This section provides information about the SMS Provider in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 It discusses how the SMS Provider is a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider and also discusses the options for using different .NET Framework libraries with it. This section also covers the contextual information that an application can give to the SMS Provider and some field length restrictions that are imposed by the SMS Provider.

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SMS Provider Fundamentals in Configuration Manager


Provides information about the SMS Provider, how it interacts with WMI and the Configuration Manager WMI classes.
Managed SMS Provider Fundamentals in Configuration Manager


Provides information about the .NET Framework libraries that you can you use with the SMS Provider.
Configuration Manager Context Qualifiers


Provides information about contextual information used by the SMS Provider.
SMS Provider Field Length Restrictions in Configuration Manager


Provides information about field length restrictions that apply to the SMS Provider.

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