Wes,
        I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but...  you can
run the Administrator command line with the -console option.

On NT client:
from the command prompt type dsmadmc -console

FYI:
Our environment
Server AIX 3.1
NT Client 3.1.0.6

> ----------
> From:         Wes Lewison[SMTP:WesLewison AT WINN-DIXIE DOT COM]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Thursday, February 04, 1999 1:55 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      ADSM Console??
>
>         Question:  Before I was put in charge of ADSM for our company I
> saw
> that the previous ADSM manager had a console on his desktop that displayed
> something like a real-time activity log from the server.  I've been
> looking
> for the program that does this, and doing a q actlog gets tiresome if you
> just want to monitor what is going on.  I know you can run the server in
> the
> app mode and see what is going on, but that isn't really an option.
>
> Does anyone know of a little console app that just displays this?  Or am I
> missing something in the q actlog to make it loop?
>
> Fyi:    Windows NT Server v4.0 SP3
> ADSM v3.1.2.13
>
>
> -Wes Lewison
> Technical Programmer/ADSM Development
> Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
>