QoS WMI Provider 1.0 and
Intel® PRO QoS (PRO 10/100 Adapters Only)

Overview

The Intel® PRO Quality of Service (QoS) Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider is a set of software modules that allow WMI-based management applications to manage the QoS capabilities of Intel® PRO network adapters. QoS WMI Provider uses WMI, a kernel-level instrumentation technology for the Microsoft Windows platform.

WMI is the middleware layer that allows measurement and instrumentation information to be collected from kernel mode data providers. This information is then provided to local or remote user-mode data consumers through the use of a common set of interfaces (Web-based Enterprise Management called WBEM). WMI is a data-independent pipeline between the data consumer and the data provider that makes no assumptions about the format of the data.

The QoS WMI Provider lets WMI-aware management applications set up priority filters to process high priority network traffic before normal traffic. By prioritizing traffic at the host or entry point of the network, network devices can base forwarding decisions on priority information defined in the packet.

WMI-aware management applications using QoS WMI Provider functionality can configure priority filters on the target system to do the following:

System Requirements

The WMI Core components are part of the operating system. These pieces are required for a WMI-enabled application to work.

The QoS WMI Provider supports all Intel PCI PRO 10/100 adapters except for 82557 based adapters.

The QoS WMI Provider does not support any PRO 1000 adapters.

Installation

To install QoS WMI Provider, double-click on the setup program found in the "\APPS\WBEM\WMI\QOS" directory on the Intel CD. WMI Core components must be installed before QoS WMI Provider is installed. If QoS WMI Provider does not find the WMI Core component's registry keys, installation fails. If Microsoft WMI Core is not installed, install it and restart the QoS WMI Provider installer.

The most recently released version of Microsoft WMI Core can be downloaded from: http://www.microsoft.com

Uninstall Procedure

To Uninstall QoS WMI Provider:

Usage with Applications

WMI-based management applications such as WBEM CIM studio and WBEM Object browser in the WMI SDK can be used to access QoS WMI Provider functionality both locally and remotely. This applies to Windows NT 4.0 (SP4 and later), Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

On Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Millennium operating systems however, you must carefully configure client systems to allow remote access of QoS WMI Provider functionality.

To do this, you will need to edit the Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Millennium system registry to remotely access QoS WMI Provider functionality.
CAUTION: Editing the system's registry incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Be very careful when editing the following registry entries. Back up any important data before beginning this process. Be aware that enabling DCOM applications to connect anonymously to your Windows9x or Millennium system may violate your network's security policies. Consult with your system administrator before making these changes.

This should allow you to connect to your Windows 95, Windows 98 or windows Millennium system remotely.

Supported Standards

The QoS WMI Provider implements the CIM specification that was submitted to DMTF for adoption into CIM 2.4 specification.

Known Issues


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