4-34 NEC Drivers and Utilities
DMI Components
The NEC DMI consists of two major functional
components:
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the NEC Component Interface (CI) module
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the NEC DMI Browser.
The CI module provides the instrumentation and interface
between the BIOS and the DMI Service Layer (SL). The
DMI Browser displays and manages existing attributes in
the Management Information Format (MIF) database. The
Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) provides the
DOS Service Layer, Windows Service Layer, and MIF
database structure.
Manageable Components
Manageable components are hardware, software, and
peripherals installed or attached to a desktop computer or
network server. These include hard disks, word processors,
CD-ROMs, printers, operating systems, graphics boards,
modems, etc. Manageable components can come with the
system or be added later. Each component supplies
information to the MIF database that contains the
component's pertinent management information.
Each component may or may not include an instrumentation
module in order to provide real-time support.
CI Module
The Component Interface Module is a Windows NT
program that provides access to your system and its
components. It runs minimized in Windows NT and should
only be canceled if you are uninstalling DMI.
CI module is comprised of programs written by the
component manufacturer to provide real-time attribute
values to the network Service Layer as requested.
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