3Com 3CR990SVR95, 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990SVR97 manual Desktop Management Interface DMI

3CR990 NIC Features 23

■Configure or reconfigure multiple systems simultaneously.

■Scan for viruses.

■Back-up hard drives and perform disaster recovery tasks.

In addition to firmware, MBA has a complete set of tools, utilities, and pre-OS software that enables network administrators to perform such tasks as:

■Reconfiguring multiple systems at once.

■Backing up hard drives automatically.

For information on configuring the MBA to boot from

the network, see Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) on page 120.

For detailed information on the MBA, see the Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide, located with the MBA software on the 3Com EtherCD.

For more information on the management features supported by the NIC, go to:

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

Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0

Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is a network management standard that is widely accepted for managing Intel-based computers.

DMI 2.0 enables managed computers and net computers to report details about themselves and their peripheral devices across the network to a DMI 2.0-compliant management application.

The 3Com DMI Agent allows any DMI management application to access information such as:

■the NIC driver location, version, and size

■packets-sent statistics

■crc receive errors

A network administrator can then use this type of information to remotely configure and manage a client or server computer.