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 <mcl...@sddpc.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 >