Active Directory Domain Services 2008 : Create a WMI Filter, Import a WMI Filter, Export a WMI Filter

Create a WMI Filter

Scenario/Problem: You have a GPO in your domain. You want to ensure that the GPO is applied only to computers that have Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 installed.

Solution: Create a WMI filter.

To create a WMI filter, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
3.	In the console tree, expand the domains node, right-click the WMI Filters node and click New.
4.	In the New WMI Filter window, shown in Figure 1, enter a name for the WMI filter in the Name field and click Add. Figure 1. The New WMI Filter window.
5.	On the WMI Query window, shown in Figure 2, use the default namespace or type a new one. Type your WMI query into the Query field, and click OK. Figure 2. The WMI Query window.
6.	Click Save on the New WMI Filter window to save the WMI filter, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Creating a WMI filter.

Import a WMI Filter

Scenario/Problem: You created a WMI filter in your test AD DS environment. You want to import this WMI filter into your production environment.

Solution: Import a WMI filter.

To import a WMI filter, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
3.	In the console tree, right-click the WMI Filters node and click Import.
4.	On the Import WMI Filter window, type the name and location of the file to import; then click Open.
5.	On the Import WMI Filter window, shown in Figure 4, verify the settings and click Import. Figure 4. The Import WMI Filter window.

Export a WMI Filter

Scenario/Problem: You created a WMI filter in your test AD DS environment. You want to export this WMI filter so you can import it into other environments.

Solution: Export a WMI filter.

To export a WMI filter, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
3.	In the console tree, expand the WMI Filters node, right-click the WMI filter you want to export, and click Export.
4.	On the Export WMI Filter window, type the name and location of the file to export and click Save.