Reference Guide
CIM_Physical Element
CIM_PhysicalElement is a CIM-dened 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 dene 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 classied 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.
The following table lists the CIM Class Name, Parent Class and describes the CIM physical element properties along with the data type.
Class Name: CIM_PhysicalElement
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