3Com 3C980*-TXM, User Manual

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1: I
NTRODUCTION
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Upgrade software.
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Configure or reconfigure multiple systems simultaneously.
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Scan for viruses.
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Back-up hard drives and perform disaster recovery tasks.
For information on configuring the MBA to boot from the network, see
Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) on page 45 .
For detailed information on the MBA, see the Managed PC Boot Agent User
Guide, located with the MBA software on the 3Com EtherLink Server CD.
Desktop Management
Interface (DMI) 2.0
DMI 2.0 enables managed computers and net computers to report details about
themselves and their peripheral devices across the network to a DMI
2.0-compliant management application.
A network administrator can then use this information to configure and manage a
client or server computer remotely.
For instructions on installing the 3Com DMI Agent, see Installing the
3Com DMI Agent on page 59 .
For more detailed information on DMI, go to:
http://www.3com.com/managedpc
Remote System Alerts
The NIC can be configured to continuously transmit a packet to an alert target
management station. If the management station fails to receive the regularly
scheduled packet, an alert can be triggered that signals a possible computer
power loss or theft.
The NIC can also transmit a workgroup keep-alive packet periodically while the
computer is in a sleep state. This packet prevents the computer workstation
address from being aged-out of switch router tables.