Reference Guide

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
Element Description
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.
Dell-Dened Classes
Server Administrator has extended some CIM classes and has created new classes to assist in managing systems and their components. In
this document, the illustrations of the classes created and populated by Dell are represented by an orange circle icon.
Common Properties of Classes
Many classes have properties such as Caption, Description, and CreationClassName. Common Properties of Classes denes properties
that have the same meaning in every class that has this property and are dened more than once in this guide.
Table 2. Common Properties of Classes
Property Description Data Type
Caption Describes the object using a short textual
description (one‑line string).
string
CreationClassName Indicates the name of the class or the
subclass used in the creation of an instance.
When used with the other key properties of
this class, this property allows all instances
of this class and its subclasses to be
uniquely identied.
string
CSCreationClassName Indicates the computer system’s creation
class name.
string
CSName Indicates the computer system’s name. string
CurrentReading Indicates the actual current value indicated
by the sensor in amperes.
sint32
Description Provides a textual description of the object. string
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