CIM Reference Guide

Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................7
Server Administrator.............................................................................................................................. 7
What’s New in This Release...................................................................................................................7
Documenting CIM Classes and Their Properties................................................................................. 7
Base Classes.....................................................................................................................................8
Parent Classes..................................................................................................................................9
Classes That Describe Relationships.............................................................................................. 9
Dell-Defined Classes....................................................................................................................... 9
Common Properties of Classes............................................................................................................9
Other Documents You May Need.......................................................................................................11
Typographical Conventions................................................................................................................12
2 CIM_Physical Element........................................................................................... 13
CIM_PhysicalElement..........................................................................................................................13
CIM_PhysicalPackage......................................................................................................................... 14
CIM_PhysicalFrame............................................................................................................................. 15
CIM_Chassis........................................................................................................................................ 16
DELL_Chassis.......................................................................................................................................17
CIM_PhysicalComponent................................................................................................................... 18
CIM_Chip.............................................................................................................................................19
CIM_PhysicalMemory.........................................................................................................................20
CIM_PhysicalConnector.....................................................................................................................22
CIM_Slot..............................................................................................................................................24
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
CIM_CurrentSensor............................................................................................................................ 36
CIM_VoltageSensor.............................................................................................................................37
CIM_Tachometer................................................................................................................................38