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The MIB module for informant Hyper-V entities.

The virtual BIOS is a software image that is loaded into RAM to configure some of the basic aspects of and boot a computer system. There is one BIOS element per computer system and that element cannot be replaced or removed. Thus, there is no resource pool for adding new BIOS elements to the virtual system. The BIOS element also does not have its own SettingData class to describe the settings for the BIOS. Settings for the BIOS, such as serial numbers, boot order, and num lock state, are found in the Msvm_VirtualSystemSettingData class.

Represents the low-level software that is loaded into RAM to configure and start the system. The BIOS is not a logical device, hence the virtual BIOS should not be thought of as a virtual computer system device. As it is not a device, it does not have a corresponding resource pool. The BIOS object is associated with the virtual computer system through the Msvm_SystemBIOS association.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The unique identifier for the BIOS.

The enabled state of the Num Lock in the BIOS.

The serial number for the BIOS.

The serial number for the base board on the virtual system.

The order in which devices will be searched for a boot sector at startup.

The internal identifier for this compilation of SoftwareElement.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

Automatically populated by the BIOS when the virtual machine is created.

Automatically populated by the BIOS when the virtual machine is created.

The code set used by this SoftwareElement. It defines the bit patterns that a system uses to identify characters. ISO defines various code sets such as UTF-8 and ISO8859-1.

The currently selected language for the BIOS. This information can be obtained from SMBIOS, using the Current Language attribute of the Type 13 structure, to index into the string list following the structure. The property is formatted using the ISO 639 Language Name, and may be followed by the ISO 3166 Territory Name and the encoding method.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

Indicates the major release of the embedded controller firmware, e.g. the value will be 0Ah for revision 10.22 and 02h for revision 2.1. The value 0xFF denotes the embedded controller firmware is not field-upgradeable.

Indicates the minor release of the embedded controller firmware, e.g. the value will be 16h for revision 10.22 and 01h for revision 2.1. The value 0xFF denotes the embedded controller firmware is not field-upgradeable.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

The manufacturer's identifier for this SoftwareElement. Often this will be a stock keeping unit (SKU) or a part number.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

The value of this property identifies the language edition of this SoftwareElement. The language codes defined in ISO 639 should be used. Where the element represents a multi-lingual or international version, the string 'Multilingual' should be used.

A list of installable languages for the BIOS. This information can be obtained from SMBIOS, from the string list that follows the Type 13 structure. An ISO 639 Language Name should be used to specify the BIOS' installable languages. The ISO 3166 Territory Name and the encoding method may also be specified, following the Language Name.

A free form string describing the BIOS flash/load utility that is required to update the BIOSElement. Version and other information may be indicated in this property.

The ending address of the memory which this BIOS occupies.

The starting address of the memory which this BIOS occupies.

Manufacturer of this SoftwareElement.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Indicates the current status of the element. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement and it is always set to 2 ('OK').

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

The OtherTargetOS property records the manufacturer and operating system type for a SoftwareElement when the TargetOperatingSystem property has a value of 1 ('Other'). For all other values of TargetOperatingSystem, the OtherTargetOS property is NULL.

If true, this is the primary BIOS of the ComputerSystem.

Date that this BIOS was released.

The assigned serial number of this SoftwareElement.

This is an identifier for the SoftwareElement and is designed to be used in conjunction with other keys to create a unique representation of the element.

The SoftwareElementState is defined in this model to identify various states of a SoftwareElement's life cycle. - A SoftwareElement in the deployable state describes the details necessary to successfully distribute it and the details (Checks and Actions) required to move it to the installable state (i.e, the next state). - A SoftwareElement in the installable state describes the details necessary to successfully install it and the details (Checks and Actions) required to create an element in the executable state (i.e., the next state). - A SoftwareElement in the executable state describes the details necessary to successfully start it and the details (Checks and Actions) required to move it to the running state (i.e., the next state). - A SoftwareElement in the running state describes the details necessary to manage the started element. Enumeration: 'executable': 2, 'running': 3, 'installable': 1, 'deployable': 0.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Indicates the major release of the system BIOS, e.g. the value will be 0Ah for revision 10.22 and 02h for revision 2.1. The value 0xFF denotes the system does not support the use of this field.

Indicates the minor release of the system BIOS, e.g. the value will be 16h for revision 10.22 and 01h for revision 2.1. The value 0xFF denotes the system does not support the use of this field.

The TargetOperatingSystem property specifies the element's operating system environment. The value of this property does not ensure that it is binary executable. Two other pieces of information are needed. First, the version of the OS needs to be specified using the class, CIM_OSVersion Check. The second piece of information is the architecture that the OS runs on. This information is verified using CIM_ArchitectureCheck. The combination of these constructs clearly identifies the level of OS required for a particular SoftwareElement. Enumeration: 'dgux': 4, 'windowsXP': 67, 'dedicated': 59, 'solaris': 29, 'win95': 16, 'u6000': 31, 'win98': 17, 'microsoftWindowsServer200364Bit': 70, 'vm': 39, 'ncr3000': 20, 'sunOS': 30, 'hpux': 8, 'beOS': 53, 'vse': 61, 'freeBSD': 42, 'linux': 36, 'aseries': 32, 'rhapsody': 57, 'osf': 22, 'winnt': 18, 'scoUnixWare': 25, 'epoc': 49, 'unknown': 0, 'hpNonStopOSS': 34, 'notApplicable': 66, 'gnuHurd': 44, 'other': 1, 'mvs': 10, 'win3x': 15, 'os400': 11, 'microsoftWindowsServer2003': 69, 'windows2000': 58, 'os9': 45, 'netWare': 21, 'attunix': 3, 'os2': 12, 'qnx': 48, 'hpMPE': 54, 'openVMS': 7, 'msdos': 14, 'reliantUNIX': 24, 'wince': 19, 'tru64UNIX': 6, 'calderaOpenUNIX': 64, 'miNT': 52, 'inferno': 47, 'sequent': 27, 'nextStep': 55, 'tpf': 62, 'macos': 2, 'decnt': 5, 'openBSD': 65, 'aix': 9, 'machKernel': 46, 'scoOpenServer': 26, 'vxWorks': 51, 'javaVM': 13, 'irix': 28, 'xenix': 38, 'hpNonStopOS': 33, 'os390': 60, 'zOS': 68, 'ixWorks': 50, 'dcOS': 23, 'bsdunix': 41, 'lynx': 37, 'interactiveUNIX': 40, 'bs2000': 35, 'palmPilot': 56, 'netBSD': 43, 'windowsRMe': 63.

Software Version should be in the form .. or ..

This class is used to associate a virtual system with its BIOS.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The parent element in the association.

The child element in the association.

The user input devices are represented by these classes. A virtual system always has one instance of each class associated with it. These devices may not be added or removed from the virtual system. Therefore, there are no resource pool instances for keyboard or mouse devices.

Represents a keyboard device. Keyboards are logical devices that are always present in a virtual system, and thus are not allocated through a resource pool. One Msvm_Keyboard instance is always present in a virtual computer system.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

An indication of whether the Device is locked, preventing user input or output.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

A free-form string indicating the format and layout of the Keyboard.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Number of function keys on the Keyboard.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

An integer indicating whether a hardware-level password is enabled at the keyboard, preventing local input.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Represents a PS2 mouse device. Instances of this class are logical devices that are always present in a virtual system, and thus are not allocated through a resource pool. One instance is always present in a virtual computer system.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Indicates whether the device operates on absolute coordinates. If not set, the device's coordinates are relative.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

Integer indicating whether the PointingDevice is configured for right (value=2) or left handed operation (value=3). Also, the values, 'Unknown' (0) and 'Not Applicable' (1), can be defined. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'leftHandedOperation': 3, 'rightHandedOperation': 2, 'notApplicable': 1.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

An indication of whether the Device is locked, preventing user input or output.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Number of buttons. If the PointingDevice has no buttons, enter 0.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

The type of the pointing device. Enumeration: 'touchScreen': 8, 'unknown': 2, 'touchPad': 7, 'other': 1, 'trackBall': 4, 'mouseOpticalSensor': 9, 'mouse': 3, 'glidePoint': 6, 'trackPoint': 5.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

Tracking resolution of the PointingDevice in Counts per Inch.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Represents a synthetic mouse device.

None

The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

If the device uses absolute, rather than relative, coordinates

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

Integer indicating whether the PointingDevice is configured for right (value=2) or left handed operation (value=3). Also, the values, 'Unknown' (0) and 'Not Applicable' (1), can be defined. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'leftHandedOperation': 3, 'rightHandedOperation': 2, 'notApplicable': 1.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

Indicates the absolute x-coordinate of the pointing device.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

An indication of whether the Device is locked, preventing user input or output.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Number of buttons. If the PointingDevice has no buttons, enter 0.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

The type of the pointing device. Enumeration: 'touchScreen': 8, 'unknown': 2, 'touchPad': 7, 'other': 1, 'trackBall': 4, 'mouseOpticalSensor': 9, 'mouse': 3, 'glidePoint': 6, 'trackPoint': 5.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

Tracking resolution of the PointingDevice in Counts per Inch.

Indicates the z-coordinate position of the mouse device.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Indicates the absolute y-coordinate of the pointing device.

Integration components are software components that run on top of the guest operating system inside of a child partition and as part of the virtualization stack in the parent partition to provide some level of integration with the parent partition. They are used to address problems that arise from the high level of isolation provided by virtual machines.

Represents the state of the heartbeat component, which is responsible for monitoring the state of a virtual machine by reporting a heartbeat at regular intervals.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Represents the configured state of the heartbeat component.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The address of the resource.For example, the MAC address of a Ethernet port.

This property specifies the units of allocation used by the Reservation and Limit properties. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, AllocationUnits may be set to MHZ. When ResourceType=Memory, AllocationUnits may be set to MB

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically allocated. For example when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered on, this resource would be allocated. A value of false indicates the resource must be explicitly allocated. For example, the setting may represent removable media (cdrom, floppy, etc.) where at power on time, the media isnot present. An explicit operation is required to allocate the resource.

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically de-allocated. For example, when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered off, this resource would be de-allocated. When set to false, the resource will remain allocated and must be explicitly de-allocated.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The thing to which this resource is connected. For example, a named network or switch port.

Describes the consumers visibility to the allocated resource. A value of 'Passed-Through' indicates the underlying or host resource is utilized and passed through to the consumer, possibly using partitioning. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. A value of 'Virtualized' indicates the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. A value of 'Not represented' indicates a representation of the resource does not exist within the context of the resource consumer. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notrepresented': 4, 'virtualized': 3, 'passedThrough': 2.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement and is either set to 2 ('Enabled') or 3 ('Disabled').

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. This property is inherited from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData and is always set to 2 ('Enabled').

This property exposes specific assignment to host or underlying resources. The embedded instances shall contain only key properties and be treated as Object Paths. If the virtual resource may be scheduled on a number of underlying resources, this property shall be left NULL. In that case, the DeviceAllocatedFromPool or ResourceAllocationFromPool associations may be used to determine the pool of host resources this virtual resource may be scheduled on. If specific assignment is utilized, all underlying resources used by this virtual resource shall be listed in this array. Typically the array will contain one item, however for aggregate allocations, such as multiple processors, multiple host resources may be specified.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: : Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm must be used with the set to CIM.

Specifies the interval between ping attempts, in milliseconds. This property is inherited from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData and is always set to 2000.

Specifies the maximum expected latency between a request ping and a response, in milliseconds, before a given request is considered dropped. This property is inherited from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData and is always set to 1000.

This property specifies the upper bound, or maximum amount of resource that will be granted for this allocation. For example, a system which supports memory paging may support setting the Limit of a Memory allocation below that of the VirtualQuantity, thus forcing paging to occur for this allocation.

Specifies how this resource maps to underlying resourcesIf the HostResource array contains any entries, this property reflects how the resource maps to those specific resources. Enumeration: 'softAffinity': 3, 'unknown': 0, 'dedicated': 2, 'notSupported': 1, 'hardAffinity': 4.

A string that describes the resource type when a well defined value is not available and ResourceType has the value 'Other'.

The Parent of the resource. For example, a controller for the current allocation

This property specifies which ResourcePool the resource is currently allocated from, or which ResourcePool the resource will be allocated from when the allocation occurs.

This property specifies the amount of resource guaranteed to be available for this allocation. On system which support over-commitment of resources, this value is typically used for admission control to prevent an an allocation from being accepted thus preventing starvation.

A string describing an implementation specific sub-type for this resource. For example, this may be used to distinguish different models of the same resource type.

The type of resource this allocation setting represents. Enumeration: 'usbController': 18, 'basePartitionableUnit': 26, 'iODevice': 12, 'dvddrive': 15, 'serialport': 16, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 21, 'dmtfreserved': 29, 'partitionableUnit': 25, 'ideController': 5, 'iSCSIHBA': 8, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 1, 'tape': 22, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 4, 'powerSupply': 27, 'firewireController': 24, 'graphicscontroller': 19, 'storageExtent': 20, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 6, 'coolingDevice': 28, 'fcHBA': 7, 'computerSystem': 2, 'parallelport': 17, 'otherstoragedevice': 23, 'cdDrive': 14, 'processor': 3.

This property specifies the quantity of resources presented to the consumer. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, this property would reflect the number of discrete Processors presented to the virtual computer system. When ResourceType=Memory, this property could reflect the number of MB reported to the virtual computer system.

This property specifies a relative priority for this allocation in relation to other allocations from the same ResourcePool. This property has no unit of measure, and is only relevant when compared to other allocations vying for the same host resources.

Represents the state of the key/value pair exchange component, which provides a mechanism to exchange data between the virtual machine and the operating system running on the parent partition.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

An array of embedded Msvm_KvpExchangeDataItem instances which contain the set of key-value pairs that components running within the guest operating system have pushed up to be available for access by external clients. This array will not contain any intrinsic items that are pushed by the integration component directly. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

An array of embedded Msvm_KvpExchangeDataItem instances which contain the set of key-value pairs that the guest operating system has pushed up to be available for access by external clients. This array will not contain any data items pushed by other components running within the guest operating system. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Represents the configured state of the key/value pair exchange component.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The address of the resource.For example, the MAC address of a Ethernet port.

This property specifies the units of allocation used by the Reservation and Limit properties. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, AllocationUnits may be set to MHZ. When ResourceType=Memory, AllocationUnits may be set to MB

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically allocated. For example when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered on, this resource would be allocated. A value of false indicates the resource must be explicitly allocated. For example, the setting may represent removable media (cdrom, floppy, etc.) where at power on time, the media isnot present. An explicit operation is required to allocate the resource.

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically de-allocated. For example, when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered off, this resource would be de-allocated. When set to false, the resource will remain allocated and must be explicitly de-allocated.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The thing to which this resource is connected. For example, a named network or switch port.

Describes the consumers visibility to the allocated resource. A value of 'Passed-Through' indicates the underlying or host resource is utilized and passed through to the consumer, possibly using partitioning. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. A value of 'Virtualized' indicates the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. A value of 'Not represented' indicates a representation of the resource does not exist within the context of the resource consumer. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notrepresented': 4, 'virtualized': 3, 'passedThrough': 2.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement and is either set to 2 ('Enabled') or 3 ('Disabled').

This property is inherited from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData.

This property exposes specific assignment to host or underlying resources. The embedded instances shall contain only key properties and be treated as Object Paths. If the virtual resource may be scheduled on a number of underlying resources, this property shall be left NULL. In that case, the DeviceAllocatedFromPool or ResourceAllocationFromPool associations may be used to determine the pool of host resources this virtual resource may be scheduled on. If specific assignment is utilized, all underlying resources used by this virtual resource shall be listed in this array. Typically the array will contain one item, however for aggregate allocations, such as multiple processors, multiple host resources may be specified.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: : Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm must be used with the set to CIM.

This property specifies the upper bound, or maximum amount of resource that will be granted for this allocation. For example, a system which supports memory paging may support setting the Limit of a Memory allocation below that of the VirtualQuantity, thus forcing paging to occur for this allocation.

Specifies how this resource maps to underlying resourcesIf the HostResource array contains any entries, this property reflects how the resource maps to those specific resources. Enumeration: 'softAffinity': 3, 'unknown': 0, 'dedicated': 2, 'notSupported': 1, 'hardAffinity': 4.

A string that describes the resource type when a well defined value is not available and ResourceType has the value 'Other'.

The Parent of the resource. For example, a controller for the current allocation

This property specifies which ResourcePool the resource is currently allocated from, or which ResourcePool the resource will be allocated from when the allocation occurs.

This property specifies the amount of resource guaranteed to be available for this allocation. On system which support over-commitment of resources, this value is typically used for admission control to prevent an an allocation from being accepted thus preventing starvation.

A string describing an implementation specific sub-type for this resource. For example, this may be used to distinguish different models of the same resource type.

The type of resource this allocation setting represents. Enumeration: 'usbController': 18, 'basePartitionableUnit': 26, 'iODevice': 12, 'dvddrive': 15, 'serialport': 16, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 21, 'dmtfreserved': 29, 'partitionableUnit': 25, 'ideController': 5, 'iSCSIHBA': 8, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 1, 'tape': 22, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 4, 'powerSupply': 27, 'firewireController': 24, 'graphicscontroller': 19, 'storageExtent': 20, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 6, 'coolingDevice': 28, 'fcHBA': 7, 'computerSystem': 2, 'parallelport': 17, 'otherstoragedevice': 23, 'cdDrive': 14, 'processor': 3.

This property specifies the quantity of resources presented to the consumer. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, this property would reflect the number of discrete Processors presented to the virtual computer system. When ResourceType=Memory, this property could reflect the number of MB reported to the virtual computer system.

This property specifies a relative priority for this allocation in relation to other allocations from the same ResourcePool. This property has no unit of measure, and is only relevant when compared to other allocations vying for the same host resources.

Represents a key/value pair.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The Data property holds arbitrary string data for this item. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. The Name property defines the label by which the item is identified. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

The source of the data. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedElement.

Represents the state of the shutdown component, which provides a mechanism to shut down the operation on the associated guest operating system.

None

The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Represents the configured state of the shutdown component.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The address of the resource.For example, the MAC address of a Ethernet port.

This property specifies the units of allocation used by the Reservation and Limit properties. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, AllocationUnits may be set to MHZ. When ResourceType=Memory, AllocationUnits may be set to MB

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically allocated. For example when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered on, this resource would be allocated. A value of false indicates the resource must be explicitly allocated. For example, the setting may represent removable media (cdrom, floppy, etc.) where at power on time, the media isnot present. An explicit operation is required to allocate the resource.

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically de-allocated. For example, when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered off, this resource would be de-allocated. When set to false, the resource will remain allocated and must be explicitly de-allocated.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The thing to which this resource is connected. For example, a named network or switch port.

Describes the consumers visibility to the allocated resource. A value of 'Passed-Through' indicates the underlying or host resource is utilized and passed through to the consumer, possibly using partitioning. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. A value of 'Virtualized' indicates the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. A value of 'Not represented' indicates a representation of the resource does not exist within the context of the resource consumer. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notrepresented': 4, 'virtualized': 3, 'passedThrough': 2.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement and is either set to 2 ('Enabled') or 3 ('Disabled').

This property exposes specific assignment to host or underlying resources. The embedded instances shall contain only key properties and be treated as Object Paths. If the virtual resource may be scheduled on a number of underlying resources, this property shall be left NULL. In that case, the DeviceAllocatedFromPool or ResourceAllocationFromPool associations may be used to determine the pool of host resources this virtual resource may be scheduled on. If specific assignment is utilized, all underlying resources used by this virtual resource shall be listed in this array. Typically the array will contain one item, however for aggregate allocations, such as multiple processors, multiple host resources may be specified.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: : Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm must be used with the set to CIM.

This property specifies the upper bound, or maximum amount of resource that will be granted for this allocation. For example, a system which supports memory paging may support setting the Limit of a Memory allocation below that of the VirtualQuantity, thus forcing paging to occur for this allocation.

Specifies how this resource maps to underlying resourcesIf the HostResource array contains any entries, this property reflects how the resource maps to those specific resources. Enumeration: 'softAffinity': 3, 'unknown': 0, 'dedicated': 2, 'notSupported': 1, 'hardAffinity': 4.

A string that describes the resource type when a well defined value is not available and ResourceType has the value 'Other'.

The Parent of the resource. For example, a controller for the current allocation

This property specifies which ResourcePool the resource is currently allocated from, or which ResourcePool the resource will be allocated from when the allocation occurs.

This property specifies the amount of resource guaranteed to be available for this allocation. On system which support over-commitment of resources, this value is typically used for admission control to prevent an an allocation from being accepted thus preventing starvation.

A string describing an implementation specific sub-type for this resource. For example, this may be used to distinguish different models of the same resource type.

The type of resource this allocation setting represents. Enumeration: 'usbController': 18, 'basePartitionableUnit': 26, 'iODevice': 12, 'dvddrive': 15, 'serialport': 16, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 21, 'dmtfreserved': 29, 'partitionableUnit': 25, 'ideController': 5, 'iSCSIHBA': 8, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 1, 'tape': 22, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 4, 'powerSupply': 27, 'firewireController': 24, 'graphicscontroller': 19, 'storageExtent': 20, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 6, 'coolingDevice': 28, 'fcHBA': 7, 'computerSystem': 2, 'parallelport': 17, 'otherstoragedevice': 23, 'cdDrive': 14, 'processor': 3.

This property specifies the quantity of resources presented to the consumer. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, this property would reflect the number of discrete Processors presented to the virtual computer system. When ResourceType=Memory, this property could reflect the number of MB reported to the virtual computer system.

This property specifies a relative priority for this allocation in relation to other allocations from the same ResourcePool. This property has no unit of measure, and is only relevant when compared to other allocations vying for the same host resources.

Represents the state of the time synchronization component, which is responsible for synchronizing the system time of a virtual machine with the system time of the operating system running in the parent partition.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Represents the configured state of the time synchronization component.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The address of the resource.For example, the MAC address of a Ethernet port.

This property specifies the units of allocation used by the Reservation and Limit properties. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, AllocationUnits may be set to MHZ. When ResourceType=Memory, AllocationUnits may be set to MB

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically allocated. For example when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered on, this resource would be allocated. A value of false indicates the resource must be explicitly allocated. For example, the setting may represent removable media (cdrom, floppy, etc.) where at power on time, the media isnot present. An explicit operation is required to allocate the resource.

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically de-allocated. For example, when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered off, this resource would be de-allocated. When set to false, the resource will remain allocated and must be explicitly de-allocated.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The thing to which this resource is connected. For example, a named network or switch port.

Describes the consumers visibility to the allocated resource. A value of 'Passed-Through' indicates the underlying or host resource is utilized and passed through to the consumer, possibly using partitioning. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. A value of 'Virtualized' indicates the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. A value of 'Not represented' indicates a representation of the resource does not exist within the context of the resource consumer. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notrepresented': 4, 'virtualized': 3, 'passedThrough': 2.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement and is either set to 2 ('Enabled') or 3 ('Disabled').

This property exposes specific assignment to host or underlying resources. The embedded instances shall contain only key properties and be treated as Object Paths. If the virtual resource may be scheduled on a number of underlying resources, this property shall be left NULL. In that case, the DeviceAllocatedFromPool or ResourceAllocationFromPool associations may be used to determine the pool of host resources this virtual resource may be scheduled on. If specific assignment is utilized, all underlying resources used by this virtual resource shall be listed in this array. Typically the array will contain one item, however for aggregate allocations, such as multiple processors, multiple host resources may be specified.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: : Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm must be used with the set to CIM.

This property specifies the upper bound, or maximum amount of resource that will be granted for this allocation. For example, a system which supports memory paging may support setting the Limit of a Memory allocation below that of the VirtualQuantity, thus forcing paging to occur for this allocation.

Specifies how this resource maps to underlying resourcesIf the HostResource array contains any entries, this property reflects how the resource maps to those specific resources. Enumeration: 'softAffinity': 3, 'unknown': 0, 'dedicated': 2, 'notSupported': 1, 'hardAffinity': 4.

A string that describes the resource type when a well defined value is not available and ResourceType has the value 'Other'.

The Parent of the resource. For example, a controller for the current allocation

This property specifies which ResourcePool the resource is currently allocated from, or which ResourcePool the resource will be allocated from when the allocation occurs.

This property specifies the amount of resource guaranteed to be available for this allocation. On system which support over-commitment of resources, this value is typically used for admission control to prevent an an allocation from being accepted thus preventing starvation.

A string describing an implementation specific sub-type for this resource. For example, this may be used to distinguish different models of the same resource type.

The type of resource this allocation setting represents. Enumeration: 'usbController': 18, 'basePartitionableUnit': 26, 'iODevice': 12, 'dvddrive': 15, 'serialport': 16, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 21, 'dmtfreserved': 29, 'partitionableUnit': 25, 'ideController': 5, 'iSCSIHBA': 8, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 1, 'tape': 22, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 4, 'powerSupply': 27, 'firewireController': 24, 'graphicscontroller': 19, 'storageExtent': 20, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 6, 'coolingDevice': 28, 'fcHBA': 7, 'computerSystem': 2, 'parallelport': 17, 'otherstoragedevice': 23, 'cdDrive': 14, 'processor': 3.

This property specifies the quantity of resources presented to the consumer. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, this property would reflect the number of discrete Processors presented to the virtual computer system. When ResourceType=Memory, this property could reflect the number of MB reported to the virtual computer system.

This property specifies a relative priority for this allocation in relation to other allocations from the same ResourcePool. This property has no unit of measure, and is only relevant when compared to other allocations vying for the same host resources.

Represents the state of the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) component.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Represents the configured state of the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) component.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The address of the resource.For example, the MAC address of a Ethernet port.

This property specifies the units of allocation used by the Reservation and Limit properties. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, AllocationUnits may be set to MHZ. When ResourceType=Memory, AllocationUnits may be set to MB

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically allocated. For example when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered on, this resource would be allocated. A value of false indicates the resource must be explicitly allocated. For example, the setting may represent removable media (cdrom, floppy, etc.) where at power on time, the media isnot present. An explicit operation is required to allocate the resource.

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically de-allocated. For example, when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered off, this resource would be de-allocated. When set to false, the resource will remain allocated and must be explicitly de-allocated.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The thing to which this resource is connected. For example, a named network or switch port.

Describes the consumers visibility to the allocated resource. A value of 'Passed-Through' indicates the underlying or host resource is utilized and passed through to the consumer, possibly using partitioning. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. A value of 'Virtualized' indicates the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. A value of 'Not represented' indicates a representation of the resource does not exist within the context of the resource consumer. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notrepresented': 4, 'virtualized': 3, 'passedThrough': 2.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. This property is inherited from CIM_EnabledLogicalElement and is either set to 2 ('Enabled') or 3 ('Disabled').

This property exposes specific assignment to host or underlying resources. The embedded instances shall contain only key properties and be treated as Object Paths. If the virtual resource may be scheduled on a number of underlying resources, this property shall be left NULL. In that case, the DeviceAllocatedFromPool or ResourceAllocationFromPool associations may be used to determine the pool of host resources this virtual resource may be scheduled on. If specific assignment is utilized, all underlying resources used by this virtual resource shall be listed in this array. Typically the array will contain one item, however for aggregate allocations, such as multiple processors, multiple host resources may be specified.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: : Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm must be used with the set to CIM.

This property specifies the upper bound, or maximum amount of resource that will be granted for this allocation. For example, a system which supports memory paging may support setting the Limit of a Memory allocation below that of the VirtualQuantity, thus forcing paging to occur for this allocation.

Specifies how this resource maps to underlying resourcesIf the HostResource array contains any entries, this property reflects how the resource maps to those specific resources. Enumeration: 'softAffinity': 3, 'unknown': 0, 'dedicated': 2, 'notSupported': 1, 'hardAffinity': 4.

A string that describes the resource type when a well defined value is not available and ResourceType has the value 'Other'.

The Parent of the resource. For example, a controller for the current allocation

This property specifies which ResourcePool the resource is currently allocated from, or which ResourcePool the resource will be allocated from when the allocation occurs.

This property specifies the amount of resource guaranteed to be available for this allocation. On system which support over-commitment of resources, this value is typically used for admission control to prevent an an allocation from being accepted thus preventing starvation.

A string describing an implementation specific sub-type for this resource. For example, this may be used to distinguish different models of the same resource type.

The type of resource this allocation setting represents. Enumeration: 'usbController': 18, 'basePartitionableUnit': 26, 'iODevice': 12, 'dvddrive': 15, 'serialport': 16, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 21, 'dmtfreserved': 29, 'partitionableUnit': 25, 'ideController': 5, 'iSCSIHBA': 8, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 1, 'tape': 22, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 4, 'powerSupply': 27, 'firewireController': 24, 'graphicscontroller': 19, 'storageExtent': 20, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 6, 'coolingDevice': 28, 'fcHBA': 7, 'computerSystem': 2, 'parallelport': 17, 'otherstoragedevice': 23, 'cdDrive': 14, 'processor': 3.

This property specifies the quantity of resources presented to the consumer. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, this property would reflect the number of discrete Processors presented to the virtual computer system. When ResourceType=Memory, this property could reflect the number of MB reported to the virtual computer system.

This property specifies a relative priority for this allocation in relation to other allocations from the same ResourcePool. This property has no unit of measure, and is only relevant when compared to other allocations vying for the same host resources.

The memory classes model the memory for a virtual system.

Represents the memory currently allocated to a virtual system.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Access describes whether the media is readable (value=1), writeable (value=2), or both (value=3). 'Unknown' (0) and 'Write Once' (4) can also be defined. Enumeration: 'writeable': 2, 'unknown': 0, 'writeOnce': 4, 'readable': 1, 'readWriteSupported': 3.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

An array of octets holding additional error information. An example is ECC Syndrome or the return of the check bits if a CRC-based ErrorMethodology is used. In the latter case, if a single bit error is recognized and the CRC algorithm is known, it is possible to determine the exact bit that failed. This type of data (ECC Syndrome, Check Bit or Parity Bit data, or other vendor supplied information) is included in this field. If the ErrorInfo property is equal to 3, 'OK', then AdditionalErrorData has no meaning.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Size in bytes of the blocks which form this StorageExtent. If variable block size, then the maximum block size in bytes should be specified. If the block size is unknown or if a block concept is not valid (for example, for AggregateExtents, Memory or LogicalDisks), enter a 1.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The maximum number of blocks, of size BlockSize, which are available for consumption when layering StorageExtents using the BasedOn association. This property only has meaning when this StorageExtent is an Antecedent reference in a BasedOn relationship. For example, a StorageExtent could be composed of 120 blocks. However, the Extent itself may use 20 blocks for redundancy data. If another StorageExtent is BasedOn this Extent, only 100 blocks would be available to it. This information ('100 blocks is available for consumption') is indicated in the ConsumableBlocks property.

Boolean indicating that the most recent error was correctable. If the ErrorInfo property is equal to 3, 'OK', then this property has no meaning.

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 identified.

Type of data organization used. Enumeration: 'unknown': 1, 'other': 0, 'countKeyData': 4, 'variableBlock': 3, 'fixedBlock': 2.

Number of complete copies of data currently maintained.

Current value for Delta reservation. This is a percentage that specifies the amount of space that should be reserved in a replica for caching changes.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

The ending address, referenced by an application or operating system and mapped by a memory controller, for this Memory object. The ending address is specified in KBytes.

An integer enumeration indicating the memory access operation that caused the last error. The type of error is described by the ErrorInfo property. If the ErrorInfo property is equal to 3, 'OK', then this property has no meaning. Enumeration: 'read': 3, 'unknown': 2, 'write': 4, 'other': 1, 'partialWrite': 5.

Specifies the address of the last memory error. The type of error is described by the ErrorInfo property. If the ErrorInfo property is equal to 3, 'OK', then this property has no meaning.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Data captured during the last erroneous mebmory access. The data occupies the first n octets of the array necessary to hold the number of bits specified by the ErrorTransferSize property. If ErrorTransferSize is 0, then this property has no meaning.

The ordering for data stored in the ErrorData property. 'Least Significant Byte First' (value=1) or 'Most Significant Byte First' (2) can be specified. If ErrorTransferSize is 0, then this property has no meaning. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'leastSignificantByteFirst': 1, 'mostSignificantByteFirst': 2.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

Free form string providing more information if the Error Type property is set to 1, 'Other'. If not set to 1, this string has no meaning. Enumeration: 'parityError': 5, 'nibbleError': 9, 'ok': 3, 'unknown': 2, 'multiBitError': 8, 'other': 1, 'checksumError': 10, 'singleBitError': 6, 'crcError': 11, 'doubleBitError': 7, 'badRead': 4.

ErrorMethodology is a free-form string describing the type of error detection and correction supported by this StorageExtent.

Specifies the range, in bytes, to which the last error can be resolved. For example, if error addresses are resolved to bit 11 (ie, on a typical page basis), then errors can be resolved to 4K boundaries and this property is set to 4000. If the ErrorInfo property is equal to 3, 'OK', then this property has no meaning.

The time that the last memory error occurred. The type of error is described by the ErrorInfo property. If the Error Info property is equal to 3, 'OK', then this property has no meaning.

The size of the data transfer in bits that caused the last error. 0 indicates no error. If the ErrorInfo property is equal to 3, 'OK', then this property should be set to 0.

StorageExtents have additional status information beyond that captured in the OperationalStatus and other properties, inherited from ManagedSystemElement. This additional information (for example, 'Protection Disabled', value=9) is captured in the ExtentStatus property. 'In-Band Access Granted' says that access to data on an extent is granted to some consumer and is only valid when 'Exported' is also set. It is set as a side effect of PrivilegeManagementService.ChangeAccess or equivalent interfaces. 'Imported' indicates that the extent is used in the current system, but known to be managed by some other system. For example, a server imports volumes from a disk array. 'Exported' indicates the extent is meant to be used by some comsumer. A disk array's logical units are exported. Intermediate composite extents may be neither imported nor exported. Enumeration: 'spareinUse': 13, 'imported': 16, 'readying': 10, 'exposed': 6, 'inBandAccessGranted': 15, 'unknown': 1, 'rebuild': 11, 'fractionallyExposed': 7, 'partiallyExposed': 8, 'noneNotApplicable': 2, 'broken': 3, 'dataLost': 4, 'other': 0, 'exported': 17, 'verifyInProgress': 14, 'dynamicReconfig': 5, 'recalculate': 12, 'protectionDisabled': 9.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

True indicates that the underlying StorageExtent(s) participate in a StorageRedundancyGroup.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

A unique identifier for the Extent. Enumeration: 'osDeviceNamespace': 8, 'vpd83Type1': 4, 'unknown': 0, 'vpd83Type3': 2, 'vpd83Type2': 3, 'snvm': 7, 'other': 1, 'nodeWWN': 6, 'vpd80': 5.

A unique identifier for the Extent. Enumeration: 'naa': 9, 'vpd83Type1': 5, 'unknown': 0, 'vpd83Type2': 4, 'snvm': 7, 'osDeviceName': 12, 't10VID': 11, 'other': 1, 'vpd83Type0': 6, 'eui64': 10, 'nodeWWN': 8, 'vpd83NAA5': 3, 'vpd83NAA6': 2.

Indicates whether or not there exists no single point of failure.

Total number of logically contiguous blocks, of size Block Size, which form this Extent. The total size of the Extent can be calculated by multiplying BlockSize by NumberOfBlocks. If the BlockSize is 1, this property is the total size of the Extent.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

An integer enumeration describing the type of error that occurred most recently. For example, single (value=6) or double bit errors (7) can be specified using this property. The values, 12-14, are undefined in the CIM Schema since in DMI, they mix the semantics of the type of error and whether it was correctable or not. The latter is indicated in the property, CorrectableError. Enumeration: 'parityError': 5, 'nibbleError': 9, 'ok': 3, 'unknown': 2, 'multiBitError': 8, 'other': 1, 'checksumError': 10, 'singleBitError': 6, 'crcError': 11, 'doubleBitError': 7, 'badRead': 4.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

The list here applies to all StorageExtent subclasses. Please look at the Description in each subclass for guidelines on the approriate values for that subclass. Note that any of these formats could apply to a CompositeExtent. Note - this property originally touched on two concepts that are now separated into this property and NameNamespace. Values 2,3,4,5,6, and 8 are retained for backwards compatibility but are deprecated in lieu of the corresponding values in CIM_StorageExtent.NameNamespace. For example, the preferred source for SCSI virtual (RAID) disk names is from Inquiry VPD page 83 response, type 3 identifiers. These will have NameFormat set to 'NAA' and NameNamespace to 'VPD83Type3'. Format of the Name property. Values for extents representing SCSI volumes are (per SCSI SPC-3): 2 = VPD Page 83, NAA IEEE Registered Extended (VPD83NAA6) (DEPRECATED) 3 = VPD Page 83, NAA IEEE Registered (VPD83NAA5) (DEPRECATED) 4 = VPD Page 83, (VPD83Type2) (DEPRECATED) 5 = VPD Page 83, T10 Vendor Identification (VPD83Type1) (DEPRECATED) 6 = VPD Page 83, Vendor Specific (VPD83Type0) (DEPRECATED) 7 = Serial Number/Vendor/Model (SNVM) SNVM is 3 strings representing the vendor name, product name within the vendor namespace, and the serial number within the model namespace. Strings are delimited with a '+'. Spaces may be included and are significant. The serial number is the text representation of the serial number in hexadecimal upper case. This represents the vendor and model ID from SCSI Inquiry data; the vendor field MUST be 8 characters wide and the product field MUST be 16 characters wide. For example, 'ACME____+SUPER DISK______+124437458' (_ is a space character) 8 = Node WWN (for single LUN/controller) (NodeWWN) (DEPRECATED) 9 = NAA as a generic format. See http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/tutorials/fib recomp_id.html. Formatted as 16 or 32 unseparated uppercase hex characters (2 per binary byte). For example '21000020372D3C73' 10 = EUI as a generic format (EUI64) See http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/tutorials/EUI 64.html. Formatted as 16 unseparated uppercase hex characters (2 per binary byte) 11 = T10 vendor identifier format as returned by SCSI Inquiry VPD page 83, identifier type 1. See T10 SPC-3 specification. This is the 8-byte ASCII vendor ID from the T10 registry followed by a vendor specific ASCII identifier; spaces are permitted. For non SCSI volumes, 'SNVM' may be the most appropriate choice. 12 = OS Device Name (for LogicalDisks). See LogicalDisk Name description for details. Enumeration: 'naa': 9, 'vpd83Type1': 5, 'unknown': 0, 'vpd83Type2': 4, 'snvm': 7, 'osDeviceName': 12, 't10VID': 11, 'other': 1, 'vpd83Type0': 6, 'eui64': 10, 'nodeWWN': 8, 'vpd83NAA5': 3, 'vpd83NAA6': 2.

The preferred source SCSI for volume names is SCSI VPD Page 83 responses. Page 83 returns a list of identifiers for various device elements. The metadata for each identifier includes an Association field, identifiers with association of 0 apply to volumes. Page 83 supports several namespaces specified in the Type field in the identifier metadata. See SCSI SPC-3 specification. 2 = VPD Page 83, Type 3 NAA (NameFormat SHOULD be NAA) 3 = VPD Page 83, Type 2 EUI64 (NameFormat EUI) 4 = VPD Page 83, Type 1 T10 Vendor Identification (NameFormat T10) Less preferred volume namespaces from other interfaces: 5 = VPD page 80, Serial number (NameFormat SHOULD be Other) 6 = FC NodeWWN (NameFormat SHOULD be NAA or EUI) 7 = Serial Number/Vendor/Model (NameFormat SHOULD be SNVM) The preferred namespace for LogigicalDisk names is platform specific device namespace; see LogigicalDIsk Description. 8 = OS Device Namespace. Enumeration: 'osDeviceNamespace': 8, 'vpd83Type1': 4, 'unknown': 0, 'vpd83Type3': 2, 'vpd83Type2': 3, 'snvm': 7, 'other': 1, 'nodeWWN': 6, 'vpd80': 5.

How many physical packages can currently fail without data loss. For example, in the storage domain, this might be disk spindles.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

If true, 'Primordial' indicates that the containing System does not have the ability to create or delete this operational element. This is important because StorageExtents are assembled into higher-level abstractions using the BasedOn association. Although the higher-level abstractions can be created and deleted, the most basic, (i.e. primordial), hardware-based storage entities cannot. They are physically realized as part of the System, or are actually managed by some other System and imported as if they were physically realized. In other words, a Primordial StorageExtent exists in, but is not created by its System and conversely a non-Primordial StorageExtent is created in the context of its System. For StorageVolumes, this property will generally be false. One use of this property is to enable algorithms that aggregate StorageExtent.ConsumableSpace across all, StorageExtents but that also want to distinquish the space that underlies Primordial StoragePools. Since implementations are not required to surface all Component StorageExtents of a StoragePool, this information is not accessible in any other way.

A free form string describing the media and/or its use.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Boolean set to TRUE if the Storage is sequentially accessed by a MediaAccessDevice. A TapePartition is an example of a sequentially accessed StorageExtent. StorageVolumes, Disk Partitions and LogicalDisks represent randomly accessed Extents.

The beginning address, referenced by an application or operating system and mapped by a memory controller, for this Memory object. The starting address is specified in KBytes.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

Boolean indicating whether the address information in the property, ErrorAddress, is a system-level address (TRUE) or a physical address (FALSE). If the ErrorInfo property is equal to 3, 'OK', then this property has no meaning.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

Volatile is a property that indicates whether this memory is volatile or not.

Represents the configured state of the memory for a virtual system.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The address of the resource.For example, the MAC address of a Ethernet port.

This property specifies the units of allocation used by the Reservation and Limit properties. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, AllocationUnits may be set to MHZ. When ResourceType=Memory, AllocationUnits may be set to MB

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically allocated. For example when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered on, this resource would be allocated. A value of false indicates the resource must be explicitly allocated. For example, the setting may represent removable media (cdrom, floppy, etc.) where at power on time, the media isnot present. An explicit operation is required to allocate the resource.

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically de-allocated. For example, when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered off, this resource would be de-allocated. When set to false, the resource will remain allocated and must be explicitly de-allocated.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The thing to which this resource is connected. For example, a named network or switch port.

Describes the consumers visibility to the allocated resource. A value of 'Passed-Through' indicates the underlying or host resource is utilized and passed through to the consumer, possibly using partitioning. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. A value of 'Virtualized' indicates the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. A value of 'Not represented' indicates a representation of the resource does not exist within the context of the resource consumer. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notrepresented': 4, 'virtualized': 3, 'passedThrough': 2.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

Address or other identifying information to uniquely name the logical device. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice and it is always set to 'Microsoft:'.

Address or other identifying information to uniquely name the logical device. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice and it is always set to 'Microsoft:'.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

This property exposes specific assignment to host or underlying resources. The embedded instances shall contain only key properties and be treated as Object Paths. If the virtual resource may be scheduled on a number of underlying resources, this property shall be left NULL. In that case, the DeviceAllocatedFromPool or ResourceAllocationFromPool associations may be used to determine the pool of host resources this virtual resource may be scheduled on. If specific assignment is utilized, all underlying resources used by this virtual resource shall be listed in this array. Typically the array will contain one item, however for aggregate allocations, such as multiple processors, multiple host resources may be specified.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: : Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm must be used with the set to CIM.

Specifies if this device is virtualized or passed through, possibly using partitioning. When set to false, the underlying or host resource is utilized. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. When set to true, the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. This property is always set to True.

This property specifies the upper bound, or maximum amount of resource that will be granted for this allocation. For example, a system which supports memory paging may support setting the Limit of a Memory allocation below that of the VirtualQuantity, thus forcing paging to occur for this allocation.

Specifies how this resource maps to underlying resourcesIf the HostResource array contains any entries, this property reflects how the resource maps to those specific resources. Enumeration: 'softAffinity': 3, 'unknown': 0, 'dedicated': 2, 'notSupported': 1, 'hardAffinity': 4.

The type of resource this allocation setting represents. Enumeration: 'usbController': 18, 'basePartitionableUnit': 26, 'iODevice': 12, 'dvddrive': 15, 'serialport': 16, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 21, 'dmtfreserved': 29, 'partitionableUnit': 25, 'ideController': 5, 'iSCSIHBA': 8, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 1, 'tape': 22, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 4, 'powerSupply': 27, 'firewireController': 24, 'graphicscontroller': 19, 'storageExtent': 20, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 6, 'coolingDevice': 28, 'fcHBA': 7, 'computerSystem': 2, 'parallelport': 17, 'otherstoragedevice': 23, 'cdDrive': 14, 'processor': 3.

The Parent of the resource. For example, a controller for the current allocation

This property specifies which ResourcePool the resource is currently allocated from, or which ResourcePool the resource will be allocated from when the allocation occurs.

This property specifies the amount of resource guaranteed to be available for this allocation. On system which support over-commitment of resources, this value is typically used for admission control to prevent an an allocation from being accepted thus preventing starvation.

A string describing an implementation specific sub-type for this resource. For example, this may be used to distinguish different models of the same resource type.

A string that describes the resource type when a well defined value is not available and ResourceType has the value 'Other'. Enumeration: 'usbController': 17, 'iODevice': 12, 'serialport': 15, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'fcSCSIHBA': 6, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 19, 'dmtfreserved': 24, 'partitionableUnit': 23, 'ideController': 4, 'iSCSIHBA': 7, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 0, 'tape': 20, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 3, 'firewireController': 22, 'cdDVDdrive': 14, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 5, 'computerSystem': 1, 'parallelport': 16, 'graphicscontroller': 18, 'otherstoragedevice': 21, 'fcpAdapter': 8, 'cp': 2.

This property specifies the quantity of resources presented to the consumer. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, this property would reflect the number of discrete Processors presented to the virtual computer system. When ResourceType=Memory, this property could reflect the number of MB reported to the virtual computer system.

This property specifies a relative priority for this allocation in relation to other allocations from the same ResourcePool. This property has no unit of measure, and is only relevant when compared to other allocations vying for the same host resources.

The networking architecture for virtualization models the physical networking architecture. It uses standard networking objects such as switches, switch ports, and network adapters.

Connects a switch port to the LAN endpoint to which the port is connected. The existence of this object means that the switch port and the LAN endpoint are actively connected and the Ethernet port associated with the LAN endpoint can communicate with the network through the switch port.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Antecedent represents the independent object in this association.

Dependent represents the object that is dependent on the Antecedent.

TRUE means that this connection is unidirectional; FALSE means that this connection is bidirectional. When the connection is unidirectional, the 'speaker' should be defined as the Antecedent reference. In a bidirectional connection, the selection of which AccessPoint is the Antecedent or Dependent is immaterial.

Note: The use of this element is deprecated because it is incorrectly placed on the association. Unicast, broadcast, or other traffic types are not a function of the connection between the referenced endpoints, but rather are a function of the addressing, protocol and basic functionality of the endpoints. Deprecated description: A string that describes the type of traffic that is being carried over this instance when its Type property is set, for example, to 1 (Other).

Note: The use of this element is deprecated because it is incorrectly placed on the association. Unicast, broadcast, or other traffic types are not a function of the connection between the referenced endpoints, but rather are a function of the addressing, protocol and basic functionality of the endpoints. Deprecated description: The type of traffic that is carried over this connection. Enumeration: 'broadcast': 3, 'multicast': 4, 'unknown': 0, 'unicast': 2, 'other': 1, 'anycast': 5.

This association establishes a ServiceAccessPoint as a requester of protocol services from a ProtocolEndpoint.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Antecedent represents the independent object in this association.

Dependent represents the object that is dependent on the Antecedent.

An association between a ServiceAccessPoint (SAP) and how it is implemented.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Antecedent represents the independent object in this association.

Dependent represents the object that is dependent on the Antecedent.

A DynamicForwardingEntry represents an entry in the forwarding (filtering) database associated with the TransparentBridgingService.

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

The status of the entry. Enumeration: 'learned': 3, 'other': 1, 'self': 4, 'invalid': 2, 'mgmt': 5.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

Unicast MAC address for which the TransparentBridging Service has forwarding and/or filtering information. Note that the MAC address is formatted as twelve hexadecimal digits (e.g., '010203040506'), with each pair representing one of the six octets of the MAC address in 'canonical' bit order according to RFC 2469.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

The scoping Service's CreationClassName.

The scoping Service's Name.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

The scoping System's CreationClassName.

The scoping System's Name.

Represents an emulated Ethernet adapter. This adapter is used when a virtual machine is not capable of running the synthetic Ethernet port.

None

The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The active or negotiated maximum transmission unit (MTU) that can be supported.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

A Boolean that indicates whether the NetworkPort is capable of automatically determining the speed or other communications characteristics of the attached network media.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Capabilities of the EthernetPort. For example, the Device might support AlertOnLan, WakeOnLan, Load Balancing, or FailOver. If failover or load balancing capabilities are listed, a SpareGroup (failover) or ExtraCapacityGroup (load balancing) should also be defined to completely describe the capability. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'failOver': 4, 'other': 1, 'loadBalancing': 5, 'alertOnLan': 2, 'wakeOnLan': 3.

An array of free-form strings that provides more detailed explanations for any of the EthernetPort features that are indicated in the Capabilities array. Note, each entry of this array is related to the entry in the Capabilities array that is located at the same index.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

Specifies which capabilities are enabled from the list of all supported ones, which are defined in the Capabilities array. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'failOver': 4, 'other': 1, 'loadBalancing': 5, 'alertOnLan': 2, 'wakeOnLan': 3.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

Boolean that indicates that the port is operating in full duplex mode.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An enumeration of the types of links. When set to 1 ('Other'), the related property OtherLinkTechnology contains a string description of the type of link. Enumeration: 'wirelessLAN': 11, 'blueTooth': 10, 'unknown': 0, 'atm': 6, 'fc': 4, 'infrared': 9, 'tokenRing': 7, 'other': 1, 'frameRelay': 8, 'ethernet': 2, 'ib': 3, 'fddi': 5.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

The maximum size of the INFO (non-MAC) field that will be received or transmitted.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The maximum bandwidth of the Port in Bits per Second.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

An array of strings that indicates the network addresses for the port.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

An array of free-form strings that provides more detailed explanations for any of the enabled capabilities that are specified as 'Other'.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

A string value that describes LinkTechnology when it is set to 1, 'Other'.

Note: The use of this property is deprecated in lieu of CIM_LogicalPort.PortType. Deprecated description: The type of module, when PortType is set to 1 ('Other'.)

Describes the type of module, when PortType is set to 1 ('Other').

PermanentAddress defines the network address that is hardcoded into a port. This 'hardcoded' address can be changed using a firmware upgrade or a software configuration. When this change is made, the field should be updated at the same time. PermanentAddress should be left blank if no 'hardcoded' address exists for the NetworkAdapter.

NetworkPorts are often numbered relative to either a logical module or a network element.

PortType is defined to force consistent naming of the 'type' property in subclasses and to guarantee unique enum values for all instances of NetworkPort. When set to 1 ('Other'), related property OtherPortType contains a string description of the type of port. A range of values, DMTF_Reserved, has been defined that allows subclasses to override and define their specific types of ports. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'other': 1, 'notApplicable': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

The requested bandwidth of the Port in Bits per Second. The actual bandwidth is reported in LogicalPort.Speed.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

The bandwidth of the Port in Bits per Second.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) that can be supported.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

In some circumstances, a LogicalPort might be identifiable as a front end or back end port. An example of this situation would be a storage array that might have back end ports to communicate with disk drives and front end ports to communicate with hosts. If there is no restriction on the use of the port, then the value should be set to 'not restricted'. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'backendonly': 3, 'frontendonly': 2, 'notrestricted': 4.

Represents the configured state of an emulated Ethernet adapter.

None

The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The address of the resource.For example, the MAC address of a Ethernet port.

This property specifies the units of allocation used by the Reservation and Limit properties. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, AllocationUnits may be set to MHZ. When ResourceType=Memory, AllocationUnits may be set to MB

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically allocated. For example when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered on, this resource would be allocated. A value of false indicates the resource must be explicitly allocated. For example, the setting may represent removable media (cdrom, floppy, etc.) where at power on time, the media isnot present. An explicit operation is required to allocate the resource.

This property specifies if the resource will be automatically de-allocated. For example, when set to true, when the consuming virtual computer system is powered off, this resource would be de-allocated. When set to false, the resource will remain allocated and must be explicitly de-allocated.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

The thing to which this resource is connected. For example, a named network or switch port.

Describes the consumers visibility to the allocated resource. A value of 'Passed-Through' indicates the underlying or host resource is utilized and passed through to the consumer, possibly using partitioning. At least one item shall be present in the DeviceID property. A value of 'Virtualized' indicates the resource is virtualized and may not map directly to an underlying/host resource. Some implementations may support specific assignment for virtualized resources, in which case the host resource(s) are exposed using the DeviceID property. A value of 'Not represented' indicates a representation of the resource does not exist within the context of the resource consumer. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notrepresented': 4, 'virtualized': 3, 'passedThrough': 2.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

This property exposes specific assignment to host or underlying resources. The embedded instances shall contain only key properties and be treated as Object Paths. If the virtual resource may be scheduled on a number of underlying resources, this property shall be left NULL. In that case, the DeviceAllocatedFromPool or ResourceAllocationFromPool associations may be used to determine the pool of host resources this virtual resource may be scheduled on. If specific assignment is utilized, all underlying resources used by this virtual resource shall be listed in this array. Typically the array will contain one item, however for aggregate allocations, such as multiple processors, multiple host resources may be specified.

Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: : Where and are separated by a colon (:), and where must include a copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that is creating or defining the InstanceID or that is a registered ID assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority. (This requirement is similar to the _ structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between and . is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resulting InstanceID is not reused across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for the NameSpace of this instance. For DMTF-defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm must be used with the set to CIM.

This property specifies the upper bound, or maximum amount of resource that will be granted for this allocation. For example, a system which supports memory paging may support setting the Limit of a Memory allocation below that of the VirtualQuantity, thus forcing paging to occur for this allocation.

Specifies how this resource maps to underlying resourcesIf the HostResource array contains any entries, this property reflects how the resource maps to those specific resources. Enumeration: 'softAffinity': 3, 'unknown': 0, 'dedicated': 2, 'notSupported': 1, 'hardAffinity': 4.

A string that describes the resource type when a well defined value is not available and ResourceType has the value 'Other'.

The Parent of the resource. For example, a controller for the current allocation

This property specifies which ResourcePool the resource is currently allocated from, or which ResourcePool the resource will be allocated from when the allocation occurs.

This property specifies the amount of resource guaranteed to be available for this allocation. On system which support over-commitment of resources, this value is typically used for admission control to prevent an an allocation from being accepted thus preventing starvation.

A string describing an implementation specific sub-type for this resource. For example, this may be used to distinguish different models of the same resource type.

The type of resource this allocation setting represents. Enumeration: 'usbController': 18, 'basePartitionableUnit': 26, 'iODevice': 12, 'dvddrive': 15, 'serialport': 16, 'ethernetAdapter': 10, 'ibHCA': 9, 'disk': 21, 'dmtfreserved': 29, 'partitionableUnit': 25, 'ideController': 5, 'iSCSIHBA': 8, 'floppyDrive': 13, 'other': 1, 'tape': 22, 'iOSlot': 11, 'memory': 4, 'powerSupply': 27, 'firewireController': 24, 'graphicscontroller': 19, 'storageExtent': 20, 'parallelSCSIHBA': 6, 'coolingDevice': 28, 'fcHBA': 7, 'computerSystem': 2, 'parallelport': 17, 'otherstoragedevice': 23, 'cdDrive': 14, 'processor': 3.

Indicates whether the MAC address is static or dynamic.

This property specifies the quantity of resources presented to the consumer. For example, when ResourceType=Processor, this property would reflect the number of discrete Processors presented to the virtual computer system. When ResourceType=Memory, this property could reflect the number of MB reported to the virtual computer system.

A freeform string array of identifiers of this resource presented to the virtual computer system's operating system. The indexes and values per index are defined on a per resource basis (that is, for each enumerated ResourceType value). This property is inherited from CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData.

This property specifies a relative priority for this allocation in relation to other allocations from the same ResourcePool. This property has no unit of measure, and is only relevant when compared to other allocations vying for the same host resources.

This class represents an external Ethernet port (network adapter).

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The active or negotiated maximum transmission unit (MTU) that can be supported.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

A Boolean that indicates whether the NetworkPort is capable of automatically determining the speed or other communications characteristics of the attached network media.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Capabilities of the EthernetPort. For example, the Device might support AlertOnLan, WakeOnLan, Load Balancing, or FailOver. If failover or load balancing capabilities are listed, a SpareGroup (failover) or ExtraCapacityGroup (load balancing) should also be defined to completely describe the capability. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'failOver': 4, 'other': 1, 'loadBalancing': 5, 'alertOnLan': 2, 'wakeOnLan': 3.

An array of free-form strings that provides more detailed explanations for any of the EthernetPort features that are indicated in the Capabilities array. Note, each entry of this array is related to the entry in the Capabilities array that is located at the same index.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.

Specifies which capabilities are enabled from the list of all supported ones, which are defined in the Capabilities array. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'failOver': 4, 'other': 1, 'loadBalancing': 5, 'alertOnLan': 2, 'wakeOnLan': 3.

An enumerated value indicating an administrator's default or startup configuration for the Enabled State of an element. By default, the element is 'Enabled' (value=2). Enumeration: 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'enabled': 2, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'noDefault': 7.

EnabledState is an integer enumeration that indicates the enabled and disabled states of an element. It can also indicate the transitions between these requested states. For example, shutting down (value=4) and starting (value=10) are transient states between enabled and disabled. The following text briefly summarizes the various enabled and disabled states: Enabled (2) indicates that the element is or could be executing commands, will process any queued commands, and queues new requests. Disabled (3) indicates that the element will not execute commands and will drop any new requests. Shutting Down (4) indicates that the element is in the process of going to a Disabled state. Not Applicable (5) indicates the element does not support being enabled or disabled. Enabled but Offline (6) indicates that the element might be completing commands, and will drop any new requests. Test (7) indicates that the element is in a test state. Deferred (8) indicates that the element might be completing commands, but will queue any new requests. Quiesce (9) indicates that the element is enabled but in a restricted mode. The behavior of the element is similar to the Enabled state, but it processes only a restricted set of commands. All other requests are queued. Starting (10) indicates that the element is in the process of going to an Enabled state. New requests are queued. Enumeration: 'deferred': 8, 'quiesce': 9, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 2, 'shuttingDown': 4, 'inTest': 7, 'disabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5, 'other': 1, 'enabledbutOffline': 6, 'starting': 10.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorCleared is a Boolean property that indicates that the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: ErrorDescription is a free-form string that supplies more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode and information on any corrective actions that can be taken.

Boolean that indicates that the port is operating in full duplex mode.

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: 'Non-recoverable Error' (30) - The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality provided by this element has been lost. 'Critical Failure' (25) - The element is non-functional and recovery might not be possible. 'Major Failure' (20) - The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or not working. 'Minor Failure' (15) - All functionality is available but some might be degraded. 'Degraded/Warning' (10) - The element is in working order and all functionality is provided. However, the element is not working to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not be operating at optimal performance or it might be reporting recoverable errors. 'OK' (5) - The element is fully functional and is operating within normal operational parameters and without error. 'Unknown' (0) - The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time. DMTF has reserved the unused portion of the continuum for additional HealthStates in the future. Enumeration: 'ok': 5, 'majorfailure': 20, 'unknown': 0, 'degradedWarning': 10, 'nonrecoverableerror': 30, 'criticalfailure': 25, 'minorfailure': 15.

An array of free-form strings providing explanations and details behind the entries in the OtherIdentifyingInfo array. Note that each entry of this array is related to the entry in OtherIdentifyingInfo that is located at the same index.

A datetime value that indicates when the object was installed. Lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

If this property is true, then this Ethernet port can be connected to the switches and thus can provide connectivity to virtual machine. If this property is false, then this Ethernet is not being used by the virtual machine networking architecture. This property is inherited from CIM_EthernetPort.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the LogicalDevice.

An enumeration of the types of links. When set to 1 ('Other'), the related property OtherLinkTechnology contains a string description of the type of link. Enumeration: 'wirelessLAN': 11, 'blueTooth': 10, 'unknown': 0, 'atm': 6, 'fc': 4, 'infrared': 9, 'tokenRing': 7, 'other': 1, 'frameRelay': 8, 'ethernet': 2, 'ib': 3, 'fddi': 5.

An integer that reflects the state of an indicator (e.g., LED) that is part of a device. Reading the value gives the current state. Writing the value with 'On'/'Off' turns the indicator on/off, other values may not be written. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'notSupported': 4, 'off': 3, 'on': 2.

The maximum size of the INFO (non-MAC) field that will be received or transmitted.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. When evaluating the use of Quiesce, it was determined that this single property is not adequate for describing when a device will automatically exit a quiescent state. In fact, the most likely scenario for a device to exit a quiescent state was determined to be based on the number of outstanding requests queued rather than on a maximum time. This decision will be re-evaluated and repositioned later. Deprecated description: Maximum time, in milliseconds, that a Device can run in a 'Quiesced' state. The state is defined in its Availability and AdditionalAvailability properties, where 'Quiesced' is conveyed by the value 21. What occurs at the end of the time limit is device-specific. The Device can unquiesce, can be offline, or can take other actions. A value of 0 indicates that a Device can remain quiesced indefinitely.

The maximum bandwidth of the Port in Bits per Second.

The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.

An array of strings that indicates the network addresses for the port.

Indicates the current statuses of the element. Various operational statuses are defined. Many of the enumeration's values are self-explanatory. However, a few are not and are described here in more detail. 'Stressed' indicates that the element is functioning, but needs attention. Examples of 'Stressed' states are overload, overheated, and so on. 'Predictive Failure' indicates that an element is functioning nominally but predicting a failure in the near future. 'In Service' describes an element being configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered. 'No Contact' indicates that the monitoring system has knowledge of this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it. 'Lost Communication' indicates that the ManagedSystem Element is known to exist and has been contacted successfully in the past, but is currently unreachable. 'Stopped' and 'Aborted' are similar, although the former implies a clean and orderly stop, while the latter implies an abrupt stop where the state and configuration of the element might need to be updated. 'Dormant' indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced. 'Supporting Entity in Error' indicates that this element might be 'OK' but that another element, on which it is dependent, is in error. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems. 'Completed' indicates that the element has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded so that a client can tell if the complete operation Completed with OK (passed), Completed with Error (failed), or Completed with Degraded (the operation finished, but it did not complete OK or did not report an error). 'Power Mode' indicates that the element has additional power model information contained in the Associated PowerManagementService association. OperationalStatus replaces the Status property on ManagedSystemElement to provide a consistent approach to enumerations, to address implementation needs for an array property, and to provide a migration path from today's environment to the future. This change was not made earlier because it required the deprecated qualifier. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, it is strongly recommended that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. Further, the first value of OperationalStatus should contain the primary status for the element. When instrumented, Status (because it is single-valued) should also provide the primary status of the element. Enumeration: 'lostCommunication': 13, 'dormant': 15, 'powerMode': 18, 'ok': 2, 'aborted': 14, 'unknown': 0, 'noContact': 12, 'error': 6, 'supportingEntityinError': 16, 'other': 1, 'nonRecoverableError': 7, 'predictiveFailure': 5, 'stressed': 4, 'stopping': 9, 'stopped': 10, 'degraded': 3, 'starting': 8, 'completed': 17, 'inService': 11.

An array of free-form strings that provides more detailed explanations for any of the enabled capabilities that are specified as 'Other'.

A string that describes the enabled or disabled state of the element when the EnabledState property is set to 1 ('Other'). This property must be set to null when EnabledState is any value other than 1.

OtherIdentifyingInfo captures data, in addition to DeviceID information, that could be used to identify a LogicalDevice. For example, you could use this property to hold the operating system's user-friendly name for the Device.

A string value that describes LinkTechnology when it is set to 1, 'Other'.

Note: The use of this property is deprecated in lieu of CIM_LogicalPort.PortType. Deprecated description: The type of module, when PortType is set to 1 ('Other'.)

Describes the type of module, when PortType is set to 1 ('Other').

PermanentAddress defines the network address that is hardcoded into a port. This 'hardcoded' address can be changed using a firmware upgrade or a software configuration. When this change is made, the field should be updated at the same time. PermanentAddress should be left blank if no 'hardcoded' address exists for the NetworkAdapter.

NetworkPorts are often numbered relative to either a logical module or a network element.

PortType is defined to force consistent naming of the 'type' property in subclasses and to guarantee unique enum values for all instances of NetworkPort. When set to 1 ('Other'), related property OtherPortType contains a string description of the type of port. A range of values, DMTF_Reserved, has been defined that allows subclasses to override and define their specific types of ports. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'other': 1, 'notApplicable': 2.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, use the PowerCapabilites property in an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class. Deprecated description: An enumerated array describing the power management capabilities of the Device. Enumeration: 'timedPowerOnSupported': 7, 'unknown': 0, 'enabled': 3, 'disabled': 2, 'powerCyclingSupported': 6, 'powerStateSettable': 5, 'notSupported': 1, 'powerSavingModesEnteredAutomatic': 4.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Instead, the existence of an associated PowerManagementCapabilities class (associated using the ElementCapabilities relationship) indicates that power management is supported. Deprecated description: Boolean that indicates that the Device can use power management.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The number of consecutive hours that this Device has been powered on since its last power cycle.

The requested bandwidth of the Port in Bits per Second. The actual bandwidth is reported in LogicalPort.Speed.

RequestedState is an integer enumeration that indicates the last requested or desired state for the element. The actual state of the element is represented by EnabledState. This property is provided to compare the last requested and current enabled or disabled states. Note that when EnabledState is set to 5 ('Not Applicable'), then this property has no meaning. By default, the RequestedState of the element is 5 ('No Change'). Refer to the EnabledState property description for explanations of the values in the RequestedState enumeration. It should be noted that there are two new values in RequestedState that build on the statuses of EnabledState. These are 'Reboot' (10) and 'Reset' (11). Reboot refers to doing a 'Shut Down' and then moving to an 'Enabled' state. Reset indicates that the element is first 'Disabled' and then 'Enabled'. The distinction between requesting 'Shut Down' and 'Disabled' should also be noted. Shut Down requests an orderly transition to the Disabled state, and might involve removing power, to completely erase any existing state. The Disabled state requests an immediate disabling of the element, such that it will not execute or accept any commands or processing requests. This property is set as the result of a method invocation (such as Start or StopService on CIM_Service), or can be overridden and defined as WRITEable in a subclass. The method approach is considered superior to a WRITEable property, because it allows an explicit invocation of the operation and the return of a result code. A particular instance of EnabledLogicalElement might not support RequestedStateChange. If this occurs, the value 12 ('Not Applicable') is used. Enumeration: 'reset': 11, 'noChange': 5, 'notApplicable': 12, 'quiesce': 9, 'enabled': 2, 'reboot': 10, 'disabled': 3, 'deferred': 8, 'shutDown': 4, 'test': 7, 'offline': 6.

The bandwidth of the Port in Bits per Second.

A string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses are defined. This property is deprecated in lieu of OperationalStatus, which includes the same semantics in its enumeration. This change is made for 3 reasons: 1) Status is more correctly defined as an array. This definition overcomes the limitation of describing status using a single value, when it is really a multi-valued property (for example, an element might be OK AND Stopped. 2) A MaxLen of 10 is too restrictive and leads to unclear enumerated values. 3) The change to a uint16 data type was discussed when CIM V2.0 was defined. However, existing V1.0 implementations used the string property and did not want to modify their code. Therefore, Status was grandfathered into the Schema. Use of the deprecated qualifier allows the maintenance of the existing property, but also permits an improved definition using OperationalStatus.

Strings describing the various OperationalStatus array values. For example, if 'Stopping' is the value assigned to OperationalStatus, then this property may contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped. Note that entries in this array are correlated with those at the same array index in OperationalStatus.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated in lieu of a more clearly named property (EnabledState) that is inherited from ManagedSystemElement and that has additional enumerated values. Deprecated description: The StatusInfo property indicates whether the Logical Device is in an enabled state (value=3), disabled state (value=4), some other state (value=1), or an unknown state (value=2). If this property does not apply to the LogicalDevice, the value 5 ('Not Applicable') should be used. If a Device is ('Enabled')(value=3), it has been powered up and is configured and operational. The Device might or might not be functionally active, depending on whether its Availability (or AdditionalAvailability) indicates that it is ('Running/Full Power')(value=3) or ('Off line') (value=8). In an enabled but offline mode, a Device might be performing out-of-band requests, such as running Diagnostics. If StatusInfo is ('Disabled') (value=4), a Device can only be 'enabled' or powered off. In a personal computer environment, ('Disabled') means that the driver of the device is not available in the stack. In other environments, a Device can be disabled by removing its configuration file. A disabled device is physically present in a System and consuming resources, but it cannot be communicated with until a driver is loaded, a configuration file is loaded, or some other 'enabling' activity has occurred. Enumeration: 'disabled': 4, 'unknown': 2, 'other': 1, 'enabled': 3, 'notApplicable': 5.

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) that can be supported.

The CreationClassName of the scoping system.

The System Name of the scoping system.

The date or time when the EnabledState of the element last changed. If the state of the element has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a 0 interval value. If a state change was requested, but rejected or not yet processed, the property must not be updated.

Note: The use of this method is deprecated. Deprecated description: The total number of hours that this Device has been powered on.

In some circumstances, a LogicalPort might be identifiable as a front end or back end port. An example of this situation would be a storage array that might have back end ports to communicate with disk drives and front end ports to communicate with hosts. If there is no restriction on the use of the port, then the value should be set to 'not restricted'. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'backendonly': 3, 'frontendonly': 2, 'notrestricted': 4.

This association connects a LAN endpoint to a global Ethernet port (either an external or internal Ethernet port).

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

Antecedent represents the independent object in this association.

Dependent represents the object that is dependent on the Antecedent.

This class represents an internal Ethernet port (network adapter).

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The value of this object uniquely identifies the instance entry for this class.

The active or negotiated maximum transmission unit (MTU) that can be supported.

Additional availability and status of the Device in addition to that specified in the Availability property. The Availability property denotes the primary status and availability of the Device. In some cases, this property will not be sufficient to denote the complete status of the Device. In those cases, the AdditionalAvailability property can be used to provide further information. For example, the primary Availability of a device might be 'Off line' (value=8) or in a low-power state (AdditionalAvailability value=14), or the Device could be running Diagnostics (AdditionalAvailability value=5, 'In Test'). Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

A Boolean that indicates whether the NetworkPort is capable of automatically determining the speed or other communications characteristics of the attached network media.

Note: The use of this property has been deprecated. Deprecated description: The primary availability and status of the Device. (Additional status information can be specified using the Additional Availability array property.) For example, the Availability property indicates that the Device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). The Power Save states are defined as follows: Value 13 ('Power Save - Unknown') indicates that the Device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; value 14 ('Power Save - Low Power Mode') indicates that the Device is in a power save state but still functioning, and might exhibit degraded performance; value 15 ('Power Save - Standby') indicates that the Device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ('Power Save - Warning') indicates that the Device is in a warning state, but is also in a power save mode. Enumeration: 'powerSaveStandby': 15, 'paused': 18, 'installError': 12, 'notConfigured': 20, 'quiesced': 21, 'unknown': 2, 'powerSaveUnknown': 13, 'notInstalled': 11, 'offDuty': 9, 'inTest': 5, 'powerSaveWarning': 17, 'notApplicable': 6, 'powerOff': 7, 'other': 1, 'notReady': 19, 'runningFullPower': 3, 'offLine': 8, 'warning': 4, 'degraded': 10, 'powerSaveLowPowerMode': 14, 'powerCycle': 16.

Capabilities of the EthernetPort. For example, the Device might support AlertOnLan, WakeOnLan, Load Balancing, or FailOver. If failover or load balancing capabilities are listed, a SpareGroup (failover) or ExtraCapacityGroup (load balancing) should also be defined to completely describe the capability. Enumeration: 'unknown': 0, 'failOver': 4, 'other': 1, 'loadBalancing': 5, 'alertOnLan': 2, 'wakeOnLan': 3.

An array of free-form strings that provides more detailed explanations for any of the EthernetPort features that are indicated in the Capabilities array. Note, each entry of this array is related to the entry in the Capabilities array that is located at the same index.

The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.

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 identified.

The Description property provides a textual description of the object.

An address or other identifying information used to uniquely name the LogicalDevice.

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.