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Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider 2.0
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README CONTENTS
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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(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider is a set of software 
modules that allow WMI-based management applications such as Intel's 
LANDesk(R) Client Manager 6.0 to monitor status of PCI network 
adapters. Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider uses WMI, a 
kernel-level instrumentation technology for the Microsoft Windows 
platform. 

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a middleware layer that 
allows measurement and instrumentation information to be collected 
from kernel mode data providers and then to be 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.

For example, Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider uses WMI
event notification mechanism to send an event if a loosely 
plugged-in cable falls free and the Ethernet signal is lost.

The driver from this CD is required to be able to view custom
information regarding Adapter Fault Tolerance and Adapter Load
Balancing (AFT/ALB). 


2. System Requirements
======================

- Any Intel(R) PRO/100, PRO/1000 Adapters and related driver 
software.

- Microsoft WMI Core. 

- This version is for Windows XP64 only and does not support adapter
teaming.

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

The Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider supports all Intel(R) 
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 WMI support.


3. Installation
===============

To install Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider, click on the 
setup program found in the "Windows\wbem\wmi\Nic\Itanium" directory on the CD.
WMI Core components must be installed before Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters 
WMI Provider is installed. If Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI 
Provider does not find the WMI Core component's registry keys, install 
fails. If Microsoft WMI Core is not installed, install it and restart 
Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider installation. 
	
The most recently released version of Microsoft WMI Core can be 
downloaded from:

http://www.microsoft.com

Upgrade Notes:

Prior to installation of the Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI 
Provider install package, all running programs using Intel(R) PRO 
Network Adapters WMI Provider must be stopped. Once all programs have
been stopped, older installations of the Intel(R) PRO Network 
Adapters WMI Provider need to be removed.


4. Uninstall Procedure
======================

To uninstall Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider:

- Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
- Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
- On the Install/Uninstall tab, select "Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters 
WMI Provider (Build 2.0)".
- Press the "Add/Remove..." button.


5. 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 Intel(R) Client 
Instrumentation properties both locally and remotely. 



6. Supported Standards
======================

The Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider 2.0 supports the 
standards based CIM 2.2 specification. 


7. Features in this Release
===========================


8. Known Issues
===============

1. Do not install the Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider to
a mapped network drive.  This configuration does not work and is not
supported.

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Readme.txt version 11-29-2001



