Class CIM_Capabilities


  extends CIM_ManagedElement
Capabilities is an abstract class whose subclasses describe abilities and/or potential for use. For example, one may describe the maximum number of VLANs that can be supported on a system using a subclass of Capabilities. Capabilities are tied to the elements which they describe using the ElementCapabilities association. Note that the cardinality of the ManagedElement reference is Min(1). This cardinality mandates the instantiation of the ElementCapabilities association for the referenced instance of Capabilities. ElementCapabilities describes the existence requirements for the referenced instance of ManagedElement. Specifically, the ManagedElement MUST exist and provide the context for the Capabilities. Note that Capabilities do not indicate what IS configured or operational, but what CAN or CANNOT exist, be defined or be used. Note that it is possible to describe both supported and excluded abilities and functions (both capabilities and limitations) using this class.
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Subclasses

 CIM_AllocationCapabilities  CIM_BIOSServiceCapabilities  CIM_CommonDatabaseCapabilities  CIM_ComputerSystemNodeCapabilities  CIM_DeviceSharingCapabilities  CIM_DiagnosticServiceCapabilities  CIM_DiskPartitionConfigurationCapabilities  CIM_EnabledLogicalElementCapabilities  CIM_ExportedFileShareCapabilities  CIM_FileExportCapabilities  CIM_FileImportCapabilities  CIM_FileSystemCapabilities  CIM_FileSystemConfigurationCapabilities  CIM_ImportedFileShareCapabilities  CIM_IndicationServiceCapabilities  CIM_iSCSICapabilities  CIM_iSCSIConfigurationCapabilities  CIM_J2eeManagedObjectCapabilities  CIM_LAGControlCapabilities  CIM_LocalizationCapabilities  CIM_MPLSCapabilities  CIM_OSPFServiceCapabilities  CIM_PhysicalAssetCapabilities  CIM_PowerManagementCapabilities  CIM_PrivilegeManagementCapabilities  CIM_ProtocolControllerMaskingCapabilities  CIM_ProviderCapabilities  CIM_QueryCapabilities  CIM_RedundancySetCapabilities  CIM_ReplicationServiceCapabilities  CIM_ResourcePoolConfigurationCapabilities  CIM_SCSIMultipathConfigurationCapabilities  CIM_SoftwareInstallationServiceCapabilities  CIM_StatisticsCapabilities  CIM_StorageCapabilities  CIM_StorageConfigurationCapabilities  CIM_StorageLibraryCapabilities  CIM_StorageNameBindingCapabilities  CIM_StorageReplicationCapabilities  CIM_StorageServerAsymmetryCapabilities  CIM_VirtualSystemMigrationCapabilities  CIM_VirtualSystemSnapshotCapabilities  CIM_VirtualSystemSnapshotServiceCapabilities  CIM_VLANEndpointCapabilities  CIM_VLANSystemCapabilities  CIM_ZoneCapabilities

Class Qualifiers

NameData TypeValueScopeFlavors
AbstractbooleantrueTOSUBCLASS= falseNone
DescriptionstringCapabilities is an abstract class whose subclasses describe abilities and/or potential for use. For example, one may describe the maximum number of VLANs that can be supported on a system using a subclass of Capabilities. Capabilities are tied to the elements which they describe using the ElementCapabilities association. Note that the cardinality of the ManagedElement reference is Min(1). This cardinality mandates the instantiation of the ElementCapabilities association for the referenced instance of Capabilities. ElementCapabilities describes the existence requirements for the referenced instance of ManagedElement. Specifically, the ManagedElement MUST exist and provide the context for the Capabilities. Note that Capabilities do not indicate what IS configured or operational, but what CAN or CANNOT exist, be defined or be used. Note that it is possible to describe both supported and excluded abilities and functions (both capabilities and limitations) using this class.None TRANSLATABLE= true
UMLPackagePathstringCIM::Core::CapabilitiesNone None
Versionstring2.19.0TOSUBCLASS= falseTRANSLATABLE= true

Local Class Properties

NameData TypeQualifiers
NameData TypeValueScopeFlavors
Captionstring
DescriptionstringThe Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.None TRANSLATABLE= true
MaxLenuint3264None None
Descriptionstring
DescriptionstringThe Description property provides a textual description of the object.None TRANSLATABLE= true
ElementNamestring
DescriptionstringThe user friendly name for this instance of Capabilities. In addition, the user friendly name can be used as a index property for a search of query. (Note: Name does not have to be unique within a namespace.)None TRANSLATABLE= true
OverridestringElementNameTOSUBCLASS= falseNone
RequiredbooleantrueNone OVERRIDABLE= false
Generationuint64
DescriptionstringGeneration 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
ExperimentalbooleantrueTOSUBCLASS= falseNone
InstanceIDstring
DescriptionstringWithin 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
KeybooleantrueNone OVERRIDABLE= false
OverridestringInstanceIDTOSUBCLASS= falseNone

Local Class Methods

NameReturn TypeQualifiers
NameData TypeValueScopeFlavors
CreateGoalSettings()uint16
DescriptionstringMethod to create a set of supported SettingData elements, from two sets of SettingData elements, provided by the caller. CreateGoal should be used when the SettingData instances that represents the goal will not persist beyond the execution of the client and where those instances are not intended to be shared with other, non-cooperating clients. Both TemplateGoalSettings and SupportedGoalSettings are represented as strings containing EmbeddedInstances of a CIM_SettingData subclass. These embedded instances do not exist in the infrastructure supporting this method but are maintained by the caller/client. This method should return CIM_Error(s) representing that a single named property of a setting (or other) parameter (either reference or embedded object) has an invalid value or that an invalid combination of named properties of a setting (or other) parameter (either reference or embedded object) has been requested. If the input TemplateGoalSettings is NULL or the empty string, this method returns a default SettingData element that is supported by this Capabilities element. If the TemplateGoalSettings specifies values that cannot be supported, this method shall return an appropriate CIM_Error and should return a best match for a SupportedGoalSettings. The client proposes a goal using the TemplateGoalSettings parameter and gets back Success if the TemplateGoalSettings is exactly supportable. It gets back "Alternative Proposed" if the output SupportedGoalSettings represents a supported alternative. This alternative should be a best match, as defined by the implementation. If the implementation is conformant to a RegisteredProfile, then that profile may specify the algorithms used to determine best match. A client may compare the returned value of each property against the requested value to determine if it is left unchanged, degraded or upgraded. Otherwise, if the TemplateGoalSettings is not applicable an "Invalid Parameter" error is returned. When a mutually acceptable SupportedGoalSettings has been achieved, the client may use the contained SettingData instances as input to methods for creating a new object ormodifying an existing object. Also the embedded SettingData instances returned in the SupportedGoalSettings may be instantiated via CreateInstance, either by a client or as a side-effect of the execution of an extrinsic method for which the returned SupportedGoalSettings is passed as an embedded instance.None TRANSLATABLE= true
ExperimentalbooleantrueTOSUBCLASS= falseNone
ValueMapstring0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, .., 32768..65535None None
ValuesstringSuccess, Not Supported, Unknown, Timeout, Failed, Invalid Parameter, Alternative Proposed, DMTF Reserved, Vendor SpecificNone TRANSLATABLE= true

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