I use a "Combination of the Two" as Janis would say. I tend to create
TSM scripts to perform specific functions, then make calls to this
"library of functions" from outside scripts. For instance I have a TSM
script called bu_disk_stg_to_copypool that backs-up all primary stg
pools of type disk to my copypools.  When an outside script wants to
perform that task it runs bu_disk_stg_to_copypool.  If I add or delete a
primary stg pool I just update bu_disk_stg_to_copypool instead of
locating and modifying multiple outside scripts.

H. Milton Johnson
 
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Warren, Matthew (Retail)
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:19 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: a simple question

Interesting.

You know, I didn't think the TSM scripting would be used much by people,
to me it appears easier to control TSM with external scripts - to the
extent I have never more than glanced at the TSM scripting abilities.

Do people mix the two, or is it a case of 'We use TSM scripting' or 'We
use Shell / python etc..' based on preference / environment
restrictions.

Are there any benefits to TSM scripting other than it doesn't require an
external process and relevant software to achieve it?


Matt.


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Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:11 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: a simple question

==> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:18:41 -0500, Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU> said:


> Edit scripts outside of TSM, and put the edited version into effect
with
> 'DEFine SCRIPT ... FILE=____'. Trying to edit Scripts within the TSM 
> server is just too awkward.


Amen.  And to amplify and suggest:

I've got several scripts whose meaning is 'reload this other script,
from this well-known file location'

For instance my 'retemp' script has

del scr temp
def scr temp file=/u/adsm/tmp/temp.scr

so I can edit 'temp.scr' and pretend that it's close to the same thing
as my temp script.


This model has saved me a lot of time: I've got a large passel of
scripts
(40-60) I use in the management of my covey of servers, and just a few
maintainance scripts let me reload all of them.


- Allen S. Rout


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