WMI
WMI is a standard component of the Microsoft Windows operating system since its introduction in Windows 2000. See the References section for links to Microsoft documentation on WMI. The Windows Collection Module uses the standard wmic utility to issue read-only WMI Query Language (WQL) queries to the WMI service on Windows devices.
The following WMI providers are queried:
| WMI Provider Class | Required |
|---|---|
| Win32_ComputerSystem | Yes |
| Win32_OperatingSystem | Yes |
| Win32_ComputerSystemProduct | No |
| Win32_Bios | No |
| Win32_SystemEnclosure | No |
| Win32_Processor | Yes |
| Win32_DiskDrive | Yes |
| Win32_Volume | Yes |
| Win32_LogicalDisk | No |
| Win32_Share | Yes |
| Win32_NetworkAdapter | Yes |
| Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration | Yes |
| Win32_Service | No |
| Win32_Process | Yes |
| MSFC_FCAdapterHBAAttributes | No |
| MSFC_FibrePortHBAAttributes | No |
| Win32_PerfRawData_PerfOS_Processor | Yes |
| Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_LogicalDisk | Yes |
| Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk | Yes |
| Win32_PerfRawData_PerfProc_Process | No |
| Win32_PerfRawData_Tcpip_NetworkInterface | Yes |
| Win32_PerfFormattedData_TermService_TerminalServices | No |
| Win32_PerfFormattedData_TermService_TerminalServicesSession | No |
| Win32_PerfFormattedData_IMAService_CitrixIMANetworking | No |
| Win32_PerfFormattedData_CitrixLicensing_CitrixLicensing | No |
| Win32_PerfFormattedData_MetaFrameXP_CitrixMetaFramePresentationServer | No |
| Win32_PerfFormattedData_CitrixICA_ICASession | No |
| Win32_NTEventlogFile | No |
| Win32_NTLogEvent | No |
| MicrosoftDNS_AType | No |
| MicrosoftDNS_CNAMEType | No |