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Intel® PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider 2.0: Intel Network Adapters User Guide

Overview
System Requirements
Install
Uninstall
Usage with Applications
Supported Standards
Known Issues

Overview

The Intel® PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider enables WMI-based management applications such as LANDesk* Client Manager 6.0 to monitor the status of PCI network adapters. Intel 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. This information can then 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 PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider uses the 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 the installation CD is required to be able to view custom information regarding adapter teams.

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System Requirements

• Any Intel PRO/100 or PRO/1000 adapter and related driver software
• Microsoft WMI Core

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

• Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
• For Adapter Teaming features, the latest NDIS drivers are also required.

The Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider supports all Intel PRO/100 and PRO/1000 adapters.

NOTE: WMI instrumentation does not support VLANs.

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Installation

1. If you are upgrading from a previous version of the WMI Provider, you must stop all running programs that are using Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider. Once all programs have been stopped, remove older installations of the Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider.
2. To install the Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider, use the installer program that is available from the autorun program on the installation CD.
   1. At the Setup Typescreen, select Custom.
   2. At the Custom Setup screen, click the icon next to the WMI CIMv2 Support selection.
   3. On the drop-down menu, select This feature will be installed on local hardware.
   4. At the Ready to Install the Program screen, click the Install button.

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Uninstall

To uninstall the Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider:

1. Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Select Intel® PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider (Build 2.0).
4. Click Remove.

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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 Client Instrumentation properties both locally and remotely.

The Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider properties are available within the CIMv2 class structure.

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Supported Standards

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

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Known Issues

• This Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider cannot jointly operate with the Intel® DMI-SNMP instrumentation.
• Do not install the Intel PRO Network Adapters WMI Provider to a mapped network drive. This configuration does not work and is not supported.

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Please read all restrictions and disclaimers.

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