Systems Management Server Reference

This reference contains detailed information about the Microsoft® Systems Management Server (SMS) class schema, Extended WQL, named values and qualifiers, and the SMS Administrator Console interfaces.

Section Description
Extended WMI Query Language Superset of the WMI Query Language that provides additional query capabilities for SMS clients.
Querying Association Classes Example that shows you how to query an association class.
Discovery Data Record Functions Functions used to create discovery data records (DDRs).
Status MIF Functions Functions used to create an install status MIF.
SMS Context Qualifiers List of context qualifiers used to provide additional information to the SMS Provider.
SMS Class and Property Qualifiers List of qualifiers specific to SMS.
Command-line Options for the SMS Administrator Console Options to use when starting the SMS Administrator Console.
SMS Administrator Console Interfaces Interfaces to access and manage the named values for a node.
SMS Named Values Used by the SMS Administrator Console to share instance data and with other snap-ins.
SMS Security Default and available permissions for SMS secured objects.
Class Schema Reference Complete listing of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes that comprise the SMS system.