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

Chapter 2 Getting Started With IPM

Starting IPM Client

Starting IPM Standalone Client on Windows

When you install the IPM client on a Windows 2000 Professional and Server (with SP3 and SP4), Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with SP3, SP4), Windows XP Pro (SP1a) or Windows 2000 (WS2K3) system, the installation program adds two icons to your desktop: one icon for connecting to the IPM server you specified during installation, and one icon for connecting to any IPM server.

To start the IPM client on a Windows system and connect to the default IPM server:

Step 1 Make sure the IPM server to which you are connecting is currently running.

Step 2 Double-click on the IPM client icon on your desktop.

The IPM client starts and displays the IPM Main Window (Figure 2-2).

You can also access the IPM Main Window from the CiscoWorks homepage. For more details, see Starting IPM Client From the CiscoWorks Homepage, page 2-2. Alternatively, you can click View > CiscoWorks Home Page to access the CiscoWorks homepage.

To start the IPM client on a Windows system and connect to any IPM server:

Step 1 Make sure the IPM server to which you are connecting is currently running.

Step 2 Double-click on the IPM Any Server icon on your desktop.

A prompt appears asking you for the name of the IPM server to which you want to connect.

Step 3 Enter the IPM server name and click OK.

The IPM client starts and displays the IPM Main Window (Figure 2-2)

Starting IPM Client from the Windows Command Prompt

To start the IPM server and client from the command prompt on a Windows system, enter:

cd c:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\Server\bin

ipm

The default directory for installing IPM is C:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\. If you installed IPM in a different directory, you must specify that directory instead of C:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\.

To start only the IPM client on a Windows system, enter:

cd c:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\Server\bin

ipm start client

If you installed the IPM client and IPM server on different Windows systems, you must enter the ipm start command from the c:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\client\bin directory:

cd c:\Program Files\Internetwork Performance Monitor\client\bin ipm start client

User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor

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