1 karl  1.1.2.2 // Copyright (c) 2005 DMTF.  All rights reserved.
 2               // <change cr="DMTFCR01378.002" type ="deprecate">Deprecate
 3               // class.</change>
 4               // <change cr="SysDevCR00728.000" type ="change">Update of
 5               // descriptions based on Tech Edit review.</change>
 6               // <change cr="ArchCR00066.004" type="add">Add UmlPackagePath
 7               // qualifier values to CIM Schema.</change>
 8               // ==================================================================
 9               //  CIM_Configuration
10               // ==================================================================
11                  [Deprecated { "CIM_SettingData", "CIM_Setting" }, 
12                   Version ( "2.10.0" ), 
13                   UMLPackagePath ( "CIM::Core::Settings" ), 
14                   Description ( 
15                      "Note: The use of CIM_Configuration is deprecated in favor of "
16                      "aggregating instances of Setting or SettingData into "
17                      "\"higher-level\" Settings or SettingData objects using the "
18                      "ConcreteComponent association. This association simplifies the "
19                      "use of Settings or SettingData. With Configurations serving as "
20                      "aggregations of Settings (as defined by the Configuration "
21                      "Component relationship), separate associations were needed for "
22 karl  1.1.2.2        "the aggregation and to tie an element to either its "
23                      "Configurations or Settings or SettingData. These separate "
24                      "associations introduced unnecessary complexity and redundancy "
25                      "into the model. \n"
26                      "Deprecated description: The Configuration object allows the "
27                      "grouping of sets of parameters (defined in Setting objects) "
28                      "and dependencies for one or more ManagedSystemElements. It "
29                      "represents a certain behavior or a desired functional state "
30                      "for the ManagedSystemElements. The desired functional state of "
31                      "the Configuration is typically driven by external requirements "
32                      "such as time or location. For example, to connect to a Mail "
33                      "System from home, a dependency on a modem exists, but a "
34                      "dependency on a network adapter exists at work. Settings for "
35                      "the pertinent LogicalDevices (in this example, POTSModem and "
36                      "NetworkAdapter) can be defined and aggregated by the "
37                      "Configuration. Therefore, two \"Connect to Mail\" "
38                      "Configurations can be defined by grouping the relevant "
39                      "dependencies and Setting objects." )]
40               class CIM_Configuration : CIM_ManagedElement {
41               
42                     [Deprecated { "CIM_SettingData.InstanceID", 
43 karl  1.1.2.2           "CIM_Setting.SettingID" }, 
44                      Key, Description ( 
45                         "Note: The use of this element is deprecated. Deprecated "
46                         "description: The label by which the Configuration object "
47                         "is known." ), 
48                      MaxLen ( 256 )]
49                  string Name;
50               
51               
52               };