Cisco Systems OL-11291-01 manual Adding Components Using Seed Files, Creating a Seed File

Chapter 4 Modifying IPM Components

Adding Components Using Seed Files

Adding Components Using Seed Files

In addition to defining source routers, targets, and collectors from their respective Configuration windows, you can define them using seed files. A seed file is a text file containing the information required to define one or more components. This is especially useful if you must add a large number of sources, targets, or collectors quickly.

You must create a separate seed file for each type of component. For example, you cannot mix source router definitions and collector definitions in the same seed file.

The following sections provide detailed information about seed files:

•Creating a Seed File

•Loading Components From a Seed File

•Viewing Seed File Output Files

Creating a Seed File

To create a source router, target, or collector seed file:

Step 1 Using any text editor, create a component-specific seed file following the format described in Seed File Syntax.

Sample seed files for each type of component are shown in Sample Source Seed File, Sample Target Seed File, and Sample Collector Seed File.

Step 2 Save the source router seed file as a text file.

The following table lists the default IPM seed file names and directories.

	Default Seed
Platform	File Name	Default Seed File Directory
Solaris	srcfile	/opt/CSCOipm/etc/source
	trgtfile	/opt/CSCOipm/etc/target
	collfile	/opt/CSCOipm/etc/collector
Windows	srcfile	C:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance
		Monitor\Server\etc\source
	trgtfile	C:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance
		Monitor\Server\etc\target
	collfile	C:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance
		Monitor\Server\etc\collector

If you installed IPM in a directory other than the default directory, you must specify that directory instead of /opt (for Solaris) or C:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\ (for Windows).

	User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor
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