CIM Reference Guide

Introduction 11
• DELL_BIOSExtensions : SystemBIOSCharacteristics
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DELL_BIOSSettings : DisplayName
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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 files, devices such as
hard drives and controllers, and physical subcomponents of devices such as
chipsets and cards. For the CIM_ManagedSystemElement properties, see
Caption, CreationClassName, Description, Name, and Status in Table 1-1.
The Dell-defined classes are not defined in the official schema by the DMTF,
the industry group that defines 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.