IBM G210-1784-00 Manuale Utente

CLIMP allows you to import SCORM 1.2 course package files into the Learning Management System, making them 
available for deployment. Course package files can contain new courses, or updates to previously-deployed courses. 
Course packages are created by content vendors using the Learning Management System Authoring Tool, or by 
using some other tool that can produce SCORM 1.2 content.  

Note: It is not necessary to use CLIMP with the Authoring Tool, since the Authoring Tool provides the same 
capabilities to import courses that CLIMP does. 

CLIMP can be used to both upload course package files and then import them into the Learning Management 
System or just to import course packages that are already available on an FTP or file server. After the file has been 
uploaded, CLIMP initiates the import operation by sending an HTTP request to Content Manager servlet, which 
runs on the Learning Management System Server. A single CLIMP command can process multiple files, although 
the Content Manager will import those files one at a time. With CLIMP, you can optionally specify one or more e-
mail addresses to receive e-mail notifications about the status of the import operation. After a new course has been 
successfully imported, it appears as an unregistered master in the Learning Management System course master 
catalog. 

You need a Java run-time environment (JRE) installed and on your search path in order to run CLIMP. CLIMP is 
built using JDK 1.3 and may not work with other JDK versions. The name of the installed zip file (if you chose to 
install Utilities during the Learning Management System installation) is climp.zip. To install the utility, use the 
following procedure: 

1.

 

Create a directory on your local workstation in which to install CLIMP. The climp.zip is installed when you 
select Utilities as an option in the Server installation procedures. See the chapters “Installing the Learning 
Management System Server application files” and “Installing the Delivery Server application files” for more 
information. 

2.  Unzip the contents of climp.zip into the CLIMP directory. 
3.  For UNIX only, change the permissions of CLIMP shell script as follows: chmod +x climp 
4.  Change your CLASSPATH to include the directory where you installed CLIMP (if it not already in 

CLASSPATH). 

If you need to migrate information from a previous version of LearningSpace into the new Learning Management 
System deployment, consult the documentation for the migration utilities posted to the Web.  

To obtain the migration utility and quarterly updates of the documentation, please go to  
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search/index.html and search on 

Learning Management System Migration 

Utility and Quarterly Documentation Updates. 

If you run the Learning Management System on a UNIX platform, you must install XVFB (Xserver Virtual Frame 
Buffer) to enable the reporting feature. XVFB provides a virtual Xserver that runs without a head or graphics card, 
releasing you from the requirement of running a real Xserver. 

XVFB installation and configuration differs for Linux and AIX. 

XVFB for Linux is a freeware and can be obtained from x.org's X11R6 distribution. 

1.  Check the directory /usr/X11R6/bin for a file named Xvfb. 

•  If you have this file, skip to step 4.