Preparing to Install IPM

Before you install, configure, and validate the IPM software, be sure that you have the hardware and software prerequisites listed here.

Hardware and Software Requirements

This section lists the workstation requirements and Cisco IOS software requirements for IPM.

Workstation Requirements

IPM can run on the following systems:

AIX Version 3.2.5 or Version 4.x
HP-UX 10.x
Solaris 2.4, 2.5

All platforms require the following hardware:

PostScript-compatible printer (for printing window images)
CD-ROM drive on the host system, or CD-ROM drive on an accessible remote host, for software installation only

All platforms require the following software:

X Window System Version 11, Release 5

: On Sun workstations, the window system can also be the Sun XNeWS server.

OSF/Motif Version 1, Release 2
Database management software--A database management system (clients and servers) that is compliant with ODBC:
- Sybase Server, Version 10.0.2.7
The Sybase server is a part of CiscoWorks. If you have installed CiscoWorks on the workstation, you will need to upgrade your version of Sybase. The upgrade is provided with IPM.
Hard disk space--5 MB in the root partition, 150 MB in the file system in which you plan to install IPM, plus at least 170 MB in the file system in which your database management system is installed
RAM size--128 MB minimum

Cisco IOS Software Requirements

To be manageable by IPM applications, source routers must be running Cisco IOS Release 11.2 (2) or above, with the Cisco IOS RTR feature (available only in the IBM or Enterprise feature set) installed and enabled.

Configuring Your Routers for SNMP Management

If you have not already configured the routers in your network for SNMP management, follow these steps to configure the Cisco IOS software in every source router.

If you have already configured your routers for SNMP management, skip to Step 4.

Step 1 Enter command line configuration mode.

Step 2 Set the SNMP read password by entering this command at your router:

snmp-server community string RO

Where:

string is the read community string (a password for access to SNMP) in this router

RO specifies read-only access to SNMP in this router

Step 3 Set the SNMP write password with this command:

snmp-server community string RW

Where:

string is the write community string (a password for access to SNMP) in this router

RW specifies read-write access to SNMP in this router

Step 4 If you want IPM-generated traps to be sent to a network management host, configure the Cisco IOS software in every IPM-enabled router using this command:

snmp-server host address string [rtr]

Where:

address is the IP address of the network management host, such as 123.45.678.90

string is the read community string for access to SNMP in the network management host

rtr limits the traps sent to address to IPM-related traps; if you omit this value, all traps are sent to the named network management host

You might want to save these values permanently. To do so, use the following Cisco IOS exec mode command:

copy running_config startup_config

This saves all of the running configurations including any other configuration changes that may include temporary IPM collectors. This may not be desirable.

Verifying Workstation Requirements

Table 2-1 lists the commands you can use to verify the workstation requirements on your system.

Table 2-1: Hardware and Software Verification Methods
Verify On AIX On HP-UX On Solaris
Hard disk space df -I bdf df -k
Operating system version oslevel uname -a uname -a
RAM size lscfg | grep mem /etc/dmesg | grep Kbytes dmesg | grep Kbytes
Swap space size lsps -a swapinfo swap -s
X Window System * * *
* See your system administrator.

Verify	On AIX	On HP-UX	On Solaris
Hard disk space	df -I	bdf	df -k
Operating system version	oslevel	uname -a	uname -a
RAM size	lscfg \| grep mem	/etc/dmesg \| grep Kbytes	dmesg \| grep Kbytes
Swap space size	lsps -a	swapinfo	swap -s
X Window System	*	*	*
* See your system administrator.

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