Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 CIM Reference Guide

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Classes That Describe Relationships

Classes that derive from CIM_Dependency have CIM_Dependency as their parent class, but they are documented in terms of antecedent and dependent elements in a relationship rather than in terms of common properties. Consider the following relationship between two CIM_ManagedSystemElements:

Table 1. Classes That Describe Relationships. The following table lists the elements and classes that are derived from the CIM Dependency.
Antecedent	CIM_PackageCurrentSensor
Dependent	CIM_PhysicalPackage

The CIM_PackageCurrentSensor class monitors an entire physical package, such as all the components contained in a given system chassis. The CIM_PhysicalPackage class is dependent on the CIM_PackageCurrentSensor class for this monitoring function.