Chapter 5 Quick Reference

Open table as spreadsheet

To	Do This
Find the default WMI namespace on a computer	Use the advanced tab from the WMI Control Properties dialog box
Browse WMI classes on a computer	Use the Get-WmiObject cmdlet with the list argument
Make a connection into WMI	Use the Get-WmiObject cmdlet in your script
Use a shortcut name for the local computer	Use a dot (.) and assign it to the variable holding the computer name in the script
Find detailed information about all WMI classes on a computer	Use the Platform SDK: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394582.aspx
Find the default WMI namespace on a computer	Use the advanced Tab from the WMI Control Properties dialog box
List all the namespaces on a computer	Query for a class named __NameSpace
List all providers installed in a particular namespace	Query for a class named __Win32Provider
List all the classes in a particular namespace on a computer	Use the list argument for the Get-WmiObject cmdlet
Quickly retrieve similarly named properties from a class	Use the Format-List cmdlet and supply a wild card asterisk (*) for the property argument