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
Figure 2-1 IPM CiscoWorks Homepage
If you do not have this URL, contact the system administrator who installed the IPM server software.
Step 3 Select Client > Web Client.
The Java applet loads and the IPM Main Window is displayed.
The IPM Main Window is the starting point from where you can carry out the various IPM operations.
In addition to and accessing the IPM Main Window from the CiscoWorks homepage, you can also launch
the IPM Main Window from a standalone Solaris or a Windows client.
For details on starting IPM on Solaris, see Starting IPM Standalone Client on Solaris, page 2-3. For
details on starting IPM on Windows, see Starting IPM Standalone Client on Windows, page 2-6.
Starting IPM as a Standalone Client
This section describes the following:
• Starting IPM Standalone Client on Solaris
• Starting IPM Standalone Client on Windows
Starting IPM Standalone Client on Solaris
To start only the IPM client on a Solaris system, enter:
# cd /opt/CSCOipm/bin
# ./ipm start client
To start the IPM server and client on a Solaris system, enter:
# cd /opt/CSCOipm/bin
# ./ipm