Cisco Systems OL-11291-01 manual IPM Client/Server Architecture

Chapter 1 Overview of IPM

Client/Server Architecture

Figure 1-1 IPM Client/Server Architecture

Solaris or Windows 2000 System (IPM server, client, and database)

IPM client on

Windows 2000 workstation

Network

IPM client on

Solaris workstation

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Windows XP workstation

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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.

User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor

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