Quick Start

This chapter provides the basic information needed for new users to quickly start using IPM software release 2.0. Use the information provided here to quickly run a basic installation of the client and server software from the CD-ROM.

For more detailed information and procedures for installing the software, refer to the other chapters in this guide. A brief description of each of the chapters in this guide is available in the Document Organization section in the "About This Guide" chapter.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Note Before you continue with this chapter, be sure that you have read the "Preparing to Install IPM" chapter to verify the system requirements. If you are an existing IPM user, also read the "Upgrading From IPM Software Release 1.0" chapter before installing IPM software release 2.0 to be sure that you preserve any of your existing configurations and data.

Quick Start for Sun Solaris

Perform the following steps to install the IPM software on a Sun Solaris workstation. If you need more details about any of the installation steps provided here, see the "Installing IPM on Solaris" chapter.

Step 1 Verify the following information before you begin the installation:

Be sure that your Sun Solaris workstation meets the IPM requirements that are listed in the "Preparing to Install IPM" chapter.
Find the location of the Netscape browser executable file. The IPM setup program asks you to provide the full path to this file during the installation. The default path is /opt/netscape/netscape.

Step 2 Log in as the root user.

Step 3 Insert the IPM CD-ROM into the drive and mount the CD-ROM drive.

Step 4 Start the installation script by entering the following command:

# ./setup.sh

Step 5 Do one of the following when the IPM setup program menu appears:

To read the latest information about IPM in the README file, type 1 and press Enter.

: The README file could contain late-breaking information about the IPM product at the time it was released. This information might not be found in the other product documentation.

To install both the IPM server and client software on this system, type 2 and press Enter.
To install the IPM server only on this system, type 3 and press Enter.
To install the IPM client only on this system, type 4 and press Enter.

Step 6 Type the full path (including file name) to the Netscape browser binary file, or press Enter to accept the default path when the following message appears:

Enter full Netscape browser executable pathname: ? [/opt/netscape/netscape]

Step 7 If IPM has verified that the system environment is acceptable and you are given the option to perform the express installation, press Enter when you receive the following message:

Do you want the Express Install (y/n)? [Y]

Step 8 If IPM has disabled the express installation, then respond to the messages issued to specify a new port or another directory location to continue with the installation.

Step 9 Verify that you receive messages of successful completion of the installation and that no errors were encountered.

Note

Step 10 When the following IPM startup menu appears, select an option to start the IPM software.

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1) Start IPM Server and Client
2) Start IPM Server Only
3) Exit Setup
 
Please choose an option ->

IPM Start/Stop Command Summary

To start and stop IPM, run the commands shown in Table 3-1. Use the ./ipm status command to verify the current status of all IPM servers.

For a complete list of all of the IPM commands, see the "IPM Command Reference" appendix in the Internetwork Performance Monitor User Guide. For more information about operating the IPM software, see the Internetwork Performance Monitor User Guide.

Directory	Command	Description
/opt/CSCOipm/bin	./ipm	Starts the IPM database, server, and client interface.
/opt/CSCOipm/bin	./ipm start	Starts the IPM database and server.
/opt/CSCOipm/bin	./ipm stop	Stops the IPM database and server.
/opt/CSCOipmClient/bin	./ipm start client	Starts the IPM client.
/opt/CSCOipm/bin	./ipm status	Shows the current status of all IPM servers.

Table 3-1: Summary of IPM Start and Stop Commands

Directory Command Description

/opt/CSCOipm/bin

./ipm

Starts the IPM database, server, and client interface.

/opt/CSCOipm/bin

./ipm start

Starts the IPM database and server.

/opt/CSCOipm/bin

./ipm stop

Stops the IPM database and server.

/opt/CSCOipmClient/bin

./ipm start client

Starts the IPM client.

/opt/CSCOipm/bin

./ipm status

Shows the current status of all IPM servers.

To close the IPM client interface, select File > Exit from the IPM Main window.

Table of Contents

Quick Start

Quick Start

Quick Start for Sun Solaris

IPM Start/Stop Command Summary