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TSM offers several configuration and management interfaces for both the
client and server product components. Command line, graphical, and
web-based interfaces are available on the Windows platform. There is
some overlap in the function provided by these interfaces. This section
provides an introduction to TSM server and client interfaces, including usage
recommendations and access instructions. Table 7 and Table 8 introduce the TSM product
interfaces.
Table 7. TSM Server Interfaces - Quick Reference
TSM Server Interfaces | Usage |
---|---|
TSM Console | The primary interface for the TSM server. Provides access to all of the other TSM server interfaces and the web-based remote client interface. |
Configuration and Management Wizards | Help you configure and manage your TSM server. |
Administrative Web Interface | The recommended interface for ongoing TSM server administration. |
Server Command Line | An alternate, character-based interface for ongoing TSM server administration. |
Console Monitor | Supports the TSM server command line by displaying TSM messages, status, and reply requests. |
Table 8. TSM Client Interfaces - Quick Reference
TSM Client Interfaces | Usage |
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Client Graphical Interface | The primary end user interface for manually performing TSM client operations. |
Client Command Line | A character-based administrative interface. |
Web Backup-Archive Client | A Web-based interface for manually performing TSM client operations remotely. |
The central server interface is the TSM Management Console (TSM Console). All of the other server interfaces and the Web backup-archive client interface can be accessed from the TSM Console.
The TSM Console is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides the following features:
The MMC framework allows you to create custom consoles that can incorporate different toolsets to support various administrative roles. For more information about MMC components and features, refer to the Windows 2000 Online Help.
For information about using the TSM Console, refer to the online help.
The TSM Console is installed by default with the TSM server for Windows NT(R) and 2000. For Windows NT, required MMC runtimes are provided. When the console is installed, a shortcut icon is placed on the desktop.
To start the TSM Console, double-click the
desktop icon.
The TSM Console includes a set of wizards that help you configure and manage your TSM server. One or more of these wizards is presented each time you add a new server instance, to guide you through the initial configuration process. You can return to individual wizards after the initial configuration to update settings and perform other management tasks. Two wizard-based configuration paths are available:
Does not configure all available TSM features, but it does produce a functional system that can be further customized and tuned.
Quickly initializes a TSM server instance, to help you evaluate basic product function.
In either case, wizards help simplify the configuration process by hiding some of the details. For more information about configuration options, refer to Chapter 4, Configuring Tivoli Storage Manager.
TSM wizards sometimes provide the most efficient interface, particularly for the following administrative tasks:
The Initial Configuration Task List is displayed.
After you add and initially configure a new TSM server, you can access the complete set of wizards for that server instance by doing the following:
The wizard list is displayed in the right console pane.
The TSM administrative Web interface is a web-based graphical interface that provides comprehensive control of TSM server functions. This interface is automatically installed with the TSM server package and configured to manage the local server instance by default. The administrative Web interface and server command line provide duplicate function.
The TSM server package includes a Secure Web Administrator Proxy component that can be installed on a dedicated web server and used to improve the performance of the administrative Web interface. Refer to Appendix E, Setting Up the Secure Web Administrator Proxy for more information.
The Administrator Login dialog appears in the right pane.
http://server_network_name:port_number
The TSM server command line is a character-based interface that provides comprehensive control of TSM server functions. This interface is automatically installed with the TSM server package and configured to manage the local server instance by default. The server command line and administrative Web interface provide duplicate function.
The Command Line view appears in the right pane.
The command line interface appears.
The console monitor displays TSM system activity and requests for operator intervention. Once started, the console monitor only remains active as long as you are logged on to the current Windows desktop session. Administrative commands cannot be issued directly from the console monitor interface. You can issue TSM commands using the server command line provided by the TSM Console. A Net Send notification feature can be enabled to automatically send selected TSM status and request messages to a network computer while the console monitor is active.
The Monitor view appears in the right pane.
To enable automatic Net Send notification of TSM status and request messages, do the following:
The Organize TSM Computers dialog appears. The Console Monitor tabbed page is displayed by default.
The following interfaces can be accessed from a machine on which the TSM client is installed. The Web backup-archive client interface is intended to be accessed remotely.
Figure 3. TSM Client Graphical Interface
The TSM client graphical interface is designed to allow end users to perform on-demand backup, archive, and recovery operations from the client machine. This interface uses the familiar Windows-style tree view to display drives, directories, and files that can be backed up or archived from the client machine and recovered from server storage.
Client administrative utilities can also be accessed from this interface, and wizards are provided to help configure the client options file, Web-based client interface, and scheduler service.
Refer to Backup-Archive Installation and User's Guide for detailed installation, configuration, and access instructions.
To start the Windows client graphical interface, double-click the
TSM Backup Client desktop icon.
The TSM client command line is a character-based interface that provides comprehensive control of TSM client functions. This interface is automatically installed with the TSM client package.
The TSM Web backup-archive client interface, also called the Web client, is a Java(TM)-based graphical interface that provides extensive control of TSM client operations. This interface is included in the backup-archive client package, but must be manually installed and configured on each client node. After you install and configure this interface on a client node, you can use a supported Web browser to access that client. See System Requirements for a list of supported browsers.
For centralized remote management, you can add the client node to the TSM Console tree and access the Web client interface from the console.
Refer to the TSM Console online help for instructions.
To access the Web client interface using a supported Web browser, open the browser and enter the URL for the TSM client in the following format:
http://client_network_name:port_number