Reference Guide

Property Description
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.
DCIM_BaseMetricValue
Property Description
Duration
Property that represents the time duration over which this metric
value is valid. This property should not exist for timestamps that
apply only to a point in time but should be defined for values that
are considered valid for a certain time period (ex. sampling). If the
"Duration" property exists and is nonNull, the TimeStamp is to be
considered the end of the interval.
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:
<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.
MetricDefinitionId
The key of the BaseMetricDefinition instance for this
CIM_BaseMetricValue instance value.
MetricValue
The value of the metric represented as a string. Its original data
type is specified in CIM_BaseMetricDefinition.
TimeStamp
Identifies the time when the value of a metric instance is
computed. Note that this is different from the time when the
instance is created. For a given CIM_BaseMetricValue instance,
the TimeStamp changes whenever a new measurement snapshot
is taken if Volatile is true. A managmenet application may establish
a time series of metric data by retrieving the instances of
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