On Tuesday 07 March 2006 08:42, Volker Maibaum wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would also agree to that! The opening of the API to the community
> would be the best IBM could do.
> We have here one TSM Server and I (as the administrator) do most of the
> work in the command-line. We have some people in the operating that also
> do a few things like drm, querying processes, etc in the gui. It doesn't
> make sense to put up a new server running websphere for this. With an
> open API it would be easy to make a fast web tool fitting out needs.
>
> The IBM has proved that they are not able to build useful user
> interfaces. I just have to look at how they do server virtualization.
> When you use vmware esx server you have one consistent quite fast web
> interface for all tasks you need (running on the same server). When you
> use a p550 for virtualization you have a HMC server with an ugly, slow
> and unstable Java GUI, a command-line over ssh on the HMC, an extra web
> gui for the ASM menu and a VIO server with command-line (with a shell
> were you can't use backspace by default and where the up-key doesn't
> show the last command).
VIO speaking, try the command oem_setup_env and have fun with your real root
login ;)


Stef