LMI_BIOSElement¶
Class reference¶
Subclass of CIM_BIOSElement
BIOSElement represents the low-level software that is loaded into non-volatile storage and used to bring up and configure a ComputerSystem.
Key properties¶
Local properties¶
string InstanceID
InstanceID is an optional property that may be used to opaquely and uniquely identify an instance of this class within the scope of the instantiating Namespace. Various subclasses of this class may override this property to make it required, or a key. Such subclasses may also modify the preferred algorithms for ensuring uniqueness that are defined below.
To ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID should be constructed using the following “preferred” algorithm:
<OrgID>:<LocalID>
Where <OrgID> and <LocalID> are separated by a colon (:), and where <OrgID> 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 <Schema Name>_<Class Name> structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness, <OrgID> must not contain a colon (:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID must appear between <OrgID> and <LocalID>.
<LocalID> is chosen by the business entity and should not be reused to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If not null and 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.
If not set to null for DMTF-defined instances, the “preferred” algorithm must be used with the <OrgID> set to CIM.
string Version
Software Version should be in the form <Major>.<Minor>.<Revision> or <Major>.<Minor><letter><revision>.
string ElementName
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. Note that if there is an associated instance of CIM_EnabledLogicalElementCapabilities, restrictions on this properties may exist as defined in ElementNameMask and MaxElementNameLen properties defined in that class.
string Description
The Description property provides a textual description of the object.
datetime ReleaseDate
Date that this BIOS was released.
string Manufacturer
Manufacturer of this SoftwareElement.
uint16 TargetOperatingSystem
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.
ValueMap Values 0 Unknown 1 Other 2 MACOS 3 ATTUNIX 4 DGUX 5 DECNT 6 Tru64 UNIX 7 OpenVMS 8 HPUX 9 AIX 10 MVS 11 OS400 12 OS/2 13 JavaVM 14 MSDOS 15 WIN3x 16 WIN95 17 WIN98 18 WINNT 19 WINCE 20 NCR3000 21 NetWare 22 OSF 23 DC/OS 24 Reliant UNIX 25 SCO UnixWare 26 SCO OpenServer 27 Sequent 28 IRIX 29 Solaris 30 SunOS 31 U6000 32 ASERIES 33 HP NonStop OS 34 HP NonStop OSS 35 BS2000 36 LINUX 37 Lynx 38 XENIX 39 VM 40 Interactive UNIX 41 BSDUNIX 42 FreeBSD 43 NetBSD 44 GNU Hurd 45 OS9 46 MACH Kernel 47 Inferno 48 QNX 49 EPOC 50 IxWorks 51 VxWorks 52 MiNT 53 BeOS 54 HP MPE 55 NextStep 56 PalmPilot 57 Rhapsody 58 Windows 2000 59 Dedicated 60 OS/390 61 VSE 62 TPF 63 Windows (R) Me 64 Caldera Open UNIX 65 OpenBSD 66 Not Applicable 67 Windows XP 68 z/OS 69 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 70 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit 71 Windows XP 64-Bit 72 Windows XP Embedded 73 Windows Vista 74 Windows Vista 64-Bit 75 Windows Embedded for Point of Service 76 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 77 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-Bit 78 FreeBSD 64-Bit 79 RedHat Enterprise Linux 80 RedHat Enterprise Linux 64-Bit 81 Solaris 64-Bit 82 SUSE 83 SUSE 64-Bit 84 SLES 85 SLES 64-Bit 86 Novell OES 87 Novell Linux Desktop 88 Sun Java Desktop System 89 Mandriva 90 Mandriva 64-Bit 91 TurboLinux 92 TurboLinux 64-Bit 93 Ubuntu 94 Ubuntu 64-Bit 95 Debian 96 Debian 64-Bit 97 Linux 2.4.x 98 Linux 2.4.x 64-Bit 99 Linux 2.6.x 100 Linux 2.6.x 64-Bit 101 Linux 64-Bit 102 Other 64-Bit 103 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 104 VMware ESXi 105 Microsoft Windows 7 106 CentOS 32-bit 107 CentOS 64-bit 108 Oracle Linux 32-bit 109 Oracle Linux 64-bit 110 eComStation 32-bitx 111 Microsoft Windows Server 2011 113 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 114 Microsoft Windows 8 115 Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit 116 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
string[] ListOfLanguages
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.
string Name
The name used to identify this SoftwareElement.
string LanguageEdition
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.
uint64 LoadedStartingAddress
The starting address of the memory which this BIOS occupies.
string Caption
The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.
uint8 SystemBIOSMinorRelease
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.
uint16 SoftwareElementState
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.
ValueMap Values 0 Deployable 1 Installable 2 Executable 3 Running
uint8 EmbeddedControllerFirmwareMajorRelease
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.
string CurrentLanguage
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.
uint8 SystemBIOSMajorRelease
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.
string SoftwareElementID
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.
boolean PrimaryBIOS
If true, this is the primary BIOS of the ComputerSystem.
uint8 EmbeddedControllerFirmwareMinorRelease
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.
Local methods¶
None
Inherited properties¶
Inherited methods¶
None