CIM Schema

The CIM schema is object-based and extensible, allowing manufacturers to represent their equipment using the elements defined in the core classes of CIM schema. For this, manufacturers provide software extensions called providers, which supplement existing classes by deriving them and adding new attributes. ==Examples of common core classes==

• CIM_ComputerSystem for a computer host • CIM_DataFile: Computer file • CIM_Directory: Files directory • CIM_DiskPartition: disk partition • CIM_FIFOPipeFile: Named pipes • CIM_OperatingSystem: Operating system • CIM_Process: Computer process • CIM_SqlTable: Database table • CIM_SqlTrigger: Database trigger ==References==