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Win32_ShadowProvider
The Win32_ShadowProvider class represents a component, typically a combination of user-mode and kernel/firmware implementation, that will perform the work involved in creating and representing volume shadow copies
NameSpace Path
\ROOT\CIMV2
PROPERTYSMS_REPORTCIMTYPEDESCRIPTION
CaptionStringThe Caption property is a short textual description (one-line string) of the object.
CLSIDStringThe CLSID property is the COM class id registered for the shadow provider.
DescriptionStringThe Description property provides a textual description of the object.
IDStringThe ID property uniquely identifies the shadow provider on the system.
InstallDateDateTimeThe InstallDate property is datetime value indicating when the object was installed. A lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.
NameStringThe name property is the descriptive name of the provider.
StatusStringThe Status property is a string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses can be defined. Operational statuses are "OK", "Degraded" and "Pred Fail". "Pred Fail" indicates that an element may be functioning properly but predicting a failure in the near future. An example is a SMART-enabled hard drive. Non-operational statuses can also be specified. These are "Error", "Starting", "Stopping" and "Service". The latter, "Service", could apply during mirror-resilvering of a disk, reload of a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is on-line, yet the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.
TypeUInt32The Type property indicates to which class the shadow provider belongs.
VersionStringThe Version property provides a textual representation of the shadow provider version.
VersionIDStringThe VersionID provides a numeric representation of the shadow provider version.
SAMPLE DATA INSTANCE
   [LOCALE(1033): ToInstance Amended]
   instance of Win32_ShadowProvider
   {
    CLSID = "{65ee1dba-8ff4-4a58-ac1c-3470ee2f376a}";
    ID = "{b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}";
    Name = "Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0";
    Type = 1;
    Version = "1.0.0.7";
    VersionID = "{00000001-0000-0000-0007-000000000001}";
   };