A rack is a physical frame that represents an enclosure in which chassis are placed. Typically a rack is nothing more than the enclosure, and all the functioning components are packaged in the chassis, loaded in the rack.
'The IsCompatible method verifies whether the referenced physical element may be contained by or inserted into the physical package. The return value should be 0 if the request was successfully executed, 1 if the request is not supported and some other value if an error occurred. In a subclass, the set of possible return codes could be specified, using a ValueMap qualifier on the method. The strings to which the ValueMap contents are 'translated' may also be specified in the subclass as a Values array qualifier.'
'Designation of the country/region for which the rack is designed. Country/region code strings are as defined by ISO/IEC 3166. The rack type is specified in the TypeOfRack property.'
CountryDesignation property is in 1 class (CIM_Rack) of ROOT\CIMV2\ms_409 and in 2 namespaces
'Enumeration indicating the type of rack.Information such as "Telco" rack (value=2) or standard 19 inch rack (1) can be specified. The country/region for which the rack is manufactured is defined in the CountryDesignation property.'
'BreachDescription is a free-form string providing more information if the SecurityBreach property indicates that a breach or some other security-related event occurred.'
'CableManagementStrategy is a free-form string that contains information on how the various cables are connected and bundled for the frame. With many networking, storage-related and power cables, cable management can be a complex and challenging endeavor. This string property contains information to aid in assembly and service of the frame.'
'CreationClassName indicates the name of the class or the subclass used in the creation of an instance. When used with the other key properties of this class, this property allows all instances of this class and its subclasses to be uniquely identified.'
'The height of the physical package in 'U's. A 'U' is a standard unit of measure for the height of a rack or rack-mountable component. It is equal to 1.75 inches or 4.445 cm.'
'A physical package can be hot swapped if it is possible to replace the element with a physically different but equivalent one while the containing package has power applied to it (i.e., is 'on'). For example, a disk drive package inserted using SCA connectors is removable and can be hot swapped. All packages that can be hot swapped are inherently removable and replaceable.'
'The InstallDate property is datetime value indicating when the object was installed. A lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.'
'The name of the organization responsible for producing the physical element. This may be the entity from whom the element is purchased, but this is not necessarily true. The latter information is contained in the Vendor property of CIM_Product.'
'OtherIdentifyingInfo captures additional data, beyond asset tag information, that could be used to identify a physical element. One example is bar code data associated with an element that also has an asset tag. Note that if only bar code data is available and is unique/able to be used as an element key, this property would be NULL and the bar code data used as the class key, in the tag property.'
'A physical package is removable if it is designed to be taken in and out of the physical container in which it is normally found, without impairing the function of the overall packaging. A package can still be removable if power must be 'off' in order to perform the removal. If power can be 'on' and the package removed, then the element is removable and can be hot swapped. For example, an extra battery in a laptop is removable, as is a disk drive package inserted using SCA connectors. However, the latter can be hot swapped. A laptop's display is not removable, nor is a non-redundant power supply. Removing these components would impact the function of the overall packaging or is impossible due to the tight integration of the package.'
'A physical package is replaceable if it is possible to replace (FRU or upgrade) the element with a physically different one. For example, some computer systems allow the main processor chip to be upgraded to one of a higher clock rating. In this case, the processor is said to be replaceable . Another example is a power supply package mounted on sliding rails. All removable packages are inherently replaceable .'
'SecurityBreach is an enumerated, integer-valued property indicating whether a physical breach of the frame was attempted but unsuccessful (value=4) or attempted and successful (5). Also, the values, "Unknown", "Other" or "No Breach", can be specified.'
'An array of free-form strings providing more detailed explanations for any of the entries in the ServicePhilosophy array. Note, each entry of this array is related to the entry in ServicePhilosophy that is located at the same index.'
'ServicePhilosophy is an enumerated, integer-valued array that indicates whether the frame is serviced from the top (value=2), front (3), back (4) or side (5), whether it has sliding trays (6) or removable sides (7), and/or whether the frame is moveable (8), for example, having rollers.'
Values
['Unknown', 'Other', 'Service From Top', 'Service From Front', 'Service From Back', 'Service From Side', 'Sliding Trays', 'Removable Sides', 'Moveable']
'The Status property is a string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses can be defined. Operational statuses are "OK", "Degraded" and "Pred Fail". "Pred Fail" indicates that an element may be functioning properly but predicting a failure in the near future. An example is a SMART-enabled hard drive. Non-operational statuses can also be specified. These are "Error", "Starting", "Stopping" and "Service". The latter, "Service", could apply during mirror-resilvering of a disk, reload of a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is on-line, yet the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.'
'An arbitrary string that uniquely identifies the physicalelement and serves as the element's key. The Tag property can contain information such as asset tag or serial number data. The key for CIM_PhysicalElement is placed very high in the object hierarchy in order to independently identify the hardware/entity, regardless of physical placement in or on cabinets, adapters, etc. For example, a removable component that can be hot swapped, may be taken from its containing (scoping) package and be temporarily unused. The object still continues to exist - and may even be inserted into a different scoping container. Therefore, the key for physicalelement is an arbitrary string and is defined independently of any placement or location-oriented hierarchy.'
'A rack is a physical frame that represents an enclosure in which chassis are placed. Typically a rack is nothing more than the enclosure, and all the functioning components are packaged in the chassis, loaded in the rack.'