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 files, 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-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.
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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