User Manual

INSTALLING THE 3COM DMI AGENT

Overview The 3Com DMI Agent allows any DMI-compatible browser or network

management application that supports DMI 2.0 to remotely manage and

conﬁgure advanced features of an EtherLink PCI NIC. You can obtain basic NIC

information, including:

■ Node address

■ 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:

■ Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) software

■ Remote Wake-Up events

■ Workgroup keep-alive packet

■ Remote system alerts (including heartbeat)

Each computer that contains an EtherLink NIC and the 3Com DMI Agent

generates a Management Information Format (MIF) ﬁle that contains information

about the computer and the NIC. DMI applications use the information from the

MIF to manage the computer and the NIC.

The content of the MIF is based on the capabilities of the NIC driver found in the

computer. 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 more information on DMI, go to:

http://www.3com.com/managedpc

For detailed information on the 3Com DMI Agent, including a description of each

MIF that is supported by the 3Com DMI Agent, see the 3Com DMI Agent

User Guide included with the 3Com DMI Agent software on the 3Com EtherLink

Server CD.