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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User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor
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Chapter 1 Overview of IPM
Client/Server Architecture
Figure 1-1 IPM Client/Server Architecture
For this release of IPM, the server software runs on Solaris 2.8, Solaris 2.9, and Windows 2000
Professional and Server (with SP3 or SP4), Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with SP3 or SP4),
Windows 2000 Terminal Services Remote Administration Mode (with SP3 or SP4) or Windows 2003.
The client software runs on Solaris 2.8, Solaris 2.9, Windows 2000 Professional and Server (with SP3
and SP4), Windows XP Professional (with SP1a) or Windows 2003 platforms.
The client/server architecture is cross-platform compatible, which allows you to run the client and server
software in mixed operating system environments. For example, you can run the IPM server on a Solaris
workstation and access it from an IPM client running on a Windows workstation.
Note IPM does not support Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT) between
the client and the server.
The IPM server software consists of a group of functional services that manage the data among the
network, client workstations, and the centralized database.
The IPM server manages the exchange of data between the IPM database and the network devices, such
as the source routers. The IPM process manager launches and manages all of the IPM servers, providing
a robust and reliable launching platform for IPM.
The IPM client integrates with the CiscoWorks homepage.
From a Web browser running on a Solaris 2.8, Solaris 2.9, Windows 2000 Professional and Server (with
SP3 and SP4), Windows XP Professional (with SP1a) or Windows 2003 platforms workstation on the
network, you can:
• Access the source, target, operation, and collector definitions.
• View Web-based reports of the performance metrics.
Network
Solaris or Windows 2000 System
(IPM server, client, and database)
IPM client on
Solaris workstation
IPM client on
Windows 2000 workstation
IPM client on
Windows XP workstation
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