Universal Driver Manager; Building Blocks And Partners; Desktop Management Interface (Dmi) - Compaq Deskpro Workstation AP240 Reference Manual

Universal Driver Manager

Building Blocks and
Partners

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

3-26 Desktop Management
Compaq has created a Universal Driver Manager (UDM)
release that supports all Compaq QVision, S3, Cirrus Logic, and
Matrox graphics adapters found on Compaq Workstation
products. The UDM eases graphics driver deployment across all
Compaq platforms ensuring cross-compatibility and backward-
compatibility. The resulting solution enables customers to
manage and control ongoing software maintenance costs. The
UDM is available on the Support Software CD for Compaq
Desktop, Portable, and Workstation Products and may be
downloaded from the Compaq World Wide Web site at
www.compaq.com.
Compaq management solutions are based on industry standards,
including DMI 2.0, Web-Based Enterprise Management, Intel's
"Wired for Management," SNMP, and Net PC technologies.
Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Novell, Seagate, and other
industry leaders work closely with Compaq to integrate their
management solutions with Compaq products and initiatives,
giving you, the Compaq customer, extraordinary flexibility and
functionality in client management and workstation ownership
cost reduction.
The Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) is an industry
body created in 1992 with the goal of standardizing systems
manageability. DMTF established the Desktop Management
Interface (DMI) framework to standardize access to workstation
configuration data. Compaq, as a Steering Committee and
Technical Committee member of the DMTF, delivers hardware
and software instrumentation that supports the DMI standard.
For more information on configuring the DMI software, refer to
the online Intelligent Manageability Guide.