The Configuration object allows the grouping of sets of parameters (defined in Setting objects) and dependencies for one or more ManagedSystemElements. It represents a certain behavior, or a desired functional state for the ManagedSystem Elements. Note that the CIM_Profile class uses simplified naming/identity and collection algorithms as compared to CIM_Configuration. The desired functional state of the Configuration is typically driven by external requirements such as time or location. For example, to connect to a Mail System from 'home', a dependency on a modem exists, but a dependency on a network adapter exists at 'work'. Settings for the pertinent LogicalDevices (in this example, POTSModem and NetworkAdapter) can be defined and aggregated by the Configuration. Therefore, two 'Connect to Mail' Configurations may be defined grouping the relevant dependencies and Setting objects. | Qualifiers:Version ( "2.6.0" ) | Parameters (local in grey) | | MaxLen ( 256 ) Key string Name ; The label by which the Configuration object is known. | string ElementName ; A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. Note that the Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties. | MaxLen ( 64 ) string Caption ; The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object. | string Description ; The Description property provides a textual description of the object. |
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