Intel Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Network Adapter 
Instrumentation Layer (IL) 2.0

Readme Released on 10-03-97
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This is the Version 1.0 release for Microsoft Windows* 95 and NT*
(NDIS drivers only). 
 
Readme Contents 
=============== 
 
I.    System Requirements for DMI 
II.   DMI Driver Installation Preparation 
III.  DMI Driver Installation and Removal Steps 
IV.   Feature Support 
V.    DMI Background 
 
 
I. System Requirements for DMI 
============================== 
 DMI-compliant components 
 DMI Service Provider 
 DMI-compliant management application. 
 
 
DMI-compliant components 
------------------------ 
 
Most Intel EtherExpress(TM) PCI adapters are DMI-compliant. However,  
once you install your adapter, you still need to install your  
adapter's DMI support driver. 
 
 
DMI Service Provider 
-------------------- 
 
The DMI Service Provider can be part of your operating system or an  
add-on.  Service Providers are sometimes bundled with management  
applications. 
 
 
DMI-compliant management applications 
------------------------------------- 
 
Management applications are available from a variety of vendors.  An  
example of a DMI-compliant management application would be Version  
3.1 of Intel's LANDesk(R) Client Manager (LDCM). 
 
 
II. DMI Driver Installation Preparation 
======================================= 
 
The installation program will not proceed if the DMI Service  
Provider is not running.  Make sure a DMI 2.0 management application  
such as the Intel LANDesk Client Manager is installed. 
The Intel DMI Network Adapter Instrumentation Layer replaces earlier  
DMI models (v1.0).  The new IL (2.0) is not supported by earlier  
versions of DMI. 
 
 
III. DMI Driver Installation and Removal Steps 
============================================== 
 
Installation for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 
 
1. Make sure that the Intel PCI Network Adapter and its appropriate  
   NDIS driver (NDIS 3 and 4 are currently supported)are loaded before  
   installing the instrumentation. 
 
2. Run SETUP.EXE. 
 
3. At the first install screen select the language in which you  
   would like to run this setup program.  Currently the only available  
   option is English. 
 
4. Click Next to install the software. A folder named "IntelIL" will  
   be created in your Windows directory.  DO NOT DELETE THIS DIRECTORY. 
 
5. The next screen confirms that the installation was successful.  
 
You have two options: 
 
   -Restart the system for changes to take effect.  
   -Don't Restart and let changes to take effect at reboot. 
 
6. In Windows 95 only, the following dialog box may appear after  
   restarting the computer: 
 
   "Warning: Unable to find the DMI Service Provider.  Select 'Yes' to  
    continue trying, 'No' to exit." 
 
The IL is waiting for the Service Provider to finish loading. This  
message is normal. 
 
7. Select 'Yes' to continue loading.  The IL will then find the  
   Service Provider when it finishes loading. 
 
Uninstall for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 
 
1. From the Windows Start Menu select Settings, Control Panel. 

2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs applet. 

3. At the Install/Uninstall tab select Intel DMI Network Adapter  
   Instrumentation 2.0. 

4. Click the Add/Remove button. 

5. A dialog box appears confirming your decision to delete all  
   components of the application.  Choose 'Yes' to proceed. 

6. An uninstall dialog box should confirm that the uninstall is  
   complete. 

7. Reboot your computer to ensure that all uninstall files were  
   deleted. 

 
IV. Feature Support 
=================== 
 Features 
 DMI Attributes Supported 
 Known Problems 
 
 
Features 
-------- 
- Supports Intel EtherExpress PCI adapters based on the 82557 or  
  82558 controllers such as EtherExpress PRO/100B, PRO/100+, PRO/100  
  Server Adapter. 
 
- Supports multiple adapters. 
 
- Operating systems supported include Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. 
 

DMI Attributes Supported 
------------------------ 

You will see the following DMI attributes:  
 
GROUP           ATTRIBUTE          SUPPORT 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Component ID    Manufacturer       Yes 
                Product            Yes 
                Version            No 
                Serial Number      No 
                Installation       Yes 
                Verification       Yes 
 
802 Driver      Index              Yes (See note) 
                Name               Yes 
                Version            Yes 
                Description        Yes 
                Size               No 
                Interface          Yes 
                Interface Ver.     Yes 
                Interface Desc.    Yes 
 
802 Port        Index              Yes (See note) 
                Permanent addr.    Yes 
                Current addr.      Yes 
                Connector type     No 
                Data rate          Yes 
                Packets xmitted    Yes 
                Bytes xmitted      No 
                Packets rcv'd      Yes 
                Bytes rcv'd        No 
                Xmit errors        Yes 
                Receive errors     Yes 
                Host errors        Yes 
                Wire errors        Yes 
 
The above attribute groups are DMI standard groups. In addition to these  
the following custom groups are provided: 
 
Driver Extension

  Driver File Path	Yes 
  Driver File Date	Yes 
 
Adapter Instrumentation Group
 
  MIF Id		Yes 
  Version		Yes 
 
Note:  Indices are used internally by DMI and provide no application  
user level information.  Your management application may or may not  
choose to display these. 
 
 
Known Problems 
-------------- 
- Since the network adapter driver and the DMI support driver are  
installed separately a situation can arise where the adapter is no  
longer installed but the DMI support for the adapter is.  This  
happens if the adapter is disabled through Windows Device Manager  
dialog or if the adapter card is removed without removing the  
adapter from the Windows Network Settings dialog and, the DMI  
support is not removed.  In this case, most management applications  
will show the adapter since it is still registered in the DMI  
database, but most information queries on the adapter will likely  
result in errors. 
 
- The preferred way of removing an adapter from your system is to remove 
it using the Windows Network Settings dialog and then remove the DMI 
information for that adapter.  Most management applications will provide 
an option for performing the latter.  Whether the DMI information for 
the adapter is removed or not, you should restart your computer after 
removing or disabling the network adapter.	 
 
- For systems with multiple network adapters, the DMI component  
verification attribute (i.e. Verify) only returns verification for  
one of the adapters.  This is a limitation of DMI itself.  To  
determine whether instrumentation for each adapter is operating  
properly you can query other runtime attributes for each adapter via  
the management application. 
 
 
V. DMI Background 
================= 
 
The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is a computer industry  
standard for managing computer components, such as your Intel PCI  
Network Adapter.  
 
Any system component - your hard disk, operating system, software  
application, or adapter - designed to be DMI-compliant can  
dynamically communicate with management applications via the DMI. 
 
	| DMI-compliant |<===>{ DMI }<===>|   DMI-compliant   | 
	|   Component   |     {`````}     | Mgmt. Application | 
 
In effect, the DMI is the middleman between DMI-compliant components  
and DMI-compliant management applications. 
 

How DMI works 
------------- 
At a fundamental level, DMI performs two functions: it stores  
information about components, and it provides the ability to query  
and change that information.  Information about how a desktop  
component can be managed is stored in a Management Information  
Format (MIF) file.  Each DMI-compliant component has its own MIF  
file that includes information such as location of the component,  
vendor name, and installation date. When you install DMI support for  
a DMI-compliant component, an entry is made into the MIF database by  
the Service Provider. 
 
For more information about the Intel LANDesk(R) Client Manager Suite,  
visit: 

    http://www.intel.com/network/suite/index.htm
 

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