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. 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 ' : &apos,and where
<OrgID> MUST include a copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise
unique name that is owned by the business entity creating/
defining the InstanceID, or is a registered ID that is assigned to
the business entity by a recognized global authority (This 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 re-used to identify different underlying (real-
world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the
defining entity MUST assure that the resultant InstanceID is not
re-used across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other
providers for this instance's NameSpace. For DMTF defined
instances, the 'preferred' algorithm MUST be used with
the<OrgID> set to 'CIM'.
MaxLength
This property specifies the maximum string length allowed when
modifying this BIOS attribute. A value of NULL defines the
maximum length is unknown. A value of 0 defines the maximum
length as 18446744073709551615, the limitation of the property
definition as uint64.
MinLength
This property specifies the minimum string length allowed when
modifying this BIOS attribute. A value of NULL is defined as zero.
PendingValue
PendingValue returns an empty array.
DCIM_BIOSString
Property Description
AttributeName
A string identifying the structured element name for a BIOS attribute using
the format ":" in which , does contain a colon (":"). The value of is a
copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by the
entity defining the , or is a registered ID that is assigned to the entity by a
recognized global authority. For DMTF defined identifiers, the is set to
'DMTF' and the is specified in the BIOS Attribute Registry.
CurrentValue
An array of strings representing the current value or values of the BIOS
Attribute.
InstanceID
Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely
and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. In order to ensure
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