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WmiSmoObject Class

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The WmiSmoObject class represents the fundamental Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object from which all WMI objects are constructed.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
    Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.WmiSmoObject
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ProtocolBase
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ServerAlias
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ServerInstance
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ServerIPAddress
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.Service

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlWmiManagement (in Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlWmiManagement.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class WmiSmoObject _
    Inherits SmoObjectBase
'Usage
Dim instance As WmiSmoObject

public abstract class WmiSmoObject : SmoObjectBase

public ref class WmiSmoObject abstract : public SmoObjectBase

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
type WmiSmoObject =  
    class 
        inherit SmoObjectBase 
    end

public abstract class WmiSmoObject extends SmoObjectBase

The WmiSmoObject type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method WmiSmoObject() Initializes a new instance of the WmiSmoObject class.
Protected method WmiSmoObject(String) Initializes a new instance of the WmiSmoObject class with the specified name.
Protected method WmiSmoObject(WmiCollectionBase, String) Initializes a new instance of the WmiSmoObject class with the specified name and collection base class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Name Gets or sets the name of the referenced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object.
Public property Properties Represents a collection of Property objects. Each Property object represents a property defined on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object.
Public property State Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
Public property Urn Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address that represents the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object.
Public property UserData Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Protected method AlterProtocolProperties Updates any protocol object property changes on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) installation.
Protected method CheckObjectState Checks the state of the referenced object.
Protected method CreateProtocolPropertyCollection Creates a set of protocol attributes for the referenced object.
Public method Equals (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetPropertyManagementObject Gets the management object for the specified protocol property.
Protected method GetPropertyObject Gets the property from the specified collection with the specified position and value.
Protected method GetProtocolPropertyCollection Returns the protocol property collection for the referenced object.
Public method GetType (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method ImplInitialize Initializes the fields of the WmiSmoObject object.
Public method Initialize Initializes the referenced object.
Protected method InvokeMgmtMethod(ManagementObject, String, array<Object[]) Invokes the management method for the referenced object with the specified management object, method name, and parameters.
Protected method InvokeMgmtMethod(ManagementObject, ManagementOperationObserver, String, array<Object[]) Invokes the management method for the referenced object with the specified management object, observer, method name, and parameters.
Protected method IsObjectInitialized Specifies whether the referenced object is initialized.
Protected method MemberwiseClone (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Refresh Refreshes the referenced object and its properties.
Protected method SetName Sets the name of the referenced object.
Protected method SetParentImpl Sets the parent of the referenced object.
Public method ToString (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodStatic member Trace Creates a trace of the referenced object.
Protected method UpdateObjectState Updates the object state.
Public method Validate Validates the state of an object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Remarks

The WmiSmoObject object is used in the construction of all WMI objects and contains common functionality.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Examples

Managing Services and Network Settings by Using WMI Provider

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi Namespace

Other Resources

WMI and SQL Server