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WMI Classes

In WMI, a class is an object that describes some aspect of an enterprise. You can use an object to hold information or control an aspect of your enterprise. For example, you can create a WMI object that describes a CD-ROM drive. An object works with a WMI provider to fill the properties of an object.

WMI attributes

A WMI class displays all its attributes, or properties which were added to the currently selected WMI class. These attribute lists tend to not be exhaustive, they include the most common attributes of the class. If a property important to your environment is missing in this list it can be added.

Creating a WMI attribute

  1. Select the class to which a new attribute is to be added in the left window pane.
  2. Click Edit > Create Attribute attribute_create.png.
    The Properties pop-up menu appears.
  3. Enter the data for the new attribute in the respective boxes.
  4. Click OK to confirm and close the window.

 

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