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Using Intelligent Manageability
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You can order backup diskettes from Compaq for all of the
software preinstalled on your computer. You can order all
software as a single set, or you can order the various software
packages separately.
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Before calling Compaq to place your order, be sure to
have the serial number of your computer available. This
number is necessary for all diskette purchases.
Compaq authorized, dealers, resellers, and service providers can
tell you what backup software combinations are currently
available for your computer. For a list of Compaq support
telephone numbers, see Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting.”
Integration
Management
Integration Management features include:
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Desktop Management Interface
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Compaq Insight Manager and the Insight Management
Agents
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Compaq Management Solutions Partners Program
Desktop Management Interface
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 PC
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.
Compaq Insight Manager and the Insight Management Agents
Using the industry-standard Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) found in Microsoft Windows 95 and
Windows NT Workstation, Compaq has continued the
migration of management tools from servers to desktops by
enhancing Compaq Insight Manager. Compaq Insight Manager
allows the LAN administrator to remotely view AssetControl
data, configuration data, memory change alerts, NIC
performance data, and contact information. The tool also
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