Release Notes for the Intel® Managed Objects ToolKit

Release Software Version 1.0

This file includes updated information for the documentation provided with the Intel Managed Objects ToolKit Release Version 1.0. The information in this file supercedes that in the online help or other documentation.

CONTENTS

1. Technical Support Procedures

2. General Information

3. Known Anomalies

PART 1: TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROCEDURES

Intel Managed Objects ToolKit support contact information

FAQs and Newsgroups are available from the home page for the product found in the Developer area of:

http://www.intel.com/ManagedPC

Email

Phone: (800) 628-8686

The Desktop Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) provides documents, files and support through their World Wide Web home page. As the Desktop Management Interface (DMI) technology grows and develops, announcements and updates are distributed through these points of contact.

World Wide Web site: http://www.dmtf.org

Internet FTP site: ftp.dmtf.org

Free electronic copies of the DMI Specification and updated reference MIF files containing the latest revisions of DMTF-approved Standard Groups may also be obtained.

This information was current and correct at the time this product was released.

PART 2: GENERAL INFORMATION

DMI 2.0 Support

This product directly supports all functionality provided by the DMI 2.0 Service Provider.

This Released Version 1.0 of the Intel Managed Objects ToolKit software enables users to quickly create Desktop management applications and tools using Visual Basic* 5.0, Microsoft Word* 7.0, and other OLE2.0 enabled tools.

Visual Basic 5.0 Browser Example
A Visual Basic 5.0 DMI Browser example application with source is provided for users to explore the use of the DMI Engine control's methods and properties. The example files are commented so a user can quickly learn the capabilities provided by the ToolKit.

Visual Basic 5.0 MOTQueryTool Control Example
A Visual Basic 5.0 sample application with source which demonstrates the use of the Query Engine and Query Tool controls is available. The example files are commented so that a user can quickly learn the capabilities provided by the ToolKit.

C++ MOTDmiEngine Control Example
A simple C++ console application with source which demonstrates the use of the DMI Engine via its C++ interfaces. The example files are commented so a new user can quickly learn the capabilities provided by the ToolKit.

Context Sensitive help
An important part of the Intel Managed Objects ToolKit, context sensitive help, is available for all of the ToolKit's controls. Also included is a general DMI 2.0 help tutorial.

Type library files included for all controls.
Type library files (.ODL ) and the necessary header files are included under the \BIN directory for creating headers for C++ developers.

This document provides late-breaking information on the Managed Objects ToolKit. When available, You will be able to download updated versions of the Managed Objects Toolkit from the developer area Intel Web site at http://www.intel.com/managedpc.

PART 3: KNOWN ANOMALIES

Microsoft Ships COMCTL32.OCX file in MS CCE (Control Creation Edition) that is incompatible with shipping VB5.0.

DMIEngine control

1. Termination of a remote connection during processing of an asynchronous event will cause an automation exception error to be fired upon access of the DMIEvent object.

2. Add/Delete Language notifications are currently not supported in this release.

3. To access or remove a row in a collection using a key list, each DMIAttribute object in the keylist must minimally contain a value and an valid id.

4. The Parent property for all objects has been removed.

5. Add Notifications.
   1. On receiving group add notifications, the control will erratically return the incorrect notification type.
   2. Incorrect notification description randomly occurs for connected groups.

6. DMIMgmtNodes Collections
   1. Removal of a node with an invalid index parameter successfully decrements the count.
   2. Setting NetworkAddress, RPC, or Transport should throw Read-Only exceptions, but does not.
   3. Adding an unconnected DMIMgmtNode to a DMIMgmtNodes collection is illegal and should raise an exception. Currently it does not.
   4. Supplying a path to a DMIMgmtNodes collection for item that does not exist returns the first item in the collection.

7. DMIGroups
   
   Adding unconnected group does not throw an ACCESS_DENIED exception.

8. The count property in DMIGroups collections can become unsynchronized w/ the SP when the RemoveAll method is invoked.

9. The following errors may occur when accessing methods and properties through the IDispatch interface.
   1. Unable to create objects for DMIEvents, and DMINotification
   2. Invalid procedure call or arg. adding components.
   3. Type mismatch error removing languages.
   4. Automation error adding group mif.
   5. Automation error adding rows.
   6. Automation error reading files.

10. Pragma property is not implemented in this version.

Query Tool control

No known issues.

Design Time

The GUID for the MOTQueryTool ActiveX control has changed from the Beta 1 Preview Release.

Existing projects which use Beta 1 will not work with this release. Unregister the Beta 1 MOTQueryTool before installing this release. (Uninstalling the Beta 1 toolkit will do this for you.) If you have existing code which uses Beta 1, then perform these steps to integrate the new control:

1. Unregister the Beta 1 MOTQueryTool.ocx.

2. Open your project. Ignore Query Tool load errors.

3. Open any form with the Query Tool control on it and delete the control (note the name of your control).

4. Add the Beta 2 MOT Query Tool to the components used by your project.

5. Drag the control back on to your form.

6. Change the control name to your old name.

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Management Directory control

Visual Basic 5.0 Browser Example

1. Local network access does not work.

2. Display of group table objects with zero rows causes application fault.

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