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Installing the 3Com DMI Agent
This appendix explains how to install the 3Com Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Agent on your PC.
The 3Com DMI Agent allows any DMI-compatible browser or network management
application that supports DMI 2.0s to remotely manage and configure advanced features
of the NIC.
For more information on DMI, go to:
http://www.3com.com
About the 3Com DMI Agent
The 3Com DMI Agent allows you to obtain basic NIC information, including:
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Node address
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MAC address
■
Driver version
Additionally, depending on the features of your NIC, the 3Com DMI Agent allows you to
view and configure advanced NIC features, including:
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Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software
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Remote Wake-Up events
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Remote system alerts
Each PC that contains a 3Com NIC and the 3Com DMI Agent generates a Management
Information Format (MIF) file that contains information about the PC and the NIC. DMI
applications use the information from the MIF to manage the PC and the NIC.
The content of the MIF is based on the capabilities of the NIC driver found in the PC. For
example, if a NIC with an MBA boot ROM is found, all groups related to the boot ROM
are included in the MIF for that particular NIC. This ensures that the network management
application does not receive irrelevant information for the NIC.
For a description of each MIF that is supported by the 3Com DMI Agent, refer to the
3Com DMI Agent User Guide
included with the 3Com DMI Agent software on
the
EtherCD.
NOTE:
For detailed information on the 3Com DMI Agent, refer to the
3Com DMI
Agent User Guide
included with the 3Com DMI Agent software on the
EtherCD
.