ManagementScope Class (System.Management)

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ManagementScope Class

Represents a scope (namespace) for management operations.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Management.ManagementScope

Namespace:  System.Management
Assembly:  System.Management (in System.Management.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Class ManagementScope _
	Implements ICloneable
C#
public class ManagementScope : ICloneable
Visual C++
public ref class ManagementScope : ICloneable
F#
type ManagementScope =  
    class
        interface ICloneable
    end

The ManagementScope type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method ManagementScope() Initializes a new instance of the ManagementScope class, with default values. This is the default constructor.
Public method ManagementScope(ManagementPath) Initializes a new instance of the ManagementScope class representing the specified scope path.
Public method ManagementScope(String) Initializes a new instance of the ManagementScope class representing the specified scope path.
Public method ManagementScope(ManagementPath, ConnectionOptions) Initializes a new instance of the ManagementScope class representing the specified scope path, with the specified options.
Public method ManagementScope(String, ConnectionOptions) Initializes a new instance of the ManagementScope class representing the specified scope path, with the specified options.
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Properties

  Name Description
Public property IsConnected Gets a value indicating whether the ManagementScope is currently bound to a WMI server and namespace.
Public property Options Gets or sets options for making the WMI connection.
Public property Path Gets or sets the path for the ManagementScope.
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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Clone Returns a copy of the object.
Public method Connect Connects this ManagementScope to the actual WMI scope.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method ICloneable.Clone Creates a new object that is a copy of the current instance.
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Examples

The following example initializes a new ManagementScope with a specific path and then connects the scope object to a WMI namespace. The example connects to a namespace on a remote computer.

Visual Basic

Imports System
Imports System.Management
Public Class RemoteConnect

    Public Overloads Shared Function Main( _
    ByVal args() As String) As Integer


        ' Build an options object for the remote connection
        ' if you plan to connect to the remote
        ' computer with a different user name
        ' and password than the one you are currently using

        ' Dim options As ConnectionOptions 
        ' options = new ConnectionOptions()

        ' Then set the options.Username and 
        ' options.Password properties to the correct values
        ' and also set 
        ' options.Authority = "ntdlmdomain:DOMAIN"
        ' and replace DOMAIN with the remote computer's
        ' domain.  You can also use kerberose instead
        ' of ntdlmdomain.


        ' Make a connection to a remote computer.
        ' Replace the "FullComputerName" section of the
        ' string "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2" with
        ' the full computer name or IP address of the
        ' remote computer.
        Dim scope As ManagementScope
        scope = New ManagementScope( _
            "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2")
        scope.Connect()

        ' Use this code if you are connecting with a 
        ' different user name and password:
        '
        ' Dim scope As ManagementScope
        ' scope = New ManagementScope( _
        '     "\\FullComputerName\root\cimv2", options)
        ' scope.Connect()

        ' Query system for Operating System information
        Dim query As ObjectQuery
        query = New ObjectQuery( _
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem")
        Dim searcher As ManagementObjectSearcher
        searcher = _
            New ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query)

        Dim queryCollection As ManagementObjectCollection
        queryCollection = searcher.Get()

        Dim m As ManagementObject
        For Each m In queryCollection
            ' Display the remote computer information
            Console.WriteLine("Computer Name : {0}", _
                m("csname"))
            Console.WriteLine("Windows Directory : {0}", _
                m("WindowsDirectory"))
            Console.WriteLine("Operating System: {0}", _
                m("Caption"))
            Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", m("Version"))
            Console.WriteLine("Manufacturer : {0}", _
                m("Manufacturer"))
        Next

        Return 0
    End Function
End Class


C#

using System;
using System.Management;
public class RemoteConnect 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        /*// Build an options object for the remote connection
        //   if you plan to connect to the remote
        //   computer with a different user name
        //   and password than the one you are currently using

             ConnectionOptions options = 
                 new ConnectionOptions();

             // and then set the options.Username and 
             // options.Password properties to the correct values
             // and also set 
             // options.Authority = "ntdlmdomain:DOMAIN";
             // and replace DOMAIN with the remote computer's
             // domain.  You can also use kerberose instead
             // of ntdlmdomain.
        */

        // Make a connection to a remote computer.
        // Replace the "FullComputerName" section of the
        // string "\\\\FullComputerName\\root\\cimv2" with
        // the full computer name or IP address of the
        // remote computer.
        ManagementScope scope = 
            new ManagementScope(
            "\\\\FullComputerName\\root\\cimv2");
        scope.Connect();

        // Use this code if you are connecting with a 
        // different user name and password:
        //
        // ManagementScope scope = 
        //    new ManagementScope(
        //        "\\\\FullComputerName\\root\\cimv2", options);
        // scope.Connect();

        //Query system for Operating System information
        ObjectQuery query = new ObjectQuery(
            "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem");
        ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = 
            new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope,query);

        ManagementObjectCollection queryCollection = searcher.Get();
        foreach ( ManagementObject m in queryCollection)
        {
            // Display the remote computer information
            Console.WriteLine("Computer Name : {0}", 
                m["csname"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Windows Directory : {0}", 
                m["WindowsDirectory"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Operating System: {0}",  
                m["Caption"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", m["Version"]);
            Console.WriteLine("Manufacturer : {0}", 
                m["Manufacturer"]);
        }
    }
}


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also

Reference

Community Content

Flash Katsura
Invalid Argument Solution
It is not ntdlmdomain it is ntlmdomain .
Also, it is not kerberose it is kerberos .

Please, change this. Using the current ones you will receive an Invalid Parameter exception.

doug65536
Bad example, ManagementObject is IDisposable

The example should be disposing the ManagementObject instances it gets from queryCollection.