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callbacks
When software metering does not allow a user to use a product because insufficient licenses are available, SMS displays a callback message to the user. The user can choose to be notified when a license is available (in which case a license is reserved for a configurable amount of time for that user when the license becomes available) or not to be notified (in which case the user must try to obtain a license later).capture
In Network Monitor, the process of reviewing all frames as they are received from the network, selecting particular frames to record, and storing the selected frames in a buffer.
See also buffer; frame; Network Monitor.capture file
In Network Monitor, a file containing captured data. After a capture process is stopped, the data can be saved to a capture file. When saved, capture files use the .cap filename extension. Saved capture files can be opened and viewed in Network Monitor Frame Viewer windows.
See also frame viewer window; Network Monitor.capture filter
The mechanism that reads frames and compares the data to a defined set of criteria. Frames that meet the criteria are copied to a temporary capture file; those that do not meet the criteria are not copied to the temporary capture file.
See also frame; filter; Network Monitor.captured data
In Network Monitor, frames that meet a defined set of criteria and that have been copied to a temporary capture file.
See also frame; Network Monitor.central site
The primary site at the top of the SMS hierarchy, to which all other sites in the SMS system report their inventory and events.
See also child site; parent site; primary site; secondary site.child site
A site that has a parent site. In an SMS site hierarchy, every site except the central site is another site's child. Unlike the terms primary site and secondary site (in which a site is one or the other) the terms parent and child are relative — a site can be both.
See also central site; parent site; primary site; secondary site.CIMOM
See Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMOM).class method
Also known as a static method, a class method is bound to a class and does not operate on a specific instance of the class. When you call a class method, you pass in a class name for the object path. A run-time error will occur if you attempt to pass in a full object path when calling a class method. There is no difference in visibility (scope) between class and instance methods. All methods are either class or instance methods.client
A computer that has SMS client software installed and belongs to an SMS site.
See also resource.client agents
Software that runs on SMS clients to perform specific functions. For example, the Advertised Programs Client Agent determines which advertisements are available to Available Programs Manager.client components
SMS threads, services, and applications that run on client computers and provide SMS functionality.collected files
Files copied from SMS clients as part of software inventory. After the files are collected from clients, they are stored on the site server.
See also file collection; inventory.collection
A set of resources in a site defined by membership rules. Collections are used to distribute software, view inventory on clients, and access clients for remote control sessions. An example of a collection is "All Windows 2000 Professional Systems."
See also membership rule; subcollection; resource.collection limiting
A method of restricting the scope of a query or a collection membership rule. A query that is collection-limited can only return resources that are in a specified collection, even if other resources in the SMS site database match the query criteria.
See also collection; membership rule; query; resource; SMS site database.Common Information Model Object Manager (CIMOM)
A data repository that is the primary component in the management infrastructure of the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) technology. In Network Monitor, CIMOM is the mechanism used by monitors and experts to generate events.
See also event; expert; monitor; Network Monitor; WBEM.community
An administrative security relationship between SNMP entities. For SNMP transactions, it is always necessary to specify the community name.console tree
An ordered, hierarchical listing of objects. By default, the console tree is displayed in the left pane of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window, but it can be hidden. The items in the console tree and their hierarchical order determine the management capabilities of that console.
See alsoMicrosoft Management Console (MMC); SMS Administrator console; snap-in.