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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Chapter 2 Getting Started With IPM
Starting IPM Client
Starting IPM Server on Windows
To start the IPM server on a Windows system, enter:
cd c:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\Server\bin
ipm start
To enter the ipm start command, you must be logged in as the administrator, or your login must have
administrator privileges.
Starting IPM Client
You can access the IPM Client in two ways: As a web client from the CiscoWorks homepage, or as a
standalone client.
This section describes:
• Starting IPM Client From the CiscoWorks Homepage
• Starting IPM as a Standalone Client
Starting IPM Client From the CiscoWorks Homepage
You can start IPM from an Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator Web browser if:
• You are running Solaris 2.8, Solaris 2.9, Windows XP Professional and Server (with SP3, SP4),
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with SP3, SP4)
Windows 2000 Terminal Services Remote Administration mode (with SP3, SP4) or Windows 2003
Server (Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition).
• You have installed the Java plug-in 1.4.2-04. (For information about installing the Java plug-in, see
the “Installing IPM on Windows” chapter of the Installation Guide for Internetwork Performance
Monitor.)
To start the IPM client from the CiscoWorks homepage:
Step 1 Make sure the IPM server to which you are connecting is currently running.
Step 2 From your browser, go to the URL where the IPM application is installed (for example,
http://youripmserver:1741).
The homepage for the IPM Client Software appears (Figure 2-1).