Intel Client Instrumentation for Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) ======================================================================== This is Version 3.0, for Microsoft Windows* NT* 4.0, Windows 95 and Windows 98 (NDIS drivers only). Readme Contents =============== 1. Overview 2. System Requirements 3. Installation 4. Uninstall Procedure 5. Usage with Applications 6. Supported Standards 7. New Features in this release 8. Known Issues 1. Overview ============ The Intel DMI 2.0 client instrumentation for Windows is an updated set of software modules that allow standards-based DMI Management applications such as Intel's LANDesk(r) Client Manager to monitor status of PCI network adapters. The instrumentation layer uses an industry- standard and approved DMI to SNMP mapping technique. As a result, the information available to both DMI and SNMP based management applications is identical. SNMP support is restricted to Windows NT 4.0 only. Please make sure that the drivers included in this CD is used to view custom information regarding AFT/ALB, VLAN and Flow control. 2. System Requirements ====================== - Any Intel NDIS PCI adapter driver - Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider - Microsoft SNMP Service - Intel Client Instrumentation for DMI and SNMP - For Adapter Teaming features, AFT and ALB support, the latest NDIS drivers on this CD Because Intel uses an industry standard DMI-to-SNMP mapping application to support SNMP, you must have both the Microsoft SNMP Service and an Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider installed and running before installing the Intel Client Instrumentation package. Contact your Network Administrator if you need help installing either of these. If you plan to use SNMP management applications exclusively and do not have an Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider installed, you can use the Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider available elsewhere on this CD. To install this Service Provider, run ..\DMI_SP\WIN32\DISK1\SETUP.EXE. The Intel Client Instrumentation supports all Intel PCI PRO/100 and PRO/1000 adapters. If you are running an NDIS based driver under Windows NT 4.0, there is no need to install any new drivers to get full DMI and SNMP support. 3. Installation =============== We provide two methods you may use to install the Intel Client Instrumentation. Both methods provide the same DMI and SNMP functionality after installation. Method 1: (Preferred for over-the-network installing) Push button install (Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, and Windows 98) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Make sure your Intel PCI network adapter, its appropriate NDIS adapter driver, the Microsoft SNMP Service, and an Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider are installed and running on your computer. 2. From the DMI-SNMP directory on your CD, run \SNMP\WIN32\Install.EXE. 3. If prompted, restart your computer. The Intel Client Instrumentation does not require you to restart your computer, but restarting may be required by other support services. Restart is mandatory for Windows 95 and Windows 98. In Windows NT 4.0, view the Event log using the Event Viewer for any Client Instrumentation startup problems. Method 2: Network Control Panel Install (Windows NT 4.0 only) -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Make sure the Intel PCI network adapter and its appropriate NDIS adapter driver, the Microsoft SNMP Service, and an Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider are installed and running on your computer. 2. From the Windows NT 4.0 Control Panel, start the Network Control Panel. 3. Click the Services tab. 4. Click Add Services. 5. Click Have Disk 6. Type in the location of the \DMI-SNMP\SNMP\WIN32 directory on your Intel adapter CD (example, if your CD drive is D:, type D:\DMI-SNMP\SNMP\WIN32). 7. Select "Intel Client Instrumentation for DMI and SNMP" and click OK. 8. If prompted, restart your computer. The Intel Client Instrumentation does not require you to restart your computer, but restarting may be required by other support services. View the Event log using the Event Viewer for any Client Instrumentation startup problems. NOTE: If you need to uninstall the DMI components, note that Client Instrumentation must be uninstalled prior to uninstalling your Service Provider. See section 4 for details. 4. Uninstall Procedure ====================== Depending on the installation method you used, there are two ways to uninstall the Intel Client Instrumentation. In either case, it is required to have the Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider installed and running during the uninstallation of the Client Instrumentation: Method 1: Uninstall for the push button install ------------------------------------------------ 1. From the Windows Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove icon. 2. Select "Intel Client Instrumentation for DMI and SNMP" 3. Click the Add/Remove button. Method 2: Uninstall for the Network Control Panel Install NT 4.0 only) ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. From the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. 2. Click the Services tab. 3. Select the "Intel Client Instrumentation for DMI and SNMP" service. 4. Click the Remove button. 5. Usage with SNMP Management Applications ========================================== In order to access the SNMP data through the Intel Client Instrumentation, you must load the files DMTF-DMI.MIB, INTEL.MIB and INTELNIC.MIB located in the \DMI-SNMP\SNMP\WIN32 directory, from within your SNMP Management Application. The DMTF-DMI.MIB and INTEL.MIB should be loaded before loading INTELNIC.MIB. If you have already installed another version of INTEL.MIB, use the INTEL.MIB with the most recent file date. Read the documentation for your Management Application for more information on how to load MIB files. In HP OpenView NNM, use "Event Config" to configure the events. For example, to configure the "Cable Unplugged" event, select "intelNICHEALTHEvt2", go to the "Modify Events" menu item. Select the Action as "Log and Display in Category" and specify an appropriate category. In the Event Log message, enter "Cable unplugged $*". 6. Supported Standards ====================== The Intel Client Instrumentation Version 2.0 fully supports the DMI 2.0 specification and has support for Ether-Like SNMP MIBs. 7. New Features in This Release =============================== - Support for AFT/ALB management (Windows NT 4.0 only) - Support for VLAN management (Windows NT 4.0 only) - Support for Flow Control and TCO management - DMI Events and SNMP Traps - Custom solution and threshold can be specified in the NI_NIC.DAT file in the system directory. 8. Known Issues =============== 1. In order to use Hewlett Packard OpenView* Network Node Manager with the Intel Client Instrumentation, you must use Release 5.0x with consolidated patch NM_00046.EXE. This patch can be downloaded from http://ovweb.external.hp.com/cpe/patches/index.html 2. To remove the Intel DMI 2.0 Service Provider after installing the Intel Client Instrumentation, you must uninstall the Intel Client Instrumentation first. 3. If you are running Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3, you may have problems installing the Microsoft SNMP Service. This is a known and documented issue with Service Pack 3. If you install the Microsoft SNMP Service after Service Pack 3, you may receive the error "Entrypoint SnmpSvcGetEnterpriseOID could not be located in snmpapi.dll." To fix this problem, you will need to reinstall Service Pack 3. Details are available from Microsoft at: http://support.microsoft.com/support/ntserver/content/servicepacks/ readme.asp Read the section under 3.0 USER NOTES, 3.2 Adding New Components to the System. 4. Version 3.0 of the Intel Client Instrumentation may not install correctly over Version 1.0 of the Intel DMI Network Adapter Instrumentation Layer. The Uninstall feature may not work correctly after upgrading. In order to install Version 3.0 correctly, we strongly recommend that you use the documented Uninstall procedures for Version 1.0 prior to running the Version 3.0 installation. 5. After uninstalling using Network Control Panel, restart the machine if prompted. 6. If your TCP/IP protocol is removed after installing the Intel Client Instrumentation, you must reinstall the Intel Client Instrumentation after you reinstall the TCP/IP protocol to regain functionality. 7. If your Microsoft SNMP Service is removed after installing the Intel Client Instrumentation, you must reinstall the Intel Client Instrumentation after you reinstall the Microsoft SNMP Service to regain functionality. 8. Only The following events listed in the ni_nic.mif and intelnic.mib are currently supported: - Cable unplugged/No LAN activity - Adapter initialization failure - AFT/ALB events (Adapter Fault Tolerance/Adaptive Load Balancing) 9. Setting the Preferred Primary from the Management application will not be persistent after restarting the computer. --------------------------------------------------------------- * Other product and corporate names may be trademarks of other companies and are used only for explanation and to the owner's benefit, without intent to infringe. Readme version 10-05-98