3CR990 NIC Features
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Configure or reconfigure multiple systems
simultaneously.
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Scan for viruses.
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Back-up hard drives and perform disaster recovery
tasks.
In addition to firmware, MBA has a complete set of tools,
utilities, and pre-OS software that enables network
administrators to perform such tasks as:
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Reconfiguring multiple systems at once.
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Backing up hard drives automatically.
For information on configuring the MBA to boot from
the network, see Configuring the Managed PC Boot Agent
(MBA) on page 120.
For detailed information on the MBA, see the
Managed PC Boot Agent User Guide
, located with the
MBA software on the 3Com
EtherCD
.
For more information on the management features
supported by the NIC, go to:
http://www.3com.com/managedpc
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is a network
management standard that is widely accepted for
managing Intel-based computers.
DMI 2.0 enables managed computers and net computers
to report details about themselves and their peripheral
devices across the network to a DMI 2.0-compliant
management application.
The 3Com DMI Agent allows any DMI management
application to access information such as:
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the NIC driver location, version, and size
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packets-sent statistics
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crc receive errors
A network administrator can then use this type of
information to remotely configure and manage a client or
server computer.
