3Com 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990SVR97 manual System Requirements, Client PC Requirements

160APPENDIX C: INSTALLING THE 3COM DMI AGENT

Each PC that contains an EtherLink 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, see the 3Com DMI Agent User Guide included with the 3Com DMI Agent software on

the EtherCD.

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 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, or Windows 95, using the appropriate Service Pack listed below:

■Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

■Windows 98 Retail Release

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