user manual
Table Of Contents
- User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor
- Contents
- Preface
- Overview of IPM
- Getting Started With IPM
- Using IPM to Measure Network Performance
- Measuring Network Performance for DHCP
- Measuring Network Performance for DLSw
- Measuring Network Performance for DNS
- Measuring Network Performance for HTTP
- Measuring Network Performance for FTP
- Measuring Network Performance for IP
- Measuring Network Performance for SNA
- Measuring Network Performance for TCP
- Measuring Network Performance for UDP
- Measuring Network Performance for Enhanced UDP
- Modifying IPM Components
- Working With Source Devices
- Working With Target Devices
- Working With Operations
- Working With Collectors
- Adding Components Using Seed Files
- Changing IP Addresses
- Setting the Baseline
- Setting IPM Database Preferences
- Setting SNMP Timeout and Retry Environment Variables
- Setting New IPM Server Process Timeout Values
- Setting the DISPLAY Variable in Solaris
- Backing Up or Restoring the IPM Database
- NVRAM Settings
- Managed Source Interface Settings
- Changing Administrative Password
- Changing IPM Database Password
- Working With Message Log Window
- Working With IPM From the CiscoWorks Homepage
- Accessing IPM Data From the CiscoWorks Homepage
- Viewing IPM Server Information
- Importing Devices From Device and Credential Repository
- Downloading the IPM Client
- Viewing Configuration Information
- Viewing Latency Data
- Viewing Jitter Data
- Viewing HTTP Data
- Accessing Software Updates and Additional Information
- IPM FAQs and Troubleshooting Tips
- IPM Command Reference
- SA Agent Feature Mapping
- Glossary
- Index
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Appendix A IPM FAQs and Troubleshooting Tips
IPM FAQs
Q.
For UDP operations, what port numbers does IPM support?
A.
For UDP connections, valid port numbers are 7, and 1025 to 65535.
If the target device is a Cisco router running version 12.1 or later of the Cisco IOS software, you can
specify any port that is not well known (that is, you can specify any port number greater than 1024)
to communicate with the SA Agent Responder, as long as someone is listening on that port on the
target. The only allowed well known port is UDP port 7.
If the target is not running version 12.1 or later of the Cisco IOS software, whether a Cisco or a
non-Cisco IP host, you must specify UDP port 7 as the target port.
Q.
Does IPM provide a default HTTP operation?
A.
No. You must create your own HTTP operations. See the Measuring Network Performance for
HTTP for information about creating a new HTTP operation.
Q.
Does IPM provide a default FTP operation?
A.
No. You must create your own FTP operations. See the Measuring Network Performance for FTP,
page 3-15 for information about creating a new FTP operation.
Q.
How many data collectors can IPM support?
A.
There is no functional limit on the number of collectors that IPM can support. However, we
recommend you limit the maximum number of collectors per IPM server to 1000. To support more
than 1000 collectors, you can deploy multiple IPM servers. Many users deploy an IPM server in each
geographic area of their network.
Q.
Is the IPM database schema published?
A.
Yes. The IPM database schema is available on the IPM product CD, in the docs directory.
Q.
Does IPM support data export?
A.
Yes. IPM supports export to comma-separated value files, as well as to HTML files.
Q.
In IPM 2.6, why can some commands be run by root only, and others by members of the casusers
group?
A.
Members of the casusers group will not have permissions to run all commands. IPM allows only the
user with administrative privileges to run all commands. For users to run any IPM command, they
must be a member of the group, casusers.
Q.
Does DefaultVoice operation uses RTP protocol to measure jitter?
A.
No. It uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
Q.
Can I use NAT/PAT between IPM server and client?
A.
No. IPM does not support Network Address Translation (NAT), Port Address Translation (PAT) and
between client and Server.