Win32_PhysicalMemory, ROOT\CIMV2

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Description

The Win32_PhysicalMemory class represents a physical memory device located on a computer system as available to the operating system.

Win32_PhysicalMemory properties

Win32_PhysicalMemory has 30 properties (3 Local, 27 Derived)

NameOriginCIMType
BankLabelCIM_PhysicalMemory8 [string]
CapacityCIM_PhysicalMemory21 [uint64]
CaptionCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
CreationClassNameCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
DataWidthCIM_PhysicalMemory18 [uint16]
DescriptionCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
DeviceLocatorWin32_PhysicalMemory8 [string]
FormFactorCIM_Chip18 [uint16]
HotSwappableCIM_PhysicalComponent11 [boolean]
InstallDateCIM_ManagedSystemElement101 [datetime]
InterleaveDataDepthWin32_PhysicalMemory18 [uint16]
InterleavePositionCIM_PhysicalMemory19 [uint32]
ManufacturerCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
MemoryTypeCIM_PhysicalMemory18 [uint16]
ModelCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
NameCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
OtherIdentifyingInfoCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
PartNumberCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
PositionInRowCIM_PhysicalMemory19 [uint32]
PoweredOnCIM_PhysicalElement11 [boolean]
RemovableCIM_PhysicalComponent11 [boolean]
ReplaceableCIM_PhysicalComponent11 [boolean]
SerialNumberCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
SKUCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
SpeedCIM_PhysicalMemory19 [uint32]
StatusCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
key
Tag
CIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]
TotalWidthCIM_PhysicalMemory18 [uint16]
TypeDetailWin32_PhysicalMemory18 [uint16]
VersionCIM_PhysicalElement8 [string]

Detailed description of Win32_PhysicalMemory properties

Local properties (3) of Win32_PhysicalMemory class

DeviceLocator property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The DeviceLocator property indicates the label of the socket or circuit board that holds this memory.
Example: SIMM 3'
MappingStrings['SMBIOS|Type 17|Device Locator']
readTrue
DeviceLocator property is in 1 class (Win32_PhysicalMemory) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
InterleaveDataDepth property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'The InterleaveDataDepth property indicates the maximum number of consecutive rows of data that are accessed in a single interleaved transfer from the memory device. If the value is 0, then the memory is not interleaved.'
MappingStrings['SMBIOS|Type 20|Interleaved Data Depth']
readTrue
InterleaveDataDepth property is in 1 class (Win32_PhysicalMemory) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
TypeDetail property
BitValues['Reserved', 'Other', 'Unknown', 'Fast-paged', 'Static column', 'Pseudo-static', 'RAMBUS', 'Synchronous', 'CMOS', 'EDO', 'Window DRAM', 'Cache DRAM', 'Non-volatile']
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'The TypeDetail property indicates the type of physical memory represented by Win32_PhysicalMemory.'
MappingStrings['SMBIOS|Type 17|Type Detail']
readTrue
TypeDetail property is in 1 class (Win32_PhysicalMemory) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces

Derived properties (27) of Win32_PhysicalMemory class

BankLabel property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'A string identifying the physically labeled bank where the memory is located - for example, 'Bank 0' or 'Bank A'.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device|002.4']
MaxLen64
readTrue
BankLabel property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Capacity property
CIMTYPE'uint64'
Description'The total capacity of this physical memory, in bytes.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device|002.5']
readTrue
Units'bytes'
Capacity property is in 6 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 7 namespaces
Caption property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Caption property is a short textual description (one-line string) of the object.'
MaxLen64
readTrue
Caption property is in 1050 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 37 namespaces
CreationClassName property
CIM_KeyTrue
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'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.'
MaxLen256
readTrue
CreationClassName property is in 178 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 20 namespaces
DataWidth property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Data width of the physical memory, in bits. A data width of 0 and a total width of 8 would indicate that the memory is solely used to provide error correction bits.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device|002.8']
readTrue
Units'bits'
DataWidth property is in 4 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 3 namespaces
Description property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Description property provides a textual description of the object. '
readTrue
Description property is in 1061 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces
FormFactor property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'The implementation form factor for the chip.For example, values such as SIMM (7), TSOP (9) or PGA (10) can be specified.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device|002.6']
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'SIP', 'DIP', 'ZIP', 'SOJ', 'Proprietary', 'SIMM', 'DIMM', 'TSOP', 'PGA', 'RIMM', 'SODIMM', 'SRIMM', 'SMD', 'SSMP', 'QFP', 'TQFP', 'SOIC', 'LCC', 'PLCC', 'BGA', 'FPBGA', 'LGA', 'FB-DIMM']
FormFactor property is in 3 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
HotSwappable property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'A physical component 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 fan component may be designed to be hot swapped. All components that can be hot swapped are inherently removable and replaceable .'
readTrue
HotSwappable property is in 15 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
InstallDate property
CIMTYPE'datetime'
Description'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.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.5']
readTrue
InstallDate property is in 227 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 23 namespaces
InterleavePosition property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The position of this physical memory in an interleave. 0 indicates non-interleaved. 1 indicates the first position, 2 the second position and so on. For example, in a 2:1 interleave, a value of '1' would indicate that the memory is in the 'even' position.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device Mapped Addresses|001.7']
readTrue
InterleavePosition property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Manufacturer property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'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.'
MaxLen256
readTrue
Manufacturer property is in 54 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 17 namespaces
MemoryType property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'The type of physical memory.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device|002.9']
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'DRAM', 'Synchronous DRAM', 'Cache DRAM', 'EDO', 'EDRAM', 'VRAM', 'SRAM', 'RAM', 'ROM', 'Flash', 'EEPROM', 'FEPROM', 'EPROM', 'CDRAM', '3DRAM', 'SDRAM', 'SGRAM', 'RDRAM', 'DDR', 'DDR2', 'DDR2 FB-DIMM']
MemoryType property is in 4 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Model property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The name by which the physical element is generally known.'
MaxLen64
readTrue
Model property is in 24 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 11 namespaces
Name property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.'
readTrue
Name property is in 1046 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces
OtherIdentifyingInfo property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'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.'
readTrue
OtherIdentifyingInfo property is in 21 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 20 namespaces
PartNumber property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The part number assigned by the organization responsible for producing or manufacturing the physical element.'
MaxLen256
readTrue
PartNumber property is in 21 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 9 namespaces
PositionInRow property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'Specifies the position of the physical memory in a 'row'. For example, if it takes two 8-bit memory devices to form a 16-bit row, then a value of '2'means that this memory is the second device. 0 is an invalid value for this property.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device Mapped Addresses|001.6']
readTrue
PositionInRow property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
PoweredOn property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'Boolean indicating that the physical element is powered on (TRUE), or is currently off (FALSE).'
readTrue
PoweredOn property is in 21 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Removable property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'A physical component 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 component can still be removable if power must be 'off' in order to perform the removal. If power can be 'on' and the component removed, then the element is removable and can be hot swapped. For example, an upgradeable processor chip is removable.'
readTrue
Removable property is in 15 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Replaceable property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'A physical component 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 . All removable components are inherently replaceable .'
readTrue
Replaceable property is in 15 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
SerialNumber property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'A manufacturer-allocated number used to identify the PhysicalElement.'
MaxLen64
readTrue
SerialNumber property is in 30 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 24 namespaces
SKU property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The stock keeping unit number for this physical element.'
MaxLen64
readTrue
SKU property is in 21 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 6 namespaces
Speed property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The speed of the physical memory, in nanoseconds.'
readTrue
Units'nanoseconds'
Speed property is in 4 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 12 namespaces
Status property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'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.'
MaxLen10
readTrue
ValueMap['OK', 'Error', 'Degraded', 'Unknown', 'Pred Fail', 'Starting', 'Stopping', 'Service', 'Stressed', 'NonRecover', 'No Contact', 'Lost Comm']
Values['OK', 'Error', 'Degraded', 'Unknown', 'Pred Fail', 'Starting', 'Stopping', 'Service', 'Stressed', 'NonRecover', 'No Contact', 'Lost Comm']
Status property is in 230 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 42 namespaces
Tag property
CIM_KeyTrue
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Tag property contains a string that uniquely identifies the physical memory device represented by an instance of Win32_PhysicalMemory.
Example: Physical Memory 1'
keyTrue
MappingStrings['WMI']
MaxLen256
Override'Tag'
readTrue
Tag property is in 21 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 10 namespaces
TotalWidth property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Total width, in bits, of the physical memory, including check or error correction bits. If there are no error correction bits, the value in this property should match that specified for the DataWidth property.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Memory Device|002.7']
readTrue
Units'bits'
TotalWidth property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Version property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'A string indicating the version of the physical element.'
MaxLen64
readTrue
Version property is in 101 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces

Win32_PhysicalMemory Qualifiers

NameValueToInstanceToSubclassOverridableAmendedLocal
Description'The Win32_PhysicalMemory class represents a physical memory device located on a computer system as available to the operating system.'
dynamicTrue
Locale1033
provider'CIMWin32'
UUID'{FAF76B93-798C-11D2-AAD1-006008C78BC7}'

Win32_PhysicalMemory System properties

NameValueOriginCIMTypeLocalArray
__PATH'\\.\ROOT\cimv2:Win32_PhysicalMemory'___SYSTEM8
__NAMESPACE'ROOT\cimv2'___SYSTEM8
__SERVER'.'___SYSTEM8
__DERIVATION['CIM_PhysicalMemory', 'CIM_Chip', 'CIM_PhysicalComponent', 'CIM_PhysicalElement', 'CIM_ManagedSystemElement']___SYSTEM8
__PROPERTY_COUNT30___SYSTEM3
__RELPATH'Win32_PhysicalMemory'___SYSTEM8
__DYNASTY'CIM_ManagedSystemElement'___SYSTEM8
__SUPERCLASS'CIM_PhysicalMemory'___SYSTEM8
__CLASS'Win32_PhysicalMemory'___SYSTEM8
__GENUS1___SYSTEM3

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