3Com 3C905C-TX manual System Requirements, Client PC Requirements, Network Management Requirements

78APPENDIX C: 3COM DMI AGENT INSTALLATION

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, see the 3Com DMI Agent User Guide included with the 3Com DMI Agent software.

System Requirements

This section lists the client PC and network management requirements for installing and using the 3Com DMI Agent.

Client PC Requirements

Your PC requires the following items to use the 3Com DMI Agent:

■DMI Service Provider 2.0 or greater (such as Smart Technologies Service Provider 2.0)

■NDIS 3, 4, or 5 driver

■Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT, using the appropriate Service Pack listed below:

■Windows 95 Retail Service Pack 1 or OEM Service Release (OSR2)

■Windows 98 Retail Release

■Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or 4

■Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5

Network Management Requirements

Your network management station requires a DMI-compatible browser or a network management application that supports DMI 2.0 or 2.0s, such as:

■Hewlett Packard TopTools

■Tivoli Management Suite

■Dell OpenManage

■Compaq Insight Manager Management Station

■Intel LANDesk Client Manager