Page 2 - how to avoid the problem.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property d...
Page 3 - Contents; Introduction
Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................7 Server Administrator .............................................................................................................................. 7 What’s New i...
Page 7 - and the Microsoft website at; Server Administrator; The following attributes are added in Server Administrator 7.4:; Documenting CIM Classes and Their Properties
1 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 environment. CIM is a m...
Page 8 - TargetOperatingSystem; Base Classes; Common Properties of Classes
The property values being presented could be NULL or empty string on some systems, although in general, some non-empty values can be expected. Key properties (listed below) always carry non-empty values. It is recommended that you use only the following properties as key attributes: • CIM_PhysicalEl...
Page 9 - Antecedent; Common Properties
Parent Classes Most classes in the dccim32 provider document both a Class Name and a Parent Class property. The parent class is the class from which any given class inherits its core properties. For example, the CIM_Controller class has the CIM_LogicalDevice class as its parent, and has various type...
Page 10 - Nonoperational Status Values:
Property Description Data Type CurrentReading Indicates the actual current value indicated by the sensor in amperes. sint32 Description Provides a textual description of the object. string LowerThresholdNonCritical If current reading is between lower threshold noncritical and upper threshold noncrit...
Page 11 - Other Documents You May Need; Dell OpenManage Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide
Property Description Data Type operational condition that is severe as compared to its normal mode of operation. SystemCreationClassName Indicates the system’s creation class name. string UnitModifier Provides the unit multiplier for the values returned by this sensor. All the values returned by thi...
Page 12 - Typographical Conventions; shows a partial class description for the DELL_DMA class.
• The Glossary for information on terms used in this document. Typographical Conventions The following example shows how most of the classes in the Dell CIM provider are documented. CIM_DMA Properties shows a partial class description for the DELL_DMA class. NOTE: For a full class description, see C...
Page 18 - CIM_PhysicalComponent
Class Name: DELL_Chassis Parent Class: CIM_Chassis Property Description Data Type AmpStatus Indicates the global status of current sensors. string PsStatus Indicates the global status of power supplies. string MemStatus Indicates the global status of memory devices. string ProcStatus Indicates the g...
Page 21 - DataWidth
TotalWidth Indicates the total width, in bits, of the physical memory, including check or error correction bits. If there are no error correction bits, the value in this property should match that specified for the DataWidth property. uint16 DataWidth Indicates the data width, in bits, of the physic...
Page 22 - CIM_PhysicalConnector; Physical Connector Properties; Property
InterleavePosition Indicates the position of this physical memory in an interleave. 0 indicates noninterleaved. 1 indicates the first position, 2 the second position, and so on. For example, in a 2:1 interleave, a value of 1 indicates that the memory is in the “even” position. uint32 CIM_PhysicalCon...
Page 23 - Connector
ConnectorType property. Table 11. Connector Type Values 0 - Unknown 30 - unused 60 - Micro-DIN 90 - On board IDE Connector 1 - Other 31 - unused 61 - PS/2 91 - On board floppy 2 - Male 32 - IEEE-48 62 - Infrared 92 - 9 Pin dual inline 3 - Female 33 - AUI 63 - unused 93 - 25 Pin dual inline 4- Shield...
Page 25 - SystemSlotType
the SystemSlotType property are as follows: 1 - Other 2 - Unknown 3 - ISA 4 - MCA 5 - EISA 6 - PCI 7 - PCMCIA 8 - VL-VESA 9 - Proprietary 10 - Processor card Slot 11 - Proprietary memory card slot 12 - I/O Riser card slot 13 - NuBus 14 - PCI - 66MHz capable 15 - AGP 16 - AGP 2X 17 - AGP 4X 18 - PCI-...
Page 32 - Other
environmental temperature. 3 - Voltage sensors measure electrical voltage. 4 - Current sensors measure current readings. 5 - Tachometers measure speed/ revolutions of a device. For example, a fan device can have an associated tachometer that measures its speed. 6 - Batteries maintain the time and da...
Page 36 - CIM_TemperatureSensor
2 - UpperThresholdNonCriti cal CIM_TemperatureSensor The CIM_TemperatureSensor class described in Table below contains sensors that sample ambient temperature and return a value in degrees celsius. Table 22. CIM_TemperatureSensor Properties Class Name: CIM_TemperatureSensor Parent Class: CIM_Numeric...
Page 39 - MonitoredEntity
CIM_WatchDog The CIM_WatchDog class described in Table below represents a timer that is implemented in system hardware. The watchdog feature allows the hardware to monitor the state of the operating system, BIOS, or a software component installed on the system. If the monitored component fails to re...
Page 44 - CIM_ParallelController
6 - Neither range 1 nor range 2 TotalOutputPower Represents the total output power of the power supply in milliwatts. A value of 0 denotes that the power output is unknown. uint32 PMCapable Indicates the Power Monitoring capability. Boolean CIM_Controller The CIM_Controller class described in below ...
Page 51 - Family
4 - Microprocessor is idle 5 - Other Family Refers to the processor family type. Values for the Family property are as follows: 1 - Other 2 - Unknown 3 - 8086 4 - 80286 5 - 80386 6 - 80486 7 - 8087 8 - 80287 9 - 80387 10 - 80487 11 - Pentium Brand 12 - Pentium Pro 13 - Pentium II 14 - Pentium proces...
Page 58 - BIOSElement Properties
DELL_SoftwareFeature The DELL_SoftwareFeature described in Table below defines the universal resource locator (URL) of the systems management software and the language in which systems management information displays. Defining these properties enables users to manage a system using an Internet brows...
Page 65 - RedundancyStatus; CIM_ExtraCapacityGroup
RedundancyStatus Provides information on the state of the redundancy group. Values for the RedundancyStatus property are as follows: 0 - Unknown 1 - Other 2 - Fully redundant. Fully redundant - all of the configured redundancy is still available. 3 - Degraded redundancy. Degraded redundancy - that s...
Page 66 - DELL_PSRedundancyGroup; DELL_FanRedundancyGroup; DELL_FanRedundancyGroup; CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
DELL_PSRedundancyGroup The DELL_PSRedundancyGroup described in Table below is a Dell-specific extension of the CIM_ExtraCapacityGroup class. The DELL_PSRedundancyGroup class defines what constitutes power supply redundancy in a system. Table 53. DELL_PSRedundancyGroup Properties Class Name: DELL_PSR...
Page 67 - CIM_EnabledLogicalElementGroup; CIM_ServiceAccessPoint; CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoint; local; CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoi
Table 55. CIM_EnabledLogicalElement Properties Class Name: CIM_EnabledLogicalElementGroup Parent Class: CIM_LogicalElementGroup CIM_ServiceAccessPoint The CIM_ServiceAccessPoint class described in Table below represents the ability to utilize or invoke a service. Access points indicate that a servic...
Page 68 - DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPort
Class Name: CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoi ntGroup Parent Class: CIM_ServiceAccessPointGrou p Property Description Data Type name, network address, and other similar information. InfoFormat Indicates an enumerated integer describing the format and interpretation of the AccessInfo property. This property...
Page 69 - DELL_RemoteServiceAccessP
Table 58. DELL_RemoteServiceAccessPort Properties Class Name: DELL_RemoteServiceAccessP ort Parent Class: CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPo int Property Description Data Type PortName Displays the name of the service access port. string VersionString Indicates the version of the access point service. string...
Page 73 - DELL_CMDeviceApplication; DELL_CMDeviceApplication
subVendorID Defines an ID for an additional vendor supplying the device. string deviceID Indicates the ID of the device. string subDeviceID Indicates the ID for additional device. string bus Indicates the PCI bus number. string device Indicates the PCI device number. string function Indicates the PC...
Page 75 - DELL_BIOSSettings Properties; CIM_ManagedSystemElement
Table 66. DELL_CMProductInfo Properties Class Name: DELL_CMProductInfo Parent Class: None Property Description Data Type name Indicates the name of the product. string description Provides a short description of the product. string vendor Indicates the name of the product manufacturer. string versio...
Page 76 - DELL_SDCardDevice Properties
Class Name: DELL_BIOSSettings Parent Class: CIM_ManagedSystemElement TrustedPlatformModule Enables or Disables the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Values for the TPM property are:0 - Other1 - Unsupported2 - Off3 - On with BIOS Management4 - On without BIOS Measurement uint8 DELL_SDCardDevice The DELL...
Page 80 - DELL_PowerConsumptionAmpsSensor; DELL_PowerConsumptionAmpsS; DELL_PowerConsumptionWattsSensor; DELL_PowerConsumptionWatts
ServiceName Indicates the service name. string DELL_PowerConsumptionAmpsSensor The DELL_PowerConsumptionAmpsSensor identified in DELL_PowerConsumptionAmpsSensor contains information related to monitoring the power consumption. Table 71. DELL_PowerConsumptionAmpsSensor Class Name: DELL_PowerConsumpti...
Page 81 - DELL_PowerConsumptionData
Class Name: DELL_PowerConsumptionWatts Sensor Parent Class: CIM_Numeric Sensor IsLinear See Common Properties of Classes Boolean LowerThresholdNonCritical See Common Properties of Classes sint32 UpperThresholdNonCritical See Common Properties of Classes sint32 LowerThresholdCritical See Common Prope...
Page 82 - DCIM_RegisteredProfile
Class Name: DCIM_OEM_DataAccessModule Parent Class: CIM_ManagedElement Property Description Data Type InstanceID Identifies the instance. string GlobalStatus Represents the global health status of the system. This property can have the following values: 0 - Other 1 - Unknown 2 - OK 3 - Warning / Non...
Page 84 - CIM_PackageTempSensor; CIM_PackageTempSensor Properties; Element; CIM_PackageVoltSensor; CIM_PackageVoltage Properties
Dependent CIM_Fan refers to the fan whose revolutions are measured by the tachometer. CIM_PackageTempSensor The CIM_PackageTempSensor class described in CIM_PackageTempSensor Properties contains temperature sensors that are often installed in a package such as a chassis or a rack to assist in the mo...
Page 85 - CIM_PackageCurrentSensor; CIM_PackageCurrentSensor
CIM_PackageCurrentSensor The CIM_PackageCurrentSensor class described in CIM_PackageCurrentSensor Properties 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_Pa...
Page 86 - CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor; CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor Properties; DELL_PackagePSRedundancy; DELL_PackagePSRedundancy Properties
CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor The CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor class described in CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor Properties contains power supplies that provide power to the whole package. Table 79. CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor Properties Class Name: CIM_PackagePowerSupplySensor Parent Class: CIM_Depen...
Page 87 - DELL_AssociatedSupplyPCAmps; DELL _AssociatedSupplyPCAmps; DELL_AssociatedSupplyPCAmp; DELL_AssociatedSystemPCWatts
DELL_PSRedundancy The DELL_PSRedundancy class described in DELL_PSRedundancy Properties defines what constitutes a power supply redundancy for Dell systems. Table 81. DELL_PSRedundancy Properties Class Name: DELL_PSRedundancy Parent Class: CIM_Dependency Element Description Antecedent CIM_PowerSuppl...
Page 88 - AssociatedSystemPCData; PowerConsumptionData; DELL_PowerProfileData; DELL_PowerProfileData; chassisIndex
Table 83. DELL _AssociatedSystemPCWatts Class Name: DELL_AssociatedSystemPCWat ts Parent Class: CIM_Dependency Property Description Data Type Antecedent Indicates the Dell_System instance. uint 16 Dependent Indicates the PowerConsumptionWattsSensor associated with the system. uint 16 AssociatedSyste...