Query WMI

Applies To: Opalis 6.3

The Query WMI object will send a WMI query to a system that you specify and return the results. This object uses a satellite license.

The Query WMI object can be used to check statistics on a remote server to create audit trails that can be reviewed later.

Configuring the Query WMI Object

To configure the Query WMI object you will need to know the computer that you are querying as well as the WMI query statement that you want to execute.

To configure the Query WMI object

  1. From the Objects pane, drag a Query WMI object to the active Policy.

  2. Double-click the Query WMI object icon. The Properties dialog opens.

  3. For information about the settings on the Details tab see the following table.

  4. For information about the settings on the General tab, the Run Behavior tab, and other tabs if applicable, see Common Tabs.

Details Tab

Element Configuration Instructions

Computer

Type the name of the computer that you are running the WMI query against. Type localhost to specify the Action Server where the Policy is being processed. You can also use the ellipsis ( ... ) button to browse for the computer.

Namespace

Type the name of the WMI namespace that you want to query.

WMI Query

Type the WMI query that will be used to query the Computer. For more information about WMI, see the Windows Management Instrumentation SDK (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=29400).

Query WMI Object Published Data

The following table lists the element names and descriptions of the data published by this object. For information about the published data elements that are common to all objects, see Policy Workflow Rules.

Element Name Description

Computer where the WMI query is performed

The name of the computer where the WMI query was executed.

WMI Query

The WMI query that was sent to the computer.

WMI Query Result as a string

The result of the WMI query.

WMI Namespace

The WMI namespace that you queried.