Yes, I have ODBC set up and do use that from time to time.
It works fine for me when I need it.
But, it isn't fast, and it's just too overwhelming for people when you try
to teach this stuff.
(Especially to someone who isn't comfortable with EXCEL.)

-----Original Message-----
From: Tab Trepagnier [mailto:Tab.Trepagnier AT LAITRAM DOT COM]
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:49 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Web Admin Interface - grrr


Wanda,

Yeah, the Web Admin client is pretty lame.

That's why I use Excel and an ODBC link to the database.  It's read only,
but I have full filtering, searching, sorting, etc. of Excel to work with
what comes back from the queries.

I have a spreadsheet called GUI_ODBC and it includes the embedded Microsoft
Query queries.  I just select the page of info I'm interested in (like
"volumes") and click the Refresh icon.  In about three seconds I have a new
list of volumes with all fields displayed.

If I have to do something with a particular volume, I usually resort to the
command line.

Tab Trepagnier
TSM Administrator
Laitram Corporation




 

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I STILL run the old 3.1 GUI.
The bigger your TSM gets (We are at 550 clients on the largest server),
the more impossible it becomes to use the web admin
because of the lack of filtering and sorting capability.
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Wanda Prather
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
443-778-8769
wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu

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-----Original Message-----
From: Rupp Thomas (Illwerke) [mailto:thomas.rupp AT ILLWERKE DOT AT]
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 12:45 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Web Admin Interface - grrr


Hi TSM-ers,

Our Network Storage Manager (NSM - 3466) was just upgraded from 4.2.1 to
4.2.2.8.
Now the format of the QUERY SESSION from the lefthand tree OBJECT VIEW /
SERVER /
SESSION has changed from FORMAT=STANDARD to FORMAT=DETAILED.

Instead of one line per session I get now 12 lines. That makes it
impossible
to see what's
going on (§$%&?)

How can we convince Tivoli to create a useful administration interface (be
it GUI or a Java Applet).
Am I the only one who has problems with the admin interface and still
running the old
3.1 Windows GUI?

Kind regards
Thomas Rupp
Vorarlberger Illwerke AG
MAIL:   thomas.rupp AT illwerke DOT at
TEL:    ++43/5574/4991-251
FAX:    ++43/5574/4991-820-8251



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