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 B IPM Command Reference
Output of ipm help Command
ipm iosinfo -Display the IPM-IOS-Info file.
ipm services.conf -Display the services.conf file.
ipm console -Display the ipmConsoleLog.log file.
ipm viewlog -Display the ipmLoggerLog.x file with PAGER
ipm logger -Display the ipmLoggerLog.x file with tail -f.
ipm browserpath -Reset the path to the system Web Browser.
ipm servername -Reset the default server to connect to.
ipm export -Call the ipm export utility. ipm export help for more info.
ipm mirror [source|target|collector] -Export in IPM seed file format.
ipm mirror all -Export in IPM seed file format and create a tar file.
of all components in /tmp/ipm.mirror.fms-build1.tar
ipm listsrc -Display a directory listing of the source seed files.
ipm listtarg -Display a directory listing of the target seed files.
ipm listcoll -Display a directory listing of the collector seed files.
ipm viewsrc <filename> -View the source file specified by <filename>
ipm viewtarg <filename> -View the target file specified by <filename>
ipm viewcoll <filename> -View the collector file specified by <filename>
ipm editsrc <filename> -Edit the source file specified by <filename>
ipm edittarg <filename> -Edit the target file specified by <filename>
ipm editcoll <filename> -Edit the collector file specified by <filename>
ipm loadsrc <filename> -Load the source file specified by <filename>
ipm loadtarg <filename> -Load the target file specified by <filename>
ipm loadcoll <filename> -Load the collector file specified by <filename>
ipm addsrc -Add a source via command line prompts.
ipm addtarg -Add a target via command line prompts.
ipm delsrc -Delete a source via command line prompts.
ipm deltarg -Delete a target via command line prompts.
ipm seed [<hostname> [<filename> <type>] ] -Starts a Seed File Configuration Process. Connects to IPM servers
on local host or <hostname> <filename> is the seed file name. <type> is 1 for source; 2 for target; 3 for
collector.
ipm tshoot -Display information for Cisco TAC.
ipm regen -Regenerate all Web reports.
ipm clientaddr -Force Client to bind to specific IP address.
ipm password -Establish passwords on client launching and Web clients.
ipm hostname -Change the hostname used by the IPM Server and Client.
ipm dbprefs view -View the current IPM Database preferences.
ipm dbprefs viewfile -View the IPM Database preferences file.
ipm dbprefs reload -Reload the IPM Database preferences file.
ipm baseline <percent_value> -Increment the threshold values by
<percent_value between 1-999%)> above the average hourly threshold.
ipm ipaddrchg <oldIpAddress> <newIpAddress> -Change the old IP Address to the new IP Address.
ipm upgrade -IPM Remote Upgrade utility.
ipm cleanreport - Clean Reports older than n days.
Windows
ipm -Starts all IPM Servers and one Client on the local host.
ipm start -Starts all IPM Servers on the local host.
ipm stop -Stops all IPM Servers on the local host.
ipm restart -Restarts all IPM Servers on the local host.
ipm status -Displays status of all IPM Servers on the local host.
ipm version -Displays version of all IPM Servers on the local host.
ipm start client [<hostname>] - Starts an IPM Client. Connects to IPM servers on local host or <hostname>
ipm start db -Starts IPM Database Server on the local host.
ipm stop db -Stops IPM Database Server on the local host.