CIM Reference Guide

10 Introduction
The following subsections define some of the basic building blocks of CIM
classes that are used in describing the dccim32 provider name. These
subsections also explain how the elements used in describing these classes are
organized. This section does not document the entire CIM schema, but only
those classes and properties supported by the dccim32 provider. The list of
properties for each supported class varies greatly.
Base Classes
The classes listed in the Server Administrator CIM provider class hierarchy do
not have a parent property. These base classes do not derive from another
class. The base classes are:
• CIM_ManagedSystemElement
• CIM_Dependency
• DELL_Esm Log
• DELL_PostLog
• DELL_CMApplication
• DELL_CMDevice
• DELL_CMDeviceApplications
• DELL_CMInventory
• DELL_CMOS
• DELL_CMProductInfo
The CIM_ManagedSystemElement class is the base class for the system
element hierarchy from which all other CIM classes are derived. As a result,
CIM_ManagedSystemElement has no parent. Examples of managed system
elements include software components such as files, devices such as hard
drives and controllers, and physical subcomponents of devices such as chip
sets and cards. For the CIM_ManagedSystemElement properties, see
Caption, CreationClassName, Description, Name, and Status in Table 1-2
The Dell-defined classes are not defined in the official schema by the DMTF,
the industry group that defines the standards for CIM, and hence do not have
parent classes. CIM_Dependency does not have a parent class because it is a
relationship or association between two managed system elements.
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