Dmi Components; Manageable Components; Ci Module; Dmi Browser - NEC POWERMATE VE - SERVICE MANUAL 08-1996 Service Manual

1-18 Technical Information

DMI Components

The NEC DMI consists of two major functional components:
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the Component Interface (CI) module
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the NEC DMI Browser.
The CI module provides the instrumentation and interface between the BIOS and the DMI
Service Layer (SL). The DMI Browser displays and manages existing attributes in the
Management Information Format (MIF) database. The Desktop Management Task Force
(DMTF) provides the DOS Service Layer, Windows Service Layer, and MIF database
structure.

Manageable Components

Manageable components are hardware, software, and peripherals installed or attached to a
desktop computer or network server. These include hard disks, word processors, CD-
ROMs, printers, operating systems, graphics boards, modems, etc. Manageable components
can come with the system or be added later. Each component supplies information to the
MIF database that contains the product's pertinent management information.
Each product may or may not include an instrumentation module in order to provide real-
time support.

CI Module

The Component Interface (CI) module is a Windows program that provides access to your
system and its components. It runs minimized in Windows and should only be canceled if
you are uninstalling DMI.
CI module is comprised of programs written by the component manufacturer to provide
real-time attribute values to the network Service Layer as requested.

DMI Browser

The NEC DMI Browser is a Windows application provided by NEC Technologies, Inc. The
Browser uses the Management Interface (MI) to provide access to MIF attributes and their
respective values. The Browser has the ability to set attributes and manage DMI
components.
The NEC Browser can only access the local MIF database. The Browser lets you access
MIF attributes according to the structure defined by the DMTF. It is not intended to be a
general PC management application. If a more comprehensive management application is
desired, use a product such as Intel's LANDesk Manager™.