At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Describe Windows Management Instrumentation and the Common Information Model (CIM).
• Use the WMI Software Developer Kit (SDK) Tools CIM Studio, WMI Event Registration, and WMI Event Viewer.
• Use the SDK documentation to research WMI classes.
• Describe the WMI Scripting API.
• Develop scripts that make local or remote connections to any WMI resources.
• Develop scripts that can efficiently query management data from local or remote resources.
• Develop scripts that can write to WMI local or remote resources.
• Describe the WMI event architecture.
• Develop scripts that can configure, monitor, and implement WMI events.
• Identify how they can apply WMI Scripting API scripts to access future resources that use Windows Management Instrumentation.

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Completed course 2433: Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition and Windows Script Host Essentials or equivalent knowledge.

 Module 1: Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
The following topics are covered in this module:
• The Enterprise Management Challenge
• WMI Overview
• The Common Information Model
• Accessing WMI

At the end of this module, you will be able to describe Windows Management Instrumentation and the Common Information Model.

This includes:
• The WMI Architecture.
• WMI classes.
• Using CIM Studio.
• Accessing WMI data by using Microsoft Excel.

Module 2: Working with WMI Objects
The following topics are covered in this module:
• Connecting to WMI Using Scripts
• Accessing WMI Objects
• Advanced Scripting
• Security Settings

At the end of this module, you will be able to use the WMI Scripting API to develop scripts that access WMI objects.

This includes:
• Using properties and methods.
• Using the WinMgmts Moniker.
• Using error handling.
• Installing MSI packages.
• Managing DHCP clients.

Module 3: Querying WMI
The following topics are covered in this module:
• Enumerating Objects
• WMI Query Language
• Data Queries
• Using a Universal Query Script
• Associations and References
• Optimizing Queries
• The View Provider

At the end of this module, you will be able to develop scripts that use the WMI Query Language (WQL) to retrieve management data.

This includes:
• Using the WQL syntax.
• Developing a reusable basic script query.
• Using the View Provider.
• Optimizing queries.
• Using the SNMP provider.
• Using the Event Log provider.

Module 4: Working with Events
The following topics are covered in this module:
• The WMI Event Architecture
• Scripting for Events in WMI
• Using Best Practices

At the end of this module, you will be able to implement WMI events.This includes:
• Implementing temporary and permanent event consumers.
• Differentiating between intrinsic and extrinsic events.
• Using the SDK Event Registration and Event Viewer tools.
• Using the Active Script event consumer to launch scripts when events occur.

Module 5: The Future of WMI
The following topics are covered in this module:
• WMI and Microsoft Products
• WMI Enhancements in Microsoft Windows XP
• The Importance of Microsoft .NET
• References

At the end of this module, you will be able to investigate how WMI Scripting API scripts will be used with future applications and operating systems.

This includes:
• Windows XP.
• .Net.