The Get-CimInstance cmdlet gets the CIM instances of a class from a CIM server. You can specify either the class name or a query for this cmdlet. This cmdlet returns one or more CIM instance objects ...

powershell はnew-ciminstanceなどのcim world向けのcmdletや、psobject でwrap されたciminstance に対応することで、2つの世界の共生を試みている。 ここで、psobject world と、cim world を簡単にまとめる。

We've been exploring the new world of CIM in PowerShell 3.0. Where this really gets interesting is when it comes to remote systems management. If you look at help for Get-CimInstance, you'll see there ...