ADSM-L

Re: [ADSM-L] TSM gui

2009-07-25 10:50:19
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM gui
From: Wanda Prather <wprather AT JASI DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:48:51 -0400
I agree, the 6.1 Admin Center is genuinely better than previous releases.

BUT for the command-line pop-up java window.  The problem isn't the queries,
it's the java window processing it.  I usually keep the AC open for
configuration, and an admin command line open for

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Clark, Margaret <MClark AT sddpc DOT org> 
wrote:

> Carol Trible wrote: "It seems that long term customers tend to stick to the
> command line, but new customers who start with the Administration Center
> like it, so I would reccomend giving it a try."
>
> I started administering TSM in 2006, and my first task was to install the
> Administration Center for the first time at this site.  I've used it ever
> since.
> I am currently using the 6.1 release to administer two 5.5.3.0 servers and
> one 5.5.1.0 server.
> (Incidentally, I had trouble finding the software for the new Admin Center,
> and so did the first three IBM staff members who tried to help me.
> Although the installation process tells you it is  "Installing... TSM
> Administration Center", the product name you have to look for now is "Tivoli
> Storage Manager Reporting and Monitoring".)
>
> The 6.1 Admin Center is genuinely better than previous releases, and twice
> as fast, but it's still agonizingly slow for longer inquiries.
> Some queries are impossible when using the Admin Center command line
> interface, because they die before returning results.
> For the last few months, I've had a Servergraph tool to use as well, and
> inquiries that take only seconds with Servergraph take ten minutes using the
> Admin Center.
>
> I'd certainly recommend that new TSM administrators try out the Admin
> Center - it's so useful - but you still need a LOT of patience to use it.
>
> - Margaret Clark
> Systems Programmer, San Diego Data Processing Corporation
>

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