Windows Management Instrumentation - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Management_InstrumentationThe purpose of WMI is to define a proprietary set of environment-independent specifications which allow management information to be shared between management applications. WMI prescribes enterprise management standards and related technologies for Windows that work with existing management standards, such as Desktop Management Interface (DMI) and SNMP. WMI complements these other standards by providing a uniform model. This model represents the managed environ…
WMI - Definition and Details - Paessler
https://www.paessler.com/it-explained/wmiWMI stands for Windows Management Instrumentation. Designed by Microsoft, it is an infrastructure for the standardized management of data and information that is device independent. Since Windows 2000, WMI comes preinstalled with Windows operating systems. WMI is the Microsoft implementation of the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), which ...
Enable WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)
www.poweradmin.com › help › faqs1. On the target server, go to Administrative Tools -> Computer Management. 2. Expand 'Services and Applications' 3. Right click for Properties on 'WMI Control'. 4. Select the Security tab 5. Press the Security button 6. Add the monitoring user (if needed), and then be sure to check Remote Enable for the user/group that will be requesting WMI data.