Intel Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Network Adapter Instrumentation Layer (IL) 2.0 Readme Released on 10-03-97 ======================================================== This is the Version 1.0 release for Microsoft Windows* 95 and NT* (NDIS drivers only). Readme Contents =============== I. System Requirements for DMI II. DMI Driver Installation Preparation III. DMI Driver Installation and Removal Steps IV. Feature Support V. DMI Background I. System Requirements for DMI ============================== DMI-compliant components DMI Service Provider DMI-compliant management application. DMI-compliant components ------------------------ Most Intel EtherExpress(TM) PCI adapters are DMI-compliant. However, once you install your adapter, you still need to install your adapter's DMI support driver. DMI Service Provider -------------------- The DMI Service Provider can be part of your operating system or an add-on. Service Providers are sometimes bundled with management applications. DMI-compliant management applications ------------------------------------- Management applications are available from a variety of vendors. An example of a DMI-compliant management application would be Version 3.1 of Intel's LANDesk(R) Client Manager (LDCM). II. DMI Driver Installation Preparation ======================================= The installation program will not proceed if the DMI Service Provider is not running. Make sure a DMI 2.0 management application such as the Intel LANDesk Client Manager is installed. The Intel DMI Network Adapter Instrumentation Layer replaces earlier DMI models (v1.0). The new IL (2.0) is not supported by earlier versions of DMI. III. DMI Driver Installation and Removal Steps ============================================== Installation for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 1. Make sure that the Intel PCI Network Adapter and its appropriate NDIS driver (NDIS 3 and 4 are currently supported)are loaded before installing the instrumentation. 2. Run SETUP.EXE. 3. At the first install screen select the language in which you would like to run this setup program. Currently the only available option is English. 4. Click Next to install the software. A folder named "IntelIL" will be created in your Windows directory. DO NOT DELETE THIS DIRECTORY. 5. The next screen confirms that the installation was successful. You have two options: -Restart the system for changes to take effect. -Don't Restart and let changes to take effect at reboot. 6. In Windows 95 only, the following dialog box may appear after restarting the computer: "Warning: Unable to find the DMI Service Provider. Select 'Yes' to continue trying, 'No' to exit." The IL is waiting for the Service Provider to finish loading. This message is normal. 7. Select 'Yes' to continue loading. The IL will then find the Service Provider when it finishes loading. Uninstall for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 1. From the Windows Start Menu select Settings, Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs applet. 3. At the Install/Uninstall tab select Intel DMI Network Adapter Instrumentation 2.0. 4. Click the Add/Remove button. 5. A dialog box appears confirming your decision to delete all components of the application. Choose 'Yes' to proceed. 6. An uninstall dialog box should confirm that the uninstall is complete. 7. Reboot your computer to ensure that all uninstall files were deleted. IV. Feature Support =================== Features DMI Attributes Supported Known Problems Features -------- - Supports Intel EtherExpress PCI adapters based on the 82557 or 82558 controllers such as EtherExpress PRO/100B, PRO/100+, PRO/100 Server Adapter. - Supports multiple adapters. - Operating systems supported include Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. DMI Attributes Supported ------------------------ You will see the following DMI attributes: GROUP ATTRIBUTE SUPPORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Component ID Manufacturer Yes Product Yes Version No Serial Number No Installation Yes Verification Yes 802 Driver Index Yes (See note) Name Yes Version Yes Description Yes Size No Interface Yes Interface Ver. Yes Interface Desc. Yes 802 Port Index Yes (See note) Permanent addr. Yes Current addr. Yes Connector type No Data rate Yes Packets xmitted Yes Bytes xmitted No Packets rcv'd Yes Bytes rcv'd No Xmit errors Yes Receive errors Yes Host errors Yes Wire errors Yes The above attribute groups are DMI standard groups. In addition to these the following custom groups are provided: Driver Extension Driver File Path Yes Driver File Date Yes Adapter Instrumentation Group MIF Id Yes Version Yes Note: Indices are used internally by DMI and provide no application user level information. Your management application may or may not choose to display these. Known Problems -------------- - Since the network adapter driver and the DMI support driver are installed separately a situation can arise where the adapter is no longer installed but the DMI support for the adapter is. This happens if the adapter is disabled through Windows Device Manager dialog or if the adapter card is removed without removing the adapter from the Windows Network Settings dialog and, the DMI support is not removed. In this case, most management applications will show the adapter since it is still registered in the DMI database, but most information queries on the adapter will likely result in errors. - The preferred way of removing an adapter from your system is to remove it using the Windows Network Settings dialog and then remove the DMI information for that adapter. Most management applications will provide an option for performing the latter. Whether the DMI information for the adapter is removed or not, you should restart your computer after removing or disabling the network adapter. - For systems with multiple network adapters, the DMI component verification attribute (i.e. Verify) only returns verification for one of the adapters. This is a limitation of DMI itself. To determine whether instrumentation for each adapter is operating properly you can query other runtime attributes for each adapter via the management application. V. DMI Background ================= The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is a computer industry standard for managing computer components, such as your Intel PCI Network Adapter. Any system component - your hard disk, operating system, software application, or adapter - designed to be DMI-compliant can dynamically communicate with management applications via the DMI. | DMI-compliant |<===>{ DMI }<===>| DMI-compliant | | Component | {`````} | Mgmt. Application | In effect, the DMI is the middleman between DMI-compliant components and DMI-compliant management applications. How DMI works ------------- At a fundamental level, DMI performs two functions: it stores information about components, and it provides the ability to query and change that information. Information about how a desktop component can be managed is stored in a Management Information Format (MIF) file. Each DMI-compliant component has its own MIF file that includes information such as location of the component, vendor name, and installation date. When you install DMI support for a DMI-compliant component, an entry is made into the MIF database by the Service Provider. 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