******************************************************************** * INTEL CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION * * * * This software is supplied under the terms of a license agreement * * or nondisclosure agreement with Intel Corporation and may not be * * copied or disclosed except in accordance with the terms of that * * agreement. * * * * Copyright (c) 2001 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. * ******************************************************************** Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider 2.0 ============================================== README CONTENTS =============== 1. Overview 2. System Requirements 3. Installation 4. Uninstall Procedure 5. Usage with Applications 6. Supported Standards 7. New Features in this Release 8. Known Issues 1. Overview ============ The Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider is a set of software modules that allow WMI-based management applications such as Intel's LANDesk(R) Client Manager 6.0 to monitor status of PCI network adapters. Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider uses WMI, a kernel-level instrumentation technology for the Microsoft Windows platform. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a middleware layer that allows measurement and instrumentation information to be collected from kernel mode data providers and then to be provided to local or remote user-mode data consumers through the use of a common set of interfaces (Web-based Enterprise Management called WBEM). WMI is a data-independent pipeline between the data consumer and the data provider that makes no assumptions about the format of the data. For example, Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider uses WMI event notification mechanism to send an event if a loosely plugged-in cable falls free and the Ethernet signal is lost. The driver from this CD is required to be able to view custom information regarding Adapter Fault Tolerance and Adapter Load Balancing (AFT/ALB). 2. System Requirements ====================== - Any Intel(R) PRO/100, PRO/1000 Adapters and related driver software. - Microsoft WMI Core. - This version is for Windows XP64 only and does not support adapter teaming. The WMI Core components are part of the operating system. These pieces are required for a WMI enabled application to work. The Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider supports all Intel(R) PCI PRO/100 and PRO/1000 adapters. If you are running an NDIS based driver under Windows NT 4.0, there is no need to install any new drivers to get full WMI support. 3. Installation =============== To install Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider, click on the setup program found in the "Windows\wbem\wmi\Nic\Itanium" directory on the CD. WMI Core components must be installed before Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider is installed. If Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider does not find the WMI Core component's registry keys, install fails. If Microsoft WMI Core is not installed, install it and restart Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider installation. The most recently released version of Microsoft WMI Core can be downloaded from: http://www.microsoft.com Upgrade Notes: Prior to installation of the Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider install package, all running programs using Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider must be stopped. Once all programs have been stopped, older installations of the Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider need to be removed. 4. Uninstall Procedure ====================== To uninstall Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider: - Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. - Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. - On the Install/Uninstall tab, select "Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider (Build 2.0)". - Press the "Add/Remove..." button. 5. Usage with Applications ========================== WMI-based management applications such as WBEM CIM studio and WBEM Object browser in the WMI SDK can be used to access Intel(R) Client Instrumentation properties both locally and remotely. 6. Supported Standards ====================== The Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider 2.0 supports the standards based CIM 2.2 specification. 7. Features in this Release =========================== 8. Known Issues =============== 1. Do not install the Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider to a mapped network drive. This configuration does not work and is not supported. -------------------------------------------------------------- * Other product and corporate names may be trademarks of other companies and are used only for explanation and to the owner's benefit, without intent to infringe. Readme.txt version 11-29-2001Download Driver Pack
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