dmi

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dmi - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Desktop Management Interface
  DMI
  
     <standard, operating system> (DMI) A specification from the
     Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) that establishes a
     standard framework for managing networked computers.  DMI
     covers hardware and software, desktop systems and
     servers, and defines a model for filtering events and
     describing interfaces.
  
     DMI provides a common path for technical support, IT managers,
     and individual users to access information about all aspects
     of a computer - including processor type, installation date,
     attached printers and other peripherals, power sources,
     and maintenance history.  It provides a common format for
     describing products to aid vendors, systems integrators, and
     end users in enterprise desktop management.
  
     DMI is not tied to any specific hardware, operating system, or
     management protocols.  It is easy for vendors to adopt,
     mappable to existing management protocols such as Simple Network Management Protocol
      (SNMP), and can be used on
     non-network computers.
  
     DMI's four components are:
  
     Management Information Format (MIF) - a text file containing
     information about the hardware and software on a computer.
     Manufacturers can create their own MIFs specific to a
     component.
  
     Service layer - an OS add-on that connects the management
     interface and the component interface and allows management
     and component software to access MIF files.  The service layer
     also includes a common interface called the local agent, which
     is used to manage individual components.
  
     Component interface (CI) - an application program interface
     (API) that sends status information to the appropriate MIF
     file via the service layer.  Commands include Get, Set, and
     Event.
  
     Management interface (MI) - the management software's
     interface to the service layer.  Commands are Get, Set, and
     List.
  
     CI, MI, and service layer drivers are available on the
     Internet.  Intel's LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) is based
     on DMI.
  
     Version: 2.0s (as of 2000-01-19).
  
     (http://dmtf.org/spec/dmis.html).
  
     Sun overview  (http://sun.com/solstice/products/ent.agents/presentations/sld014.html)
      .
  
     (2000-01-19)
  

dmi - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  DMI
         Definition of Management Information (OSI)
         

  DMI
         Desktop Management Interface (DTMF, DMI, BIOS)
         

  DMI
         Digital Multiplexed Interface