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WMI - Disks

Description

This connector discovers and monitors S.M.A.R.T.-enabled disks that are directly handled by Windows through the WMI service.

Connector file name: MS_HW_WBEMGenDiskNT.hdf

This connector is superseded by:

Target

Typical platform: Any system

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: WMI

Technology and protocols: WMI

Connector Activation Criteria

The WMI - Disks connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • Operating System is Microsoft Windows
  • The Windows service WINMGMT is running
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root\WMI
    • WQL Query: SELECT InstanceName FROM MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus WHERE Active=TRUE
    • Result contains: \(^[^M]...\)\|\(^.[^P]..\)\|\(^..[^I].\)\|\(^...[^O]\) (regex)

Monitors

Object Type Collected Parameters Discovered Properties
Disk Controller (MS_HW_DISKCONTROLLER)
  • Model
  • Vendor
Physical Disk (MS_HW_PHYSICALDISK)
  • Predicted Failure
  • Status
  • Size
  • Vendor
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