Inventory Class Properties

The previous table provides an overview of the inventory classes controlled by the SMS_def.mof. The following tables present the properties of all these classes, which are presented in alphabetical order.

Each table has four columns:

Property (Bold if collected)

Properties that are collected in a default hardware inventory operation appear in bold print.

Data Type

The attribute classes in the SMS site database use only three data types: string, uint32, and datetime. The SMS objects are derived from WMI objects that have a richer set of data types. Therefore, some of the information is cast into new data types when SMS objects are created.

Some numeric values are rescaled when they are converted from the WMI form to the SMS form. In particular, WMI bytes are frequently converted into SMS megabytes. These conversions are explicitly noted in the SMS_def.mof file and in the following tables.

Example

Whenever possible, we have provided an actual example of the data stored in the property. This approach is designed to help you visualize the form of the data and its utility to you.

Notes

The notes put the property in context and interpret numerically coded values.