Reference Guide

18 CIM_PhysicalElement
CIM_PhysicalPackage
Table 2-1. CIM_PhysicalElement Properties
Class Name: CIM_PhysicalElement
Parent Class: CIM_ManagedSystemElement
Property Description Data
Typ e
CreationClass
Name
See Table 1-2.
Manufacturer See Table 1-2.
Model The name by which the physical element is generally
known.
string
SerialNumber A manufacturer-allocated number used to identify the
physical element.
string
Tag Uniquely identifies the physical element and serves as
the element’s key. The Ta g property can contain
information such as asset tag or serial number data.
The key for physical element is placed very high in the
object hierarchy in order to identify the hardware/entity
independently, regardless of physical placement in or on
cabinets, adapters, and so on. For example, a hot-
swappable or removable component can be taken from
its containing (scoping) package and temporarily
unused. The object still continues to exist and may even
be inserted into a different scoping container.
Therefore, the key for physical element is an arbitrary
string that is defined independently of any placement or
location-oriented hierarchy.
string
CIM_PhysicalPackage
CIM_ManagedSystemElement
CIM_PhysicalElement
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