I had some problems with the setup of the Admin Console. I placed a call with IBM, and solved it and called back to cancel the ticket. An IBM support tech called me back asking me if every was OK and I told him that I was able to solve the problem myself. I asked him what sort of feedback he was getting on the new Admin Console, and without hestitation he blurted out "Not good!". He also told me that they plan on getting rid of the Admin Console in TSM 5.4 and just sticking with the ISC .
Thanks for making me learn something only to make it obsolete in the near future, Rich -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Rhodes Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 2:21 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM 5.3 web gui As of now we don't use the new gui either, but we know we have to, sooner or later. So, I got it installed on our test system without much problem, but, before I could install and use it on our production server I had to get https working. Now, I had the original version of the gui running with https, so I've been through this before (we got it working, looked at the gui, then gave up on it). So I start . . . . I follow the instructions in the AIX manual, run into problems, open up a support call, and find out that the AIX manual has bad instructions and that the most recent/correct instructions are in the Linux manual. Ok . . . run through thses instructions and run into problems. I search on the support site and find a newer set of install instructions that correct the procedure in the manual. Ok . . . run through them . . . .it worked, somewhat. You could access the gui via https but got pop up messages on every display about security issues, and, attempting to shut ISC down would give errors. Oh well, open another support call . . . find out that the procedure on the web site is wrong and they are working on a new procedure. They sent me this procedure . . . it worked . . .all is well. Let's see, a procedure that is different in different platform manuals, a procedure on the support web site that is new and corrected but still wrong, and a final procedure that did work. To install on production I cut corners . . .I didn't want to go through the https setup again. So I installed ISC on the production server, then copied the /opt/IBM/IBM601 directory structure from test server to production server, overlaying the production servers version. WHAT a PAIN. THis gui is a classic instance of something bad, that everyone knows is bad (including IBM), but it has so much momentum that it can't be stopped. And I'm afraid it's going to cause a wreck for IBM. I used to talk up TSM to everyone I could . . . .I no longer do that. Now I tell them you will spend more time/resources on the GUI than the product itself, and that's just plain wrong. Please note, I'm not really a fan of the old gui, and I like some of the things they try and do in the new gui, but the implementation is just bad. Letting off steam . . . . . . Rick Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Sent by: "ADSM: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Dist Stor cc Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject .EDU> Re: TSM 5.3 web gui 03/03/2006 08:54 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .EDU> Or as I like to recommend, look at TSMManager (http://www.tsmmanager.com - free trial). I have been using it for more than a year and am a very happy customer. My operations staff could not function without it. The vendor is constantly adding new features (many that I have asked for, such as vault slot management (i.e. like CA-1 for you MF folks !) that have greatly simplified my TSM life/duties. I have a co-TSM-worker who went to a TSM class that focused heavily on using the ISC for everything (it was an IBM class, after all). When he got back, he was very gung-ho about it and said he understood it much better. So I told him to go ahead and install the latest and get it working. After about 3-weeks, he was so annoyed with it, he killed it off again (we have tried this 3-times). Richard Mochnaczewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 03/02/2006 02:50 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] TSM 5.3 web gui True, or better yet, brush up on the command line knowledge. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David E Ehresman Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 2:36 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM 5.3 web gui But the retro-fitted web gui is only suppose to be available as a transition tool. Get used to the Admin Center. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/2/2006 12:52:30 PM >>> Richard Mochnaczewski wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > I remember reading on the list that IBM has made available a web gui for TSM 5.3 which is unsupported. I've been testing the new Admin Center and I'm less than enthused about the interface. Where can I download it ? > > Rich ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/tools ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message.
