SMS: Windows Management Instrumentation 1.5 Support in Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2 (262317)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q262317

SUMMARY

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) version 1.5 is included with Microsoft Windows 2000 and is installed on Windows 2000-based computers. When you apply Systems Management Server (SMS) version 2.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2), it does not update the version of WMI. However, SMS 2.0 SP2 supports WMI 1.5 installed on Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, and Microsoft Windows 98/95 platforms, either before or after you apply SMS 2.0 SP2.

NOTE: Modification of the SMS 2.0 SP2 installation source to add WMI 1.5 is not supported.

MORE INFORMATION

WMI 1.5 for Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 98/95 clients is available for download from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/wmi_start_page.asp

NOTE: Windows 95-based clients must already have installed DCOM before you can install WMI 1.5. You can obtain the latest version of DCOM from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/download.asp

WMI 1.5 also adds support for SMBios version 2.1. If the system hardware also supports SMBios 2.1, SMS hardware inventory returns Serial Number and Manufacturer information from the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/14/2006
Keywords:kbinfo KB262317
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