Reference Guide

• DELL_EsmLog: RecordNumber
• DELL_PostLog: RecordNumber
• DELL_BIOSExtensions: systemBIOSCharacteristics
• DELL_BIOSSettings: DisplayName
• CIM_ServiceAccessPoint: SystemCreationClassName, SystemName, CreationClassName, Name
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_EsmLog
• 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 les, 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
Common Properties of Classes
The Dell-dened classes are not dened in the ocial schema by the DMTF, the industry group that denes 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.
Parent Classes
Most classes in the dccim32 provider document both a Class Name and a Parent Class property. The parent class is the class from
which any given class inherits its core properties. For example, the CIM_Controller class has the CIM_LogicalDevice class as its
parent, and has various types of controllers (CIM_ParallelController, CIM_SerialController) as its children.
Classes That Describe Relationships
Classes that derive from CIM_Dependency have CIM_Dependency as their parent class, but they are documented in terms of
antecedent and dependent elements in a relationship rather than in terms of common properties. Consider the following relationship
between two CIM_ManagedSystemElements:
Table 1. Classes That Describe Relationships
Antecedent CIM_PackageCurrentSensor
Dependent CIM_PhysicalPackage
The CIM_PackageCurrentSensor class monitors an entire physical package, such as all the components contained in a given system
chassis. The CIM_PhysicalPackage class is dependent on the CIM_PackageCurrentSensor class for this monitoring function.
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