Cisco Systems OL-11291-01 manual Starting IPM Client, Starting IPM Server on Windows

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).

User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor

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