WMI probe
This probe allows to collect information on Windows operation systems using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It gets instances of WMI classes from the specified namespace.
Settings example
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Namespace |
It specifies the WMI repository namespace (by default root\cimv2). |
Class |
It specifies the name of the WMI class, which properties need to be obtained. For instance, Win32_OperatingSystem. |
Period |
How often to perform the check (60 seconds by default). |
Result
After the check has been done result is displayed in the Data table:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Properties of the requested WMI class |
Properties of the requested WMI class and their values. |
Command-line utility
This check is the counterpart of the cmdlet Get-WmiObject in PowerShell:
Get-WmiObject -namespace root\cimv2 -class Win32_OperatingSystem | select *
Status : OK
Name : Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
FreePhysicalMemory : 589436
FreeSpaceInPagingFiles : 2189304
FreeVirtualMemory : 2054088
__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : Win32_OperatingSystem
__SUPERCLASS : CIM_OperatingSystem
__DYNASTY : CIM_ManagedSystemElement
__RELPATH : Win32_OperatingSystem.Name="Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\\WINDOWS|\
\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1"
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 61
__DERIVATION : {CIM_OperatingSystem, CIM_LogicalElement, CIM_ManagedSystemElement}
__NAMESPACE : root\cimv2
BootDevice : \Device\HarddiskVolume1
BuildNumber : 2600
BuildType : Uniprocessor Free
Caption : Microsoft Windows XP Professional
CodeSet : 1251
CountryCode : 7
CreationClassName : Win32_OperatingSystem
CSCreationClassName : Win32_ComputerSystem
CSDVersion : Service Pack 3
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