Class Schema Reference
The Systems Management Server (SMS) class schema is a set of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes that represent the objects in SMS. Each SMS class is a template for a managed object and all instances of the object use the template. Classes can contain properties and methods: the properties describe the class data, and the methods typically perform data management for the class. The following table describes the categories of classes and how the classes are used.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Supporting | Unrelated classes that support more than one category of classes or that share additional information with the SMS Provider. |
| Scheduling | Embedded classes that you use to define schedules for SMS components and tasks. |
| Resource Management | Classes that define and manage the system resources — hardware, software, users and user groups — within your SMS hierarchy. |
| Software Distribution | Classes that manage the distribution of software across one or more sites in your SMS hierarchy. |
| Collection | Classes that let you logically divide the resources of your organization. |
| Status | Classes that contain summary and detailed status information for SMS components. You can also use these classes to create user-defined status messages. |
| Site Configuration | Classes that manage the configuration of the installed SMS site and components. |
| Security | Classes that ensure the integrity of the SMS database. |
| Association | Classes that logically relate two classes or the instances of two classes. |