HPjmeter 4.2 Release Notes and Installation Guide

Starting the Console On Microsoft Windows
Assuming that you used the defaults suggested by the installation wizard, you can do one of the
following to launch the console.
• Double-click the short-cut icon for HPjmeter on your desktop.
• From the Start menu, select Program Files →HPjmeter →Console .
Security Awareness
Securing Communication Between the HPjmeter Node Agent and the Console
IMPORTANT: The data stream between the HPjmeter console and agents is not protected from
tampering by a network attacker. You can help ensure that the data you view in HPjmeter
visualizers is an accurate reflection of your application's operation and that data confidentiality
is protected where needed.
Ensuring the Integrity of HPjmeter Console/Node Agent Data Transfer
For key applications in production, you may want increase your confidence that the data has
not been tampered with en route between the agents and console before you take action based
on HPjmeter metrics. Where you deem it necessary, confirm that the HPjmeter data looks
reasonable according to the usual behavior of your application. You can also pursue using secure
socket layer (SSL) tunneling to protect the integrity of data packets and to enhance the reliability
of the data reaching the HPjmeter console.
Want to Know More About Secure Socket Layer Tunneling?:
HP-UX IPSec and HP-UX Secure Shell are two HP products that provide secure socket layer
tunneling. To learn more:
• HP-UX IPSec technical documentation (http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-security-docs)
• HP-UX Secure Shell overview and download
(http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1471AA)
• HP-UX Secure Shell technical documentation (http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-secure-shell-docs)
See also “Connecting to the HPjmeter Node Agent” in the HPjmeter 4.2 User's Guide.
Protecting Data Confidentiality During HPjmeter Console/Node Agent Communication
Data sent to the console is not encrypted by HPjmeter. If you are concerned about confidentiality
of this data, you can protect confidentiality by using SSL tunneling to encrypt the header and
data portion of each packet during transfer.
Working with Firewalls
The node agent has an open socket. Any HPjmeter console on any machine on the network (that
is not blocked by a firewall) can communicate with this node agent. If you want to have a console
contact a node agent through a firewall, you must provide a tunneling port so that the console
can contact the node agent.
16 Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements