Class CIM_Product


CIM_ManagedElement


Description

CIM_Product is a concrete class that aggregates PhysicalElements, software (SoftwareIdentity and SoftwareFeatures), Services and/or other Products, and is acquired as a unit. Acquisition implies an agreement between supplier and consumer which may have implications to Product licensing, support and warranty. Non-commercial (e.g., in-house developed Products) should also be identified as an instance of CIM_Product.Note that software is handled a bit differently in the list of aggregated entities, above. This is because software can be viewed as a tangible asset (similar to PhysicalElements) AND/ OR as a set of features that make up a Product and are deployed. These are two different concepts, usually managed by different units in a business'organization. When software'features'are described, the CIM_SoftwareFeature class from the Application Model is instantiated (where Features are Weak to/scoped by a Product). When a specific piece of software is acquired and perhaps warrantied as part of a Product, this is addressed by the class, SoftwareIdentity.

Subclasses

IBMTSDS_StorageFacilityProduct

Referenced By

CIM_ProductPhysicalComponent

Properties

IdTypeRangeDescription
Key
IdentifyingNumber string
Max Length64
Product identification such as a serial number on software, a die number on a hardware chip, or (for non-commercial Products) a project number.
Name string
Max Length256
Commonly used Product name.
Vendor string
Max Length256
The name of the Product's supplier, or entity selling the Product (the manufacturer, reseller, OEM, etc.). Corresponds to the Vendor property in the Product object in the DMTF Solution Exchange Standard.
Version string
Max Length64
Product version information.
Read Only
Family string
Max Length64
Family that the product belongs to. A family refers to a set of products that aresimilar but not identical from a hardware or software point of view. Typically, a family is composed of different products, which have different configurations and pricing points. Products in the same family often have similar branding and cosmetic features.
SKUNumber string
Max Length64
Product SKU (stock keeping unit) information.
WarrantyDuration uint32
If this Product is under warranty, the duration of the warranty in days.
WarrantyStartDate datetime
If this Product is under warranty, the start date of the warranty.
Read Write
 
Inherited from class CIM_ManagedElement
Caption, Description, ElementName
 

Method Summary

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Method Detail