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WMI - WMI Objects
Preface
Before you can fully use WMI interface of your MS Windows Server you will probably need to know the list of supported objects.
Get List of WMI Objects
To get list of all available WMI objects from your system you will need to do this steps:
PoweShell - WMI Classes
Syntax: “ Get-WmiObject -Class [classname]-NameSpace [namespace] -ComputerName [ComputerName] ”
Start -> Run -> powershell.exe -> Enter # Start PowerShell interface PS C:\Users\user> Get-WmiObject -list | format-list> \Desktop\list.txt # List all WMI classes from your OS and redirect them in to file
To check the available WMI classes you will need to open the file ( C:\Users\user\Desktop\list.txt ) that we have created.
PS C:\Users\user> Get-WmiObject -list -Namespace root | format-list> \Desktop\list.txt
WMI CIM Studio
To use this tool for WMI classes browsing is required to install “WMI Administrative Tools”
It is possible to get it from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24045
Start -> All Programs -> WMI Tools -> WMI CIM Studio # This will start WEB interface for WMI data management
URL's
WMI Classes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394554
Getting WMI Objects:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315379.aspx
WMI Administrative Tools: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24045