Quick Start


Using the Administrative Web Interface

You can issue Tivoli Storage Manager commands, view server administration data, and perform all administrative tasks directly from the web interface. For details about starting the web interface, see Starting and Stopping an Administrative Client or the Web Interface. To end a web interface session, select Log Off, from the Options pull down menu.

Note:If you want to use the administrative web interface, your browser must have Java 1.1.6 support. We recommend that you use Netscape 4.06 or higher or Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher.

Tivoli Storage Manager Server Administration has four major views:

The following tables contain details about each view.


Operation View
Name Tasks
Work with administrators Query, register, update, lock, unlock, rename, and remove administrators. Grant and revoke privileges.
Work with client nodes Register, update, and remove clients. Lock and unlock client server access.
Automate client operations Define, update, tune and delete client schedules. Create schedule reports.
Manage database and recovery log Configure the database and recovery log and their associated volumes.
Manage server storage View, update, define and delete storage pools and their volumes. Query, backup and restore storage pools. Restore and move data on storage pool volumes. Vary disk storage pool volumes online and offline.
Automate operations Work with client schedules. Create client reports for scheduled events.
Monitor operations View information about server operations (activity log, schedule event records, database status, sessions, and processes). Query the server activity log.
Manage security Control server access for clients and administrators.
Performance tuning Tune client transactions and the database buffer pool.
Central Configuration Define and update server settings. Configure and manage server operations.


Network View
Name Tasks
Other servers Define and delete servers.
Client nodes Update, rename, remove, lock and unlock nodes.
Server Groups Define and delete new server groups. Route a single command to other servers and server groups.
Route a command to multiple servers Route a single command to other servers and server groups.


Configuration View
Name Tasks
Define/update settings Specify a server name, URL, password, IP address, and TCP/IP port name.
Configuration manager operations Add, modify, and delete profiles. Establish server as a configuration manager. Notify subscribers of changes.
Managed server operations Define the configuration manager server. Set configuration refresh frequency. View profiles available for subscription. Prepare to subscribe to server and policy information. Define and query a subscription. Copy a policy domain to a new domain. Move client nodes in one domain to another domain.
Configuration objects Set the configuration manager and refresh. Notify and delete subscribers. Define, delete, and query subscriptions.


Object View
Name Tasks
Administrators Register, remove, export, and import administrators. Update, rename, remove, lock, or unlock administrators. Grant or revoke authority. Grant or revoke client authorizations.
Clients Register, remove, export, and import, client nodes. Query occupancy. Define a client option set. Query and delete file spaces.
Server Work with server status and options, server groups, license information, activity logs, processes, sessions, and volume history.
Database Backup, extend and reduce databases. Reset database maximum utilization. Reset buffer pool statistics.
Recovery Log Extend and reduce the recovery log. Reset recovery log consumption and maximum utilization. Set the recovery log mode.
Automation Update, rename, copy, run, and delete server command scripts. Update, activate, deactivate, copy, and delete administrative command schedules. Update, delete, and copy client schedules. Query script details and schedule period.
Policy Domains Define, validate, delete, export, import, update, and copy policy domains. Move clients to a different domain. Assign, delete and copy management classes. Update and delete copy groups. Update, rename, remove, lock, and unlock client nodes. Delete and query file space.
Server Storage Update, backup, delete, and restore storage pools. Define and delete sequential access. Define device class and backup device configuration. View and query device class.
Tivoli Disaster Recovery Manager Set Tivoli Disaster Recovery Manager (DRM) plan/instruction/volume prefix, courier and vault name, primary storage pool, not mountable name, and database backup and recovery plan file expiration days. Copy storage pool.


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