Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Developer Reference

About the WMI Provider

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 includes a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider that performs administrative tasks with scripts that are written in scripting languages such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript). By using the WMI Provider in a script, you can schedule administrative tasks to run at convenient times through the Scheduled Tasks feature of Windows Server 2003.

You can perform the following tasks with the WMI Provider:

Start a management agent run or stop an existing management agent run.
Get the results of a management agent run.
Get statistical information about the connector space or metaverse.
Set or change passwords.
Get information about Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003.
Search for a connector space object with a specified domain and account name in a global address list, a Windows NT 4.0 domain, or in Active Directory.
Search for a connector space object with a specified domain and user principal name in a global address list, a Windows NT 4.0 domain, or in Active Directory.

The WMI Provider is automatically installed during Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 installation.

The WMI Provider has the following classes.

Class	Description
MIIS_CSObject	Represents objects in the connector space. Use this class to set or change passwords.
MIIS_ManagementAgent	Represents the management agents. Use this class to start a management agent run or to stop an existing management agent run.
MIIS_PasswordChangeHistorySource	Represents a history entry of each password change request from the originating connected data source. Use this class to get the history of password change requests that are sent from a connected data source. Note This class is available only in Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
MIIS_PasswordChangeHistoryTarget	Represents a history entry for a password change that is sent to the target connected data source by the MIIS server. Use this class to get the history of password change requests sent to a target connected data source. Note This class is available only in Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
MIIS_PasswordChangeQueue	Represents an entry of each existing password change to be sent to the target connected data source. Use this class to get the password change requests to be sent to the target connected data source. Note This class is available only in Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
MIIS_RunHistory	Represents the results of a management agent run. Use this class to get statistical information about a management agent run.
MIIS_Server	Represents Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003. Use this class to get information about the number of objects in the metaverse or to clear run and password histories from the server. Note This class is available only in Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Service Pack 1.

The following topics will assist you in using the WMI provider: