Reference Guide

CIM_Physical Element

CIM_PhysicalElement is a CIM-dened class. The CIM_PhysicalElement class contains the subclasses shown in Figure

CIM_PhysicalElement Class Structure

Topics:

• CIM_PhysicalElement

• CIM_PhysicalPackage

• CIM_PhysicalFrame

• CIM_Chassis

• DELL_Chassis

• CIM_PhysicalComponent

• CIM_Chip

• CIM_PhysicalMemory

• CIM_PhysicalConnector

• CIM_Slot

CIM_PhysicalElement

Subclasses of the CIM_PhysicalElement class listed in Table below dene any component of a system that has a distinct physical identity.

Physical elements are tangible managed system elements (usually actual hardware items) that have a physical manifestation of some sort.

By contrast, processes, les, and logical devices are not classied as physical elements. A managed system element is not necessarily a

discrete component. A single card (which is a type of physical element) can host more than one logical device.

One card, for example, could implement both a modem and a local area network (LAN) adapter. In this case, the card would be represented

by a single physical element associated with multiple logical devices.

Table 3. CIM_PhysicalElement Properties

Class Name: CIM_PhysicalElement

CIM_Physical Element 11