Reference Guide

Property Description
in an enumeration is a standard CIM convention. It
means that the current Indication does not fit into
the categories described by this enumeration.
• 2 = Communications Alert - An Indication of this
type is principally associated with the procedures
and/or processes required to convey information
from one point to another.
• 3 = Quality of Service Alert - An Indication of this
type is principally associated with a degradation
or errors in the performance or function of an
entity.
• 4 = Processing Error - An Indication of this type is
principally associated with a software or
processing fault.
• 5 = Device Alert - An Indication of this type is
principally associated with an equipment or
hardware fault.
• 6 = Environmental Alert - An Indication of this type
is principally associated with a condition relating
to an enclosure in which the hardware resides, or
other environmental considerations.
• 7 = Model Change - The Indication addresses
changes in the Information Model. For example, it
may embed a Lifecycle Indication to convey the
specific model change being alerted.
• 8 = Security Alert - An Indication of this type is
associated with security violations, detection of
viruses, and similar issues.
ElementName
The user-friendly name for this instance of SettingData. In
addition, the user-friendly name can be used as an index
property for a search or query.
NOTE: The name does not have to be unique within a
namespace.
EventID
The identification number for events of this type.
IndicationIdentifier
An identifier for the Alert indication. This property is
similar to a key value in that it can be used for
identification, when correlating Alert indications (see the
Correlated indications array). Its value should be unique
as long as Alert correlations are reported, but may be
reused or left NULL if no future Alert indications will
reference it in their Correlated indications array.
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
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