Thi is related to my other  question about where to check the memory/hard drive usage through  CIM/SMASH. I THINK this is not possible because VMWare did not  implement/populate the classes required to do so. I'm hoping someone  will tell me I'm wrong about that

But  if I'm right...then is it possible to add this functionality to the CIM  framework? I have breifed through the CIM Development guide, and get  the impression this can be done. However, being new to CIM and having a  deadline...there are some things I'm hoping to learn before I invest too  much time trying to learn the manual.

Remembering  that I'M NOT A VENDOR...and only have access to the  technology/firmware/SMART/ETC. already existing in my hardware...

- Can a new class be added to the CIM framework on ESXi? BRIEFLY...how? (I don't expect a whole tutorial

- Can an existing class be told to begin querying the hardware for the information if VMWare is not already doing this?

          - Is this a function of VMWare, or the hardware agent (I.e. IBMs server agent for CIM)?

          - If so, how ?

Thanks!