A WMI Primer

If the SQL Server database is the heart of ConfigMgr, WMI is its lifeblood. WMI has been the core management infrastructure for all Windows desktop and server operating systems beginning with Windows 2000. WMI is the Windows implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM). WBEM is a set of standards intended to provide the basis for cross-platform interoperability of technologies to exchange management data and access management interfaces across distributed computing environments.

The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) supports WBEM. This group is an industry consortium created to promote standardization and integration of enterprise and Internet management technology. For more information about WBEM in general and ...

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