Chapter 14. Using the CIM Cmdlets
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
Use the CIM cmdlets to explore WMI classes.
Use CIM classes to obtain WMI data classes.
Use the CIM cmdlets to create a remote session.
Using the CIM cmdlets to explore WMI classes
In Microsoft Windows PowerShell 3.0, the Common Information Model (CIM) exposes a new application programming interface (API) for working with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information. The CIM cmdlets support multiple ways of exploring WMI. They work well when working in an interactive fashion. For example, tab expansion expands the namespace when you use the CIM cmdlets, thereby permitting exploring namespaces in a simple fashion. These namespaces might not otherwise be very ...
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