Retrieving WMI Class or Instance Data

The main data objects in WMI are classes and instances. The following table lists the different techniques available for retrieving data from a WMI class or instance.

Topic	Description
Retrieving a WMI Class	Retrieving information on the general parameters of an object.
Retrieving a WMI Instance	Retrieving information describing a unique, individual object on your enterprise.
Retrieving Part of a WMI Instance	Retrieving one or more parts of an instance, but not the entire instance.
Accessing a WMI Qualifier	Accessing more information contained in a qualifier.

 

For more information, see Manipulating Class and Instance Information.