Application Server 2008 COM+ Role Discovery

Microsoft.Windows.AppServer.2008.ComPlus.Discovery (Discovery)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Software components can use Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) technology in Microsoft Windows operating systems to communicate. Developers can use COM to create reusable software components, link components together to build applications, and take advantage of Windows services. COM technologies include COM+, DCOM, and ActiveX Controls.

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AppServer.Server
Enabled	True
Frequency	43200
Remotable	False

Object Discovery Details:

Discovered Classes and their attribuets:
Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AppServer.COM DisplayName

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.WmiProviderWithClassSnapshotDataMapper	Default

Source Code:

<Discovery ID="Microsoft.Windows.AppServer.2008.ComPlus.Discovery" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AppServer.Server" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>Discovery</Category>

  <DiscoveryTypes>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AppServer.COM">

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

  </DiscoveryTypes>

  <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.WmiProviderWithClassSnapshotDataMapper">

    <NameSpace>\\$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$\ROOT\CIMV2</NameSpace>

    <Query>SELECT Name FROM Win32_ServerFeature WHERE ID = 1</Query>

    <Frequency>43200</Frequency>

    <ClassId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AppServer.COM"]$</ClassId>

    <InstanceSettings>

      <Settings>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</Name>

          <Value>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</Value>

        </Setting>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="System!System.Entity"]/DisplayName$</Name>

          <Value>COM+ ($Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetbiosComputerName$)</Value>

        </Setting>

      </Settings>

    </InstanceSettings>

  </DataSource>

</Discovery>