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
