The GenericOps module implements some of the generic operations specified in the WS-Management CIM bindings published by the DMTF.

Not all generic operations are implemented. The Perl module is located at Perl/lib/WSMan/GenericOps.pm.

The WSBasic module discussed in SOAP Message Construction with WSMan::WSBasic provides more primitive intrinsic WS-Management operations. The GenericOps module requires the WSMan::WSBasic module.

Methods in WSMan::GenericOps lists the methods the GenericOps class provides, which are discussed in more detail below.

Methods in WSMan::GenericOps

Method

Description

WSMan::GenericOps->new

Constructor.

register_xml_ns

Registers extra XML namespaces that might be required for proprietary tags in the SOAP message.

register_class_ns

Registers extra CIM namespaces that the WS-Management server might require.

Identify

Performs the wsmid:Identify operation, which causes the WS-Management server to identify itself.

EnumerateInstances

Enumerates the instances of a given class.

EnumerateInstanceNames

Enumerates only the key values of the instances of a given class.

EnumerateAssociatedInstances

Returns the instances related to the source object through an association.

EnumerateAssociatedInstanceNames

Returns objects with only the key values of the associated instance populated.

EnumerateAssociationInstances

Returns objects containing association instances of which the class is a part.

EnumerateAssociationInstanceNames

Returns objects containing key values of the association instances of which the class is a part.

GetInstance

Retrieves a particular instance of a class.

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