| Name | Data Type | Qualifiers |
| Name | Data Type | Value | Scope | Flavors |
| AttributeName | string |
| Description | string | A string identifying the structured element name for a BIOS attribute using the format "<OrgID>:<identifier>" in which <OrgID>, does contain a colon (":"). The value of <OrgID> is a copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by the entity defining the <identifier>, or is a registered ID that is assigned to the entity by a recognized global authority. For DMTF defined identifiers, the <OrgID> is set to 'DMTF' and the <identifier> is specified in the BIOS Attribute Registry. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| Required | boolean | true | None | OVERRIDABLE= false
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| Caption | string |
| Description | string | The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| MaxLen | uint32 | 64 | None | None |
| CurrentValue | string |
| Description | string | An array of strings representing the current value or values of the BIOS Attribute. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| Required | boolean | true | None | OVERRIDABLE= false
|
| DefaultValue | string |
| Description | string | An array of strings representing the default value or values of the BIOS Attribute. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| Description | string |
| Description | string | The Description property provides a textual description of the object. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| ElementName | string |
| Description | string | A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information.
Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| Generation | uint64 |
| Description | string | Generation is an optional, monotonically increasing property that may be used to identify a particular generation of the resource represented by this class.
If Generation is supported by the implementation, its value shall not be null.
Except as otherwise specified, a value (including null) of Generation specified at creation time shall be replaced by null if Generation is not supported by the implementation or shall be a, (possibly different), non-null value if the implementation does support Generation.
After creation and if supported, Generation shall be updated, at least once per access, whenever the represented resource is modified, regardless of the source of the modification.
Note: the Generation value only needs to be updated once between references, even if the resource is updated many times. The key point is to assure that it will be different if there have been updates, not to count each update.
Note: unless otherwise specified, the value of Generation within one instance is not required to be coordinated with the value of Generation in any other instance.
Note:the semantics of the instance, (as defined by its creation class), define the underlying resource. That underlying resource may be a collection or aggregation of resources. And, in that case, the semantics of the instance further define when updates to constituent resources also require updates to the Generation of the collective resource. Default behavior of composite aggregations should be to update the Generation of the composite whenever the Generation of a component is updated.
Subclasses may define additional requirements for updates on some or all of related instances.
For a particular instance, the value of Generation may wrap through zero, but the elapsed time between wraps shall be greater than 10's of years.
This class does not require Generation to be unique across instances of other classes nor across instances of the same class that have different keys. Generation shall be different across power cycles, resets, or reboots if any of those actions results in an update. Generation may be different across power cycles, resets, or reboots if those actions do not result in an update. If the Generation property of an instance is non-null, and if any attempt to update the instance includes the Generation property, then if it doesn't match the current value, the update shall fail.
The usage of this property is intended to be further specified by applicable management profiles.
Typically, a client will read the value of this property and then supply that value as input to an operation that modifies the instance in some means. This may be via an explicit parameter in an extrinsic method or via an embedded value in an extrinsic method or intrinsic operation.
For example: a profile may require that an intrinsic instance modification supply the Generation property and that it must match for the modification to succeed. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| Experimental | boolean | true | TOSUBCLASS= false | None |
| InstanceID | string |
| Description | string | Within the scope of the instantiating Namespace, InstanceID opaquely and uniquely identifies an instance of this class. In order to ensure uniqueness within the NameSpace, the value of InstanceID SHOULD be constructed using the following 'preferred' algorithm: <OrgID>:<LocalID>Where <OrgID> and <LocalID> are separated by a colon ':', and where <OrgID> MUST include a copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity creating/defining the InstanceID, or is a registered ID that is assigned to the business entity by a recognized global authority (This is similar to the <Schema Name>_<Class Name> structure of Schema class names.) In addition, to ensure uniqueness <OrgID> MUST NOT contain a colon (':'). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in InstanceID MUST appear between <OrgID> and <LocalID>. <LocalID> is chosen by the business entity and SHOULD not be re-used to identify different underlying (real-world) elements. If the above 'preferred' algorithm is not used, the defining entity MUST assure that the resultant InstanceID is not re-used across any InstanceIDs produced by this or other providers for this instance's NameSpace. For DMTF defined instances, the 'preferred' algorithm MUST be used with the <OrgID> set to 'CIM'. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| Key | boolean | true | None | OVERRIDABLE= false
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| Override | string | InstanceID | TOSUBCLASS= false | None |
| IsOrderedList | boolean |
| Description | string | This property specifies that the Attribute represented makes up an ordered selection list with elements in the CurrentValue array. The element zero shall be first or least numbered element and incrementally increase to the end of the array. The least or first element may represent the highest priority in the ordered list. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| ModelCorrespondence | string | CIM_BIOSAttribute.CurrentValue | None | None |
| IsReadOnly | boolean |
| Description | string | This property specifies if the underlying system BIOS or BIOSService will not allow the Attribute to be modified through calls tothe methods CIM_BIOSService.SetBIOSAttribute or CIM_BIOSService.SetBIOSDefaults. This does not mean the Attribute can not be modified through other means. Only that the CIM interfaceis not capable of making a change | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| LowerBound | sint64 |
| Description | string | The property defines a lower bound or limit when modifying this attribute. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| ModelCorrespondence | string | CIM_BIOSInteger.UpperBound | None | None |
| PendingValue | string |
| Description | string | An array of strings representing a pending Attribute value that will not take affect until some point in the future. This would typically be used to represent Attributes that could not be changed until a system reset. When a BIOS attribute has no pending changes, PendingValue SHALL be NULL. PendingValue SHALL have a value of at least one element from the CIM_BIOSEnumeration.PossibleValues array when the an instance of the central class represents an enumeration. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| ProgrammaticUnit | string |
| Description | string | Indicates the programmatic unit for the CIM_BIOSAttribute.CurrentValue, CIM_BIOSAttribute.PendingValue, and CIM_BIOSAttribute.DefaultValue Properties when instance of the central class represents an Integer. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| ISPUnit | boolean | true | None | None |
| ModelCorrespondence | string | CIM_BIOSAttribute.CurrentValue, CIM_BIOSAttribute.PendingValue, CIM_BIOSAttribute.PendingValue | None | None |
| ScalarIncrement | uint32 |
| Description | string | Specifies the granularity of a scalar Attribute value. The scalar increment is based on the scalar unit being instrumented and returned as a programmaticUnit. For example, if ProgrammaticUnit= "Percentage" and ScalarIncrement="10" then the scalar value is in increments of 10 percent. It has a default value of 1. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| ModelCorrespondence | string | CIM_BIOSInteger.ProgramaticUnit | None | None |
| UpperBound | uint64 |
| Description | string | The property defines an upper bound or limit when modifying this attribute. | None | TRANSLATABLE= true |
| ModelCorrespondence | string | CIM_BIOSInteger.LowerBound | None | None |
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