CIM Reference Guide
Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7
Server Administrator................................................................................................................................................7
Whats New in This Release......................................................................................................................................7
Documenting CIM Classes and Their Properties.....................................................................................................7
Base Classes......................................................................................................................................................8
Parent Classes...................................................................................................................................................8
Classes That Describe Relationships.................................................................................................................9
Dell-Defined Classes..........................................................................................................................................9
Common Properties of Classes.................................................................................................................................9
Other Documents You May Need...........................................................................................................................11
Typographical Conventions....................................................................................................................................11
2 CIM_Physical Element.............................................................................................................13
CIM_PhysicalElement.............................................................................................................................................13
CIM_PhysicalPackage............................................................................................................................................14
CIM_PhysicalFrame................................................................................................................................................15
CIM_Chassis...........................................................................................................................................................16
DELL_Chassis..........................................................................................................................................................16
CIM_PhysicalComponent.......................................................................................................................................18
CIM_Chip................................................................................................................................................................18
CIM_PhysicalMemory............................................................................................................................................19
CIM_PhysicalConnector.........................................................................................................................................21
CIM_Slot.................................................................................................................................................................23
3 CIM_LogicalElement.................................................................................................................27
CIM_LogicalElement...............................................................................................................................................28
CIM_System............................................................................................................................................................28
CIM_ComputerSystem............................................................................................................................................29
DELL_System..........................................................................................................................................................29
CIM_LogicalDevice.................................................................................................................................................30
CIM_FRU.................................................................................................................................................................30
CIM_Sensor............................................................................................................................................................31
CIM_DiscreteSensor..............................................................................................................................................32
CIM_NumericSensor..............................................................................................................................................33
CIM_TemperatureSensor.......................................................................................................................................36