CIM_ManagedSystemElement class
Applies to: desktop apps only
The CIM_ManagedSystemElement class is the base class for the system element hierarchy. Any distinguishable system component is a candidate for inclusion in this class. Examples include software components, such as files; devices, such as disk drives and controllers; and physical components, such as chips and cards.
The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all inherited properties. Properties are listed in alphabetic order, not MOF order.
Syntax
class CIM_ManagedSystemElement
{
string Caption;
string Description;
uint16 HealthState;
datetime InstallDate;
string Name;
string Status;
};
Members
The CIM_ManagedSystemElement class has these types of members:
Properties
The CIM_ManagedSystemElement class has these properties.
- Caption
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- Data type: string
- Access type: Read-only
Short textual description of the object.
- Description
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- Data type: string
- Access type: Read-only
Textual description of the object.
- HealthState
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- Data type: uint16
- Access type: Read-only
Indicates the current health of the element. This attribute expresses the health of this element but not necessarily that of its subcomponents. The possible values are 0 to 30, where 5 means the element is entirely healthy and 30 means the element is completely non-functional. The following continuum is defined:
- InstallDate
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- Data type: datetime
- Access type: Read-only
Date and time the object was installed. This property does not need a value to indicate that the object is installed.
- Name
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- Data type: string
- Access type: Read-only
Label by which the object is known. When subclassed, this property can be overridden to be a key property.
- Status
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- Data type: string
- Access type: Read-only
String that indicates the current status of the object. Operational and non-operational status can be defined. Operational status can include "OK", "Degraded", and "Pred Fail". "Pred Fail" indicates that an element is functioning properly, but is predicting a failure (for example, a SMART-enabled hard disk drive).
Non-operational status can include "Error", "Starting", "Stopping", and "Service". "Service" can apply during disk mirror-resilvering, reloading a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is online, but the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.
Values include the following:
- "OK"
- "Error"
- "Degraded"
- "Unknown"
- "Pred Fail"
- "Starting"
- "Stopping"
- "Service"
- "Stressed"
- "NonRecover"
- "No Contact"
- "Lost Comm"
Remarks
WMI does not implement this class. For WMI classes derived from this class, see Win32 Classes.
This documentation is derived from the CIM class descriptions published by the DMTF. Microsoft may have made changes to correct minor errors, conform to Microsoft SDK documentation standards, or provide more information.
Examples
For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.
For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server |
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Namespace |
\root\CIMV2 |
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MOF |
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Build date: 3/9/2012
