining
the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity
by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the
<Schema Name>_<Class Name> structure of Schema class names.) In
addition, to ensure uniqueness, <OrgID> must not contain a colon (:).
When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must
appear between <OrgID> and <LocalID> . <LocalID> is chosen by the
business entity and should not be reused to identify different
underlying (real-world) elements. If the above "preferred" algorithm is
not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID
is not reused 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' vs. '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/
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