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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 CIM Reference Guide

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CIM_PhysicalElement

CIM_PhysicalElement

Subclasses of the CIM_PhysicalElement class listed in Table below define any component of a system that has a distinct physical identity. Physical elements are tangible managed system elements (usually actual hardware items) that have a physical manifestation of some sort. By contrast, processes, files, and logical devices are not classified as physical elements. A managed system element is not necessarily a discrete component. A single card (which is a type of physical element) can host more than one logical device.

One card, for example, could implement both a modem and a local area network (LAN) adapter. In this case, the card would be represented by a single physical element associated with multiple logical devices.

Table 1. CIM_PhysicalElement Properties . The following table lists the CIM Class Name, Parent Class and describes the CIM physical element properties along with the data type.
Class Name: CIM_PhysicalElement

Parent Class: CIM_ManagedSystemElement

 
Property Description Data Type
CreationClassNameSee Common Properties of Classes 
ManufacturerSee Common Properties of Classes 
ModelThe name by which the physical element is generally known. string
SerialNumberA manufacturer-allocated number used to identify the physical element. string
TagUniquely identifies the physical element and serves as the element’s key. The Tag property can contain information such as asset tag or serial number data. The key for a physical element is placed very high in the object hierarchy in order to identify the hardware/entity independently, regardless of the physical placement in or on cabinets, adapters, and so on. For example, a hotswappable or removable component can be taken from its containing (scoping) package and be temporarily unused. The object still continues to exist and may even be inserted into a different scoping container. Therefore, the key for the physical element is an arbitrary string that is defined independently of any placement or location-oriented hierarchy. string

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