On Friday, December 17, 1999 at 3:54 PM EST, Glen Hattrup wrote:
> There are several "thingie"s (to borrow your technical term, :-) that
allow
> for integration between the TSM 3.7 servers and the rest of the Tivoli
> Enterprise Suite (note, suite not console... )
> And since it's the holidays, I'll expound a little further on
> what these various thingies are.
Thanks, Santa! Things are falling into place fairly nicely.
Should I ask how you managed to avoid the phrase, "Tivoli Plus module"? I've
seen references to it, but I can't tell if you described it piecemeal
without saying so or if there's one more thing out there I need to grok
before I can talk with the local Tivoli dudes without seeming ignorant?
> The TEC & GEM console(s) provide real-time insight into the operation of
> your TSM servers. The GEM is very good for providing a graphical display
> and visual indicators of severe difficulties with operation (server
> abends...). The TEC provides a very good detailed look into the server
> operation, but it requires more effort to set up and customize for your
> implementation than GEM does. Together, they can provide a
> very good means> of monitoring your system
Thanks for differentiating between GEM and TEC; sometimes such nuances are
hard for the novice to discern.
> Tivoli Decision Support is another tool that facilitates designing your
> implementation and providing information on how your system(s) is / are
> performing. It is not a real time product, per se, especially given the
> nature of its operation.
Thanks for clarifying this.
>These are very large products, and it's tough to know the "exact" question
>to ask. I hope I've provided enough information to get you started further
>into research to determine what your needs are and what product /
>functionality fulfills your needs.
You've aimed me in the right direction. Somehow, I suspect there's a ripe
opportunity for a Redbook or two, but that's another time....
> My guess is that if you already have a
> TEC up and running, that this would be the best path to follow. The TEC
is
> extremely powerful and provides many means of monitoring agents (eg. TSM
> server), including very complex rules.
Although there's something to be said for simplicity (or lots of sample
macros shipped as examples?), some of us are geek enough to prefer a wide
range of tools that provide enough options that we can do wonderful things
(or really, really mess things up!). :-)
>Glen Hattrup
>Tivoli Storage Manager
>Server Development Team
Nick Laflamme
Dimension Enterprises, Inc.
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