Cisco Systems OL-11291-01 manual Running Simultaneous IPM Sessions, Configuring the IPM Components

Chapter 2 Getting Started With IPM

Running Simultaneous IPM Sessions

Running Simultaneous IPM Sessions

IPM allows you to run multiple sessions of the IPM client simultaneously. Central services and database functions are provided on an IPM server that communicates to multiple IPM clients. You can install the IPM client software on the same system as the IPM server, or on a different system on the same network as the IPM server.

Running more than one IPM client on the same workstation can degrade the workstation’s performance.

Configuring the IPM Components

To collect network performance metrics using IPM, you must define a collector in a source router. A collector is a definition of a source router, a target device, an operation, and a collector schedule.

To define a collector, complete the following tasks:

•Defining a Source Device

•Defining a Target

•Defining a Collector

Defining a Source Device

IPM source devices are the devices from which packets are sent to measure and store statistical data, including network latency, jitter, availability, packet loss, and errors. Each source device must contain the Cisco IOS software SA Agent feature.

The types of operations you can use are determined by the version of the Cisco IOS software running on the source device. IPM automatically checks the Cisco IOS software version on the device and limits the creation of operations to those supported by the source device.

For information about the recommended versions of Cisco IOS software to use with IPM, see the “Cisco IOS Software Requirements” section of the Installation Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor.

To define a new source router:

Step 1 Verify that the SNMP read community and write community strings are configured properly on the router.

If you want to receive traps at your network management system (NMS), verify that the router is configured to send SA Agent-generated traps to your NMS.

For information about trap configuration on the source router, see the “Configuring Your Routers to Send SA Agent-Related Traps” section in the “Preparing to Install” chapter of the Installation Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor.

Step 2 From the IPM Main Window (Figure 2-2), select Edit > Configuration.

The Configuration window (Figure 2-3) appears. By default, Sources is selected in the navigation pane and the Source Configuration window appears within the Configuration window.

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