The hardware component instrumentation is as follows:

DRAC version 2.0

NOTE: If you do not have a DRAC version 2.0 card, you should not install DRAC version 2.0 instrumentation (for example, if you have a PowerEdge 2200 system with DRAC or a PowerEdge 6100 system with a SMM card).

Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller

Adaptec Comprehensive Input/Output (CI/O) Array-Based Management

NOTE: The Adaptec CI/O Array-Based Management instrumentation check box is selected by default because the small computer system interface (SCSI) control- ler is on the system board.

Adaptec Duralink Server Manager

NOTE: To run the Adaptec Duralink SNMP Manager for web-based management of Adaptec Duralink network interface controllers (NICs), install Microsoft Inter- net Explorer 3.0 or later and a World Wide Web (WWW) server before installing the management station.

On Microsoft Windows NT Workstations, the Microsoft Peer Web Services pro- vide an Internet Service Manager (ISM) that configures the directories for the application.

On Microsoft Windows NT Server operating systems, the Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS) provides the necessary setup.

NOTE: For further information, refer to “Adaptec Duralink Server Manager” found later in this chapter.

IBM local area network (LAN) adapter Desktop Management Interface (DMI) support

Intel DMI 2.0 network adapter

￿ NOTE: The management information format (MIF) for the IBM LAN Adapter card and the Intel Network Adapter card can be browsed by using the Dell Inspector.

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To install either Microsoft Peer Web Services or Microsoft IIS, use the following procedure:

1.Click the Network applet in the Control Panel.

2.Click the Services tab in the Network applet.

3.Click Add...

A window appears containing a list of services that can be installed from either the Windows NT Workstation or the Windows NT Server CD.

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