Displaying the CIM Browser

You can view classes, associations, or instances in the VMware CIM Browser in one of the following ways:

■	Display the CIM class inheritance hierarchy by selecting CIM Inheritance from VMware >> CIM Browser. The CIM Inheritance view appears in VMware Workbench.

■	Display associations by selecting CIM Associations (Schema) from VMware >> CIM Browser. A CIM Associations (Schema) view appears in VMware Workbench.

■	Display association instances by selecting CIM Associations (Instances) from VMware >> CIM Browser. A CIM Associations (Instances) view appears in Workbench.

■	Query WBEM operations for a specific class by selecting WBEM Operation from VMware >> CIM Browser.

CIM Inheritance view with Host/Namespace/Class(es) Definitions

When you display the CIM Inheritance view, the view will be blank, unless one or more host/namespace/class(es) targets have been defined during the current session of VMware Workbench (CIM Inheritance view with Host/Namespace/Class(es) Definitions).

■	For CIM Inheritance browsing, you must define a host/namespace targets for browsing. Specifying class(es) is optional. If you do not specify classes, the VMware CIM Browser displays all the classes for the specified host/namespace.

■	For CIM Associations, you must define a host, namespace, and one or more classes.

Adding a Host/Namespace/Class Target

1	In the icon bar next to the view tabs, click the Add New Host icon ().

This displays the Add Host wizard (Add New Host).

Add New Host

2	Select the CIM Host you want to browse from the drop-down menu.

If you cannot find the host in the menu, click Add Target... to add the host to which you want to connect. For information about adding an ESXi server, see the VMware Workbench Getting Started Guide.

3	Type the CIM Namespace you want to browse or select the namespace from the drop-down list.

4	Select the protocol and port.

5	Do one of the following:

■	Click Finish to display all the CIM classes in the host/namespace. This is enabled for CIM Inheritance browsing only.

■	Click Next to browse specific classes.

This displays the Add CIM Class(es) wizard.

■	For CIM Inheritance, you can select all CIM classes, no classes (in this case you are simply adding a host), or enter one or more specific classes. Selecting Specific Classes - CIM Inheritance shows the wizard for CIM Inheritance.

■	For CIM Associations, you must enter one or more classes. Selecting Specific Classes - Associations shows the wizard for CIM Associations.

Selecting Specific Classes - CIM Inheritance

Selecting Specific Classes - Associations

Once you click Finish, the view displays the selected classes. If you selected specific classes to browse in the CIM Inheritance hierarchy, those classes are highlighted (Browsing CIM Inheritance for a Specific Class).

Browsing CIM Inheritance for a Specific Class

If you are browsing the associations for a specific class, that class is highlighted and its associations are displayed (Browsing Associations for a Specific Class).

Browsing Associations for a Specific Class