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Accessing IPM Data from a Web Browser
This chapter provides information on accessing IPM status and statistical data from a web browser. Using a web browser, you can access IPM data from the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or from the IPM server.
This chapter includes the following sections:
From the CiscoWorks2000 desktop, you can access IPM statistics, such as server status or configuration, latency, and jitter reports. You can download the IPM client to a Solaris or Windows workstation. You can also access Cisco CCO.
To access IPM data from CiscoWorks2000:
Step 1 Access the CiscoWorks2000 desktop (Figure 5-1).
Figure 5-1: CiscoWorks2000 Desktop
Step 2 Click IPM. The IPM menu (Figure 5-2) is displayed.
Figure 5-2: IPM Menu on CiscoWorks2000 Desktop
Detailed information about the IPM data that you can view from the CiscoWorks2000 desktop is provided in the relevant sections of this chapter.
From the IPM server, you can access IPM statistics, such as server status or configuration, latency, and jitter reports. You can download the IPM client to a Solaris or Windows workstation. You can also access Cisco CCO.
To access IPM data from the IPM server:
Step 1 Make sure that the IPM server is up and running.
Step 2 Start your web browser.
Step 3 Enter the following URL:
http://server_name:1744
Where server_name is the name of the server where the IPM server is running and 1744 is the web port being using by IPM.
The IPM Server Home Page (Figure 5-3) is displayed.
Figure 5-3: IPM Server Home Page
Detailed information about the IPM data that you can view from the IPM Server Home Page is provided in the relevant sections of this chapter.
From either the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or the IPM Server Home Page, you can view information that is useful when troubleshooting problems with IPM. The following sections provide details on the information that you view about IPM:
You can display status information for all IPM servers on the local host.
To view status information for the IPM servers:
Step 1 Select System Status > Server Status. The Server Status page (Figure 5-4) is displayed.
Figure 5-4: Server Status Page
You can display version information for all the IPM servers that are running on the local host.
To view version information for the IPM server and components:
Step 1 Select System Status > Versions. The IPM Versions page (Figure 5-5) is displayed.
Figure 5-5: IPM Versions Page
You can display the contents of the IPM server log file on the server that you are connected to that is currently running the IPM server.
To view the IPM server log:
Step 1 Select System Status > Server Log. The Server Log page (Figure 5-6) is displayed.
Figure 5-6: Server Log Page
You can display the contents of the IPM console log file on the server that you are connected to that is currently running the IPM server.
To view the IPM console log:
Step 1 Select System Status > Console Log. The Console Log page (Figure 5-7) is displayed.
Figure 5-7: Server Log Page
You can display the troubleshooting information that is stored in the /var/tmp/cisco_ipm_tshoot.log file on the local host.
To view troubleshooting information for IPM:
Step 1 Select System Status > Troubleshooting Info. The IPM Server Troubleshooting page (Figure 5-8) is displayed.
Figure 5-8: IPM Server Troubleshooting Page
From either the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or the IPM Server Home Page, you can view configuration for IPM's sources, targets, operations and collectors. The following sections provide details on viewing configuration information for IPM:
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Tips While viewing IPM configuration information from your web browser, you can sort the information displayed by clicking on the column title of a field. For example, to sort the information displayed in the Target Configuration Information page by target type, click the heading of the Type column. |
You can display information about all source routers that have been defined to IPM. The configuration information displayed includes alias name, hostname, IP address, Cisco IOS software release, SAA version, maximum payload size, last time configuration was set, maximum number of collectors that can be defined on the source router, and system up time.
To view configuration information for the source routers defined to IPM:
Step 1 Select Configuration Reports > Sources. The Source Information page (Figure 5-9) is displayed.
Figure 5-9: Source Information Page
You can display information about all devices that have been defined as targets to IPM. The configuration information displayed includes alias name, hostname or PU name, IP address, and target type.
To view configuration information for the targets defined to IPM:
Step 1 Select Configuration Reports > Targets. The Target Information page (Figure 5-10) is displayed.
Figure 5-10: Target Information Page
You can display information about all operations that have been defined to IPM. The configuration information displayed includes operation name, frequency, timeout, rising threshold, falling threshold, threshold count1 and count2, operation type, threshold type, action event type, and timeout enable status.
To view configuration information for the operations defined to IPM:
Step 1 Select Configuration Reports > Operations. The Operation Information page (Figure 5-11) is displayed.
Figure 5-11: Operation Information Page
You can display information about all collectors that have been defined to IPM. The configuration information displayed includes the collector name, source, target, operation, current status, collector type, and links to latency and jitter reports.
To view configuration information for the collectors defined to IPM:
Step 1 Select Configuration Reports > Collectors. The Collector Information page (Figure 5-12) is displayed.
Figure 5-12: Collector Information Page
From either the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or the IPM Server Home Page, you can view latency data that has been gathered by IPM from its collectors. The following sections provide details on the latency data that you can view.
You can view a daily summary of latency data for each collector on the IPM server.
To view daily latency data collected by IPM:
Step 1 Select Latency Reports > Daily. The Daily Latency Reports page (Figure 5-13) is displayed.
Figure 5-13: Daily Latency Reports Page
Step 2 To view more detailed information from the Latency Daily Report page, select one of the following options for the date that you are interested in viewing:
- IP-Echo---To view daily latency statistics for all IP Echo collectors. The Daily IP-Echo Latency Summary Report page (Figure 5-14) is displayed.
- Services---To view daily latency statistics for all other non-IP collectors and some IP-based services. The Daily Services Latency Summary Report page (Figure 5-15) is displayed.
- IP-Path---To view daily latency statistics for all IP Path Echo collectors. The Daily IP-Path Latency Summary Report page (Figure 5-16) is displayed.
- Alert---To view daily alert statistics. Alerts are collectors with an error rate of 70% or higher. The Daily Latency Alert Report page (Figure 5-17) is displayed.
Figure 5-14: Daily IP-Echo Latency Summary Report Page
Figure 5-15: Daily Services Latency Summary Report Page
Figure 5-16: Daily IP-Path Latency Summary Report Page
Figure 5-17: Daily Latency Alert Report Page
You can view a weekly summary of latency data for each collector on the IPM server.
To view weekly latency data collected by IPM:
Step 1 Select Latency Reports > Weekly. The Weekly Latency Reports page (Figure 5-18) is displayed.
Figure 5-18: Weekly Latency Reports
Step 2 To view more detailed information from the Weekly Latency Reports page, select one of the following options for the week that you are interested in viewing:
- IP-Echo---To view weekly latency statistics for all IP Echo collectors. The Weekly IP-Echo Latency Summary Report page is displayed.
- Services---To view weekly latency statistics for all other non-IP collectors and some IP-based services. The Weekly Services Latency Summary Report page is displayed.
- IP-Path---To view weekly latency statistics for all IP Path Echo collectors. The Weekly IP-Path Latency Summary Report page is displayed.
- Alert---To view weekly alert statistics. Alerts are collectors with an error rate of 70% or higher. The Weekly Latency Alert Report page is displayed.
From either the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or the IPM Server Home Page, you can view a monthly summary of latency data for each collector on the IPM server.
To view monthly latency data collected by IPM:
Step 1 Select Latency Reports > Monthly. The Monthly Latency Reports page (Figure 5-19) is displayed.
Figure 5-19: Monthly Latency Reports Page
Step 2 To view more detailed information from the Weekly Latency Reports page, select one of the following options for the month that you are interested in viewing:
- IP-Echo---To view monthly latency statistics for all IP Echo collectors. The Monthly IP-Echo Latency Summary Report page is displayed.
- Services---To view monthly latency statistics for all other non-IP collectors and some IP-based services. The Monthly Services Latency Summary Report page is displayed.
- IP-Path---To view monthly latency statistics for all IP Path Echo collectors. The Monthly IP-Path Latency Summary Report page is displayed.
- Alert---To view monthly alert statistics. Alerts are collectors with an error rate of 70% or higher. The Monthly Latency Alert Report page is displayed.
From either the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or the IPM Server Home Page, you can view jitter data that has been gathered by IPM from its collectors. The following sections provide details on the jitter data that you can view.
You can view a daily summary of jitter data for each collector on the IPM server.
To view daily jitter data collected by IPM:
Step 1 Select Jitter Reports > Daily. The Daily Jitter Reports page (Figure 5-20) is displayed.
Figure 5-20: Daily Jitter Reports Page
Step 2 From the Daily Jitter Reports page, select one of the following options:
- Jitter---To view daily jitter latency statistics for a specific date. The Daily Jitter Summary Report page (Figure 5-21) is displayed.
- Alert---To view daily alert statistics for a specific date. The Daily Jitter Alert Report page is displayed.
Figure 5-21: Daily Jitter Summary Report Page
You can view a weekly summary of jitter data for each collector on the IPM server.
To view weekly jitter data collected by IPM:
Step 1 Select Jitter Reports > Weekly. The Weekly Jitter Reports page (Figure 5-22) is displayed.
Figure 5-22: Weekly Jitter Reports Page
Step 2 From the Daily Jitter Reports page, select one of the following options:
- Jitter---To view weekly jitter latency statistics for a specific week. The Weekly Jitter Summary Report page is displayed.
- Alert---To view weekly alert statistics for a specific week. The Weekly Jitter Alert Report page is displayed.
You can view a monthly summary of jitter data for each collector on the IPM server.
To view monthly jitter data collected by IPM:
Step 1 Select Jitter Reports > Monthly. The Monthly Jitter Reports page (Figure 5-23) is displayed.
Figure 5-23: Jitter Monthly Reports Page
Step 2 From the Monthly Jitter Reports page, select one of the following options:
- Jitter---To view monthly jitter latency statistics for a specific month. The Monthly Jitter Summary Report page is displayed.
- Alert---To view monthly alert statistics for a specific month. The Monthly Jitter Alert Report page is displayed.
From either the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or the IPM Server Home Page, you can view the available IPM source, target, and collector seed files. You can also view the contents of a selected seed file. The following sections provide details on the seed files that you can view:
For more information on source seed files, refer to the "Adding Source Routers Using a Seed File" section. For more information on target seed files, refer to the "Adding Targets Using a Seed File" section. For more information on collector seed files, refer to the "Adding Collectors Using a Seed File" section.
To view the list of source seed files currently available on the IPM server:
Step 1 Select Seed Files > Source Seed Files. The Source Seed File page (Figure 5-24) is displayed.
Figure 5-24: Source Seed File Page
Step 2 To view the contents of a specific source seed file, select the filename for the seed file. The Source Seed File Contents page (Figure 5-25) is displayed.
Figure 5-25: Source Seed File Contents Page
For more detailed information about the format of a source seed file, see the "Source Router Seed File Format" section.
To view the list of target seed files currently available on the IPM server:
Step 1 Select Seed Files > Target Seed Files. The Target Seed File page (Figure 5-26) is displayed.
Figure 5-26: Target Seed File Page
Step 2 To view the contents of a specific target seed file, select the filename for the seed file. The Target Seed File Contents page (Figure 5-27) is displayed.
Figure 5-27: Target Seed File Contents Page
For more detailed information about the format of a target seed file, see the "Target Seed File Format" section.
To view the list of collector seed files currently available on the IPM server:
Step 1 Select Seed Files > Collector Seed Files. The Collector Seed File page (Figure 5-28) is displayed.
Figure 5-28: Collector Seed File Page
Step 2 To view the contents of a specific collector seed file, select the filename for the seed file. The Collector Seed File Contents page (Figure 5-29) is displayed.
Figure 5-29: Collector Seed File Contents Page
For more detailed information about the format of a collector seed file, see the "Collector Seed File Format" section.
You can use device data that is already known to CiscoWorks2000 Resource Manager Essentials (Essentials) to define source routers or targets for IPM.
To import device data from the CiscoWorks2000 desktop:
Step 1 From the CiscoWorks2000 desktop, click IPM.
Step 2 Select Import from CiscoWorks2000 > Import Devices. The Export to IPM window (Figure 5-30) is displayed.
Figure 5-30: Export to IPM Window
Step 3 Do one of the following:
- Select Sources to export the device data in a format that IPM can use for source routers.
- Select Targets to export the device data in a format that IPM can use for target devices.
Step 4 Click Next. The Data Export Results window is displayed.
Figure 5-31: Data Export Results Window
Step 5 Click Finish. If you chose Sources, then IPM imports the CiscoWorks2000 device data into a source seed file. If you chose Targets, then IPM imports the CiscoWorks2000 device data into a target seed file.
For more information on IPM source seed files, refer to the "Adding Source Routers Using a Seed File" section. For more information on IPM target seed files, refer to the "Adding Targets Using a Seed File" section.
You can access the IPM client installation software from either the CiscoWorks2000 desktop or the IPM Server Home Page. This access is useful if you do not have the CD-ROM or if you prefer to download the software using your web browser. Once you have downloaded the IPM client installation software to your workstation, you need to install the software on your local system.
The following sections provide details on downloading the IPM client:
To download the IPM client for Solaris:
Step 1 Create a temporary directory in a disk partition that contains at least 60 MB of space on the workstation where you want to install the IPM client software.
Step 2 Select Client Software > Download Solaris Client. The IPM Client for Solaris page (Figure 5-32) is displayed.
Figure 5-32: IPM Client for Solaris Page
Step 3 Click Download IPM Client for Solaris.
Step 4 When prompted, specify the directory where you want the installation software files to be downloaded.
Step 5 From the Solaris command line, change to the directory where you downloaded the installation software and uncompress the files using the following command:
# uncompress CSCOipmClient.tar.Z
Step 6 In the directory where you uncompressed the files, extract the IPM client installation files to the CDImage directory using the following command:
# /usr/bin/tar -xvf CSCOipmClient.tar
Step 7 Change to the CDImage directory and run the IPM client software installation program using the following command:
# ./setupCli.sh
Step 8 After verifying that the IPM client software installed successfully, remove all installation files in the temporary directory using the following command:
# rm -rf temp_directory
Where temp_directory is the directory containing the downloaded files.
For more information on installing the IPM client software on a Solaris workstation, see the "Installing IPM on Solaris" chapter of the Cisco Internetwork Performance Monitor Installation Guide.
To download the IPM client for Windows:
Step 1 Create a temporary directory in a disk partition that contains at least 60 MB of space on the workstation where you want to install the IPM client software.
Step 2 Select Client Software > Download Windows Client. The IPM Client for Windows page (Figure 5-33) is displayed.
Figure 5-33: IPM Client for Windows Page
Step 3 Click Download IPM Client for Windows.
Step 4 When prompted, specify the directory where you want the installation software files to be downloaded.
Step 5 Go to the download directory and run the ipmsetup.exe command to install the software. The installation files automatically uncompress into a temporary directory, and the installation setup program starts.
Step 6 Follow the prompts displayed on your screen to complete the installation.
For more information on installing the IPM client software on a Solaris workstation, see the "Installing IPM on Windows" chapter of the Cisco Internetwork Performance Monitor Installation Guide.
In addition to providing options for viewing IPM statistical data, the CiscoWorks2000 desktop and the IPM Server Home Page also provide options for accessing additional information about IPM. The following sections describe the additional information that you can access:
To view information about IPM available on Cisco's CCO website:
Step 1 Select Cisco CCO > Home Page. The IPM CCO Home page (Figure 5-34) is displayed.
Figure 5-34: IPM CCO Home Page
To access the software center for IPM:
Step 1 Select Cisco CCO > Software Center Page. The Software Center for IPM page (Figure 5-35) is displayed.
Figure 5-35: Software Center for IPM Page
To access software updates for IPM from CCO:
Step 1 Select Cisco CCO > Software Updates. The IPM Software Home page (Figure 5-36) is displayed.
Figure 5-36: IPM Software Home Page
Step 2 (Optional) To review the latest information on patches that provide minor enhancements to IPM, click Review Latest IPM Patch Information.
Step 3 (Optional) To review the latest information on which version of the Cisco IOS software to use with your Cisco routers to run IPM, click Review Latest IPM IOS Recommendations.
Posted: Sun Apr 16 13:14:12 PDT 2000
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