Page 2 - Notes and Cautions; instructions are not followed.
Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without ...
Page 3 - Contents; C o n t e n t s; I n t r o d u c t i o n; Server Administrator; C I M _ P h ys i c a l E l e m e n t; CIM_PhysicalComponent
Contents 3 C o n t e n t s 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Server Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Documenting CIM Classes and Their Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Base Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 4 - C I M _ L o g i c a l E l e m e n t; DELL_ManagedSystemServicesDevice
4 Contents CIM_PhysicalMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 CIM_PhysicalConnector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CIM_Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 C I M _ L o g i c a l E l e m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 CIM_LogicalElement . . . . . . . . ....
Page 6 - D e l l - D e f i n e d C l a s s e s
6 Contents CIM_SystemResource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 CIM_IRQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 CIM_MemoryMappedIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 CIM_DMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 CIM_RedundancyGroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9...
Page 7 - C I M _ D e p e n d e n c y
Contents 7 DELL_BIOSExtensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Management Object File For Change Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Classes for Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 5 C I M _ D e p e n d e n c y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 7 DELL_FanSensor . . ...
Page 9 - Introduction; and the Microsoft; The following changes have been made for this release:
Introduction 9 Introduction This reference guide documents the Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator Common Information Model (CIM) provider contained in the Management Object File (MOF) dccim32.mof . CIM provides a conceptual model for describing manageable objects in a systems management environm...
Page 10 - Added a new property — SystemSlotType to the; Documenting CIM Classes and Their Properties; Base Classes; CIM_ManagedSystemElement
10 Introduction • Added a new property — SystemSlotType to the CIM_Slot class. • Added new values for the UpgradeMethod and Family properties of the CIM_Processor class. • Added a new property — RemoteAccessType to the DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPortGroup class. • Added the new class DELL_ManagedSystem...
Page 11 - Parent Classes; Most classes in the dccim32 provider document both a; Classes That Describe Relationships; antecedent; Antecedent
Introduction 11 • DELL_CMInventory • DELL_CMOS • DELL_CMProductInfo The CIM_ManagedSystemElement class is the base class for the system element hierarchy from which all other CIM classes are derived. As a result, CIM_ManagedSystemElement has no parent. Examples of managed system elements include sof...
Page 12 - Many classes have properties such as; Common Properties of Classes
12 Introduction Dell-Defined Classes Server Administrator has extended some CIM classes and has created new classes to assist in managing systems and their components. In the diagrams that appear in the documentation for each class, those classes created and populated by Dell are designated by the g...
Page 14 - Other Documents You May Need; Besides this
14 Introduction Other Documents You May Need Besides this Dell OpenManage Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide , you can find the following guides either on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD : • Dell OpenManage Server Admin...
Page 15 - Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User’s Guide; Typographical Conventions; Class Name; Parent Class; Courier; Property
Introduction 15 • Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User’s Guide provides complete information on installation procedures and step-by-step instructions for installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Server Administrator for each operating system. • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command L...
Page 17 - CIM_PhysicalElement Class Structure; ManagedSystemElement
CIM_PhysicalElement 17 CIM_PhysicalElement CIM_PhysicalElement is a CIM-defined class. The CIM_PhysicalElement class contains the subclasses shown in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1. CIM_PhysicalElement Class Structure CIM_PhysicalElement Subclasses of the CIM_PhysicalElement class listed in Table 2-1 define...
Page 20 - CIM_Physical Frame Properties
20 CIM_PhysicalElement CIM_PhysicalFrame The CIM_PhysicalFrame class described in Table 2-3 contains other frame enclosures such as racks and chassis. Properties like VisibleAlarm or AudibleAlarm , and data related to security breaches are also members of this class. Table 2-3. CIM_Physical Frame Pr...
Page 24 - CIM_PhysicalComponent Properties
24 CIM_PhysicalElement CIM_PhysicalComponent The CIM_PhysicalComponent class listed in Table 2-6 represents any low-level or basic component within a package. A component object either cannot or does not need to be broken down into its constituent parts. For example, an application specific integrat...
Page 27 - DataWidth
CIM_PhysicalElement 27 MemoryType (continued) 11 - Flash 12 - EEPROM 13 - FEPROM 14 - EPROM 15 - CDRAM 16 - 3DRAM 17 - SDRAM 18 - SGRAM 19 - RDRAM 20 - DDR 21 - DDR2 22 - DDR2 FB-DIMM 24 - DDR3 TotalWidth Indicates the total width, in bits, of the physical memory, including check or error correction...
Page 28 - BankLabel
28 CIM_PhysicalElement CIM_PhysicalConnector The CIM_PhysicalConnector class explained in Table 2-9 includes physical elements such as plugs, jacks, or buses that connect physical elements. Any object that can be used to connect and transmit signals or power between two or more physical elements is ...
Page 30 - Connector Type Values
30 CIM_PhysicalElement 11 - Fibre Channel (DB-9 Copper) 41 - unused 71 - Bus Mouse 101 - unused 12 - Fibre Channel (Fiber Optical) 42 - unused 72 - ADB 102 - GIO 13 - Fibre Channel SCA- II (40 pins) 43 - PCI 73 - AGP 103 - XIO 14 - Fibre Channel SCA- II (20 pins) 44 - ISA 74 - VME Bus 104 - HIO 15 -...
Page 40 - ag
40 CIM_LogicalElement CIM_FRU The CIM_FRU class described in Table 3-6 contains manufacturing information related to the Field Replaceable Units (FRU) of a system such as a system planar or I/O riser card. Table 3-6. CIM_FRU Properties Class Name: CIM_FRU Parent Class: CIM_LogicalDevice Property Des...
Page 43 - CIM_NetworkPort Properties
CIM_LogicalElement 43 DELL_ManagedSystemServicesDevice The DELL_ManagedSystemServicesDevice class listed in Table 3-9 defines the type, size of storage devices in MB, and related information. OtherLinkTechnology When used in conjunction with Link Technology, this property displays relevant links to ...
Page 44 - storagePresent
44 CIM_LogicalElement DELL_NetworkPort The DELL_NetworkPort class listed in Table 3-10 represents the abstraction of a port or connection point of a device. For example, a USB port can be abstracted to represent a port. This feature is used when the abstracted port has independent management charact...
Page 50 - Ranges for Threshold Values; Table 3-13 provides definitions for; CIM_NumericSensor Properties
50 CIM_LogicalElement Figure 3-2. Ranges for Threshold Values Table 3-13 provides definitions for NumericSensor properties. Table 3-13. CIM_NumericSensor Properties Class Name: CIM_NumericSensor Parent Class: CIM_Sensor Property Description Data Type UnitModifier See Table 1-1. sint32 CurrentReading...
Page 52 - CIM_TemperatureSensor Properties
52 CIM_LogicalElement CIM_TemperatureSensor The CIM_TemperatureSensor class listed in Table 3-14 contains sensors that sample ambient temperature and return a value in degrees Celsius. Table 3-14. CIM_TemperatureSensor Properties Class Name: CIM_TemperatureSensor Parent Class: CIM_NumericSensor Prop...
Page 60 - NumberOfButtons Indicates the number of buttons. If the
60 CIM_LogicalElement Table 3-22. CIM_PointingDevice Properties Class Name: CIM_PointingDevice Parent Class: CIM_UserDevice Property Description Data Type PointingType Indicates the type of pointing device. Values for the PointingType property are: 1 - Other 2 - Unknown 3 - Mouse 4 - Trackball 5 - T...
Page 63 - ActiveInputVoltage; CIM_PowerSupply Properties
CIM_LogicalElement 63 ActiveInputVoltage Indicates which input voltage range is currently in use. Range 1, 2, or both can be specified using the values 3, 4, or 5, respectively. If the supply is not drawing power, a value of 6 (neither) can be specified. This information is necessary in the case of ...
Page 65 - CIM_ParallelController Properties
CIM_LogicalElement 65 CIM_ParallelController The CIM_ParallelController class identified in Table 3-26 contains a set of objects that control parallel devices. Parallel controllers transfer 8 or 16 bits of data at a time to the devices they control, for example, a parallel port controlling a printer...
Page 70 - Xeon; CIM_PCIBridge Properties
70 CIM_LogicalElement CIM_Processor The CIM_Processor class described in Table 3-31 contains devices that interpret and execute commands, for example, the Intel ® Xeon ® microprocessor. Table 3-30. CIM_PCIBridge Properties Class Name: CIM_PCIBridge Parent Class: CIM_PCIController Property Descriptio...
Page 73 - CIM_Processor Properties
CIM_LogicalElement 73 ExtendedStates Indicates the setting of the extended capabilities of the processor. This attribute is a bit field. The following are the definitions of a bit when set to one: Bit 0 — Virtualization Technology (VT) enabled Bit 1 — Demand-Based Switching (DBS) enabled Bit 2 — eXe...
Page 75 - Family
CIM_LogicalElement 75 Family (continued) 29 - AMD Athlon™ Processor Family 30 - AMD29000 Family 31 - K6-2+ 32 - Power PC Family 33 - Power PC 601 34 - Power PC 603 35 - Power PC 603+ 36 - Power PC 604 37 - Power PC 620 38 - Power PC X704 39 - Power PC 750 48 - Alpha Family 49 - Alpha 21064 50 - Alph...
Page 81 - WritePolicy; CacheType
CIM_LogicalElement 81 WritePolicy Either defines whether this cache is a write-back or write-through cache or whether this information varies with address or is defined individually for each input/output (I/O). Values for the WritePolicy property are as follows: 1 - Other 2 - Unknown 3 - Write-back ...
Page 82 - CIM_SoftwareElement Properties
82 CIM_LogicalElement CIM_SoftwareElement The CIM_SoftwareElement class described in Table 3-35 is used to define a CIM_SoftwareFeature. The CIM_SoftwareElement class consists of individually manageable or deployable parts for a particular platform. A software element’s platform is uniquely identifi...
Page 84 - Miscellaneous functions, such as system messages; CIM_BIOSElement Properties
84 CIM_LogicalElement CIM_BIOSElement The CIM_BIOSElement class listed in Table 3-36 describes the BIOS for the system. The BIOS controls the following: • Communications between the microprocessor and peripheral devices, such as the keyboard and the video adapter • Miscellaneous functions, such as s...
Page 88 - TriggerLevel; TriggerType
88 CIM_LogicalElement Availability Indicates the availability of the IRQ. Values for the Availability property are as follows: 1 - Other 2 - Unknown 3 - Available 4 - In use/not available 5 - In use and available uint16 TriggerLevel Indicates whether the interrupt is triggered by the hardware signal...
Page 92 - CIM_RedundancyGroup Properties
92 CIM_LogicalElement CIM_ExtraCapacityGroup The CIM_ExtraCapacityGroup class explained in Table 3-44 applies to systems that have more capability and components than are required for normal operation, for example, systems that have extra fans or power supplies. Table 3-43. CIM_RedundancyGroup Prope...
Page 93 - CIM_ExtraCapacityGroup Properties
CIM_LogicalElement 93 DELL_PSRedundancyGroup The DELL_PSRedundancyGroup described in Table 3-45 is a Dell-specific extension of the CIM_PowerSupply class. The DELL_PSRedundancyGroup class defines what constitutes power supply redundancy in a system. Table 3-44. CIM_ExtraCapacityGroup Properties Clas...
Page 94 - DELL_FanRedundancyGroup Properties
94 CIM_LogicalElement DELL_FanRedundancyGroup The DELL_FanRedundancyGroup described in Table 3-46 defines what constitutes fan redundancy in a system. CIM_EnabledLogicalElement Group The CIM_EnabledLogicalElementGroup class described in Table 3-47 extends the CIM_LogicalElementGroup class to abstrac...
Page 95 - local; CIM_ServiceAccessPointGroup Properties
CIM_LogicalElement 95 CIM_ServiceAccessPoint The CIM_ServiceAccessPointGroup class described in Table 3-48 represents the ability to utilize or invoke a service. Access points indicate that a service is available to other entities for use. CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoint The CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoin...
Page 97 - DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPort; DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPortGroup Properties
CIM_LogicalElement 97 DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPort The DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPortGroup class described in Table 3-50 is an extended class of the CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPointGroup class. The DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPortGroup class provides information about Dell implementation-specific attributes. ...
Page 102 - DELL_CMDeviceApplication
102 Dell-Defined Classes DELL_CMDeviceApplication The DELL_CMDeviceApplication class identified in Table 4-5 contains information related to the Dell Change Management association between the device and application. subVendorID Defines an ID for an additional vendor supplying the device string devic...
Page 111 - Classes for Power Management; The new classes introduced for power management are:
Dell-Defined Classes 111 Dell_CMDevice REF Antecedent; [key, Override ("Dependent"), Description ("The Application") ] Dell_CMApplication REF Dependent; }; // ===== // end of file // ===== Classes for Power Management The new classes introduced for power management are: // ==========...
Page 127 - CIM_Dependency Class Structure
CIM_Dependency 127 CIM_Dependency The CIM_Dependency class is an association used to establish dependency relationships between two managed system elements. CIM_Dependency shown in Figure 5-1 does not have a parent class because it is a relationship or association between two elements. Figure 5-1. C...
Page 128 - DELL_FanSensor Properties
128 CIM_Dependency DELL_FanSensor The DELL_FanSensor class described in Table 5-1 defines a Dell-specific association between a fan and a sensor. The CIM_PackageFanSensor class contains fans that assist in cooling the entire package as opposed to a fan that is dedicated to cooling only some of the c...
Page 130 - CIM_PackageCurrentSensor Properties
130 CIM_Dependency CIM_PackageCurrentSensor The CIM_PackageCurrentSensor shown in Table 5-4 contains amperage sensors that are often installed in a package such as a chassis or a rack to assist in the monitoring of the package in general. This relationship is described by the CIM_PackageCurrentSenso...
Page 132 - DELL_PackagePSRedundancy Properties
132 CIM_Dependency DELL_PackagePSRedundancy The DELL_PackagePSRedundancy class listed in Table 5-7 defines what constitutes power supply redundancy for an entire package. DELL_PSRedundancy The DELL_PSRedundancy class shown in Table 5-8 defines what constitutes power supply redundancy for Dell™ syste...
Page 135 - Glossary; asset tag code; Acronym for common information model object manager.; class
Glossary 135 Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in user documents. asset tag code An individual code assigned to a computer, usually by a system administrator, for security or tracking purposes. attribute An attribute, or property, con...
Page 136 - ix; Variable used to represent microprocessors such as Intel
136 Glossary component Manageable components are operating systems, computer systems, expansion cards, or peripherals that are compatible with a systems management standard such as CIM and SNMP. Each component is made up of groups and attributes that are defined as relevant to that component. contro...
Page 137 - The Description provides a brief
Glossary 137 property A property is a capability or characteristic of a CIM class. The temperature probe class, for example, has a property that describes its thresholds for normal, lower critical, and upper critical ranges of operation. Defining where normal operation ends and where critical temper...
Page 138 - SNMP
138 Glossary SNMP Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is an industry-standard interface that allows a network manager to remotely monitor and manage workstations. unattended installation An unattended installation requires far less operator involvement than an interactive insta...
Page 139 - Index; CIM classes and properties, 10
Index 139 Index C CIM classes and properties, 10 base classes, 1 0classes that describe relationships, 11 common properties of classes, 12conventions, 12parent classes, 11 CIM_Chip, 2 4 CIM_Dependency CIM_PackageCurrentSensor, 1 3 0CIM_PackageFanSensor, 1 3 0CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor, 1 3 1 CIM_P...
