The Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client GUI

The Tivoli® Storage Manager for Space Management client GUI (the IBM® Tivoli Enterprise Space Management Console) is a Java™ GUI that allows you to manage multiple Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client systems and monitor HSM activities. The Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client systems can be local or remote and are managed by connecting to the HSM agent (also known as the space management agent).

The Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client GUI can be used on any HSM system where the HSM agent is running.

The Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client GUI can also be used on Windows systems so you can remotely administer more than one Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client from a single point. Download the Windows package from ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/.

Before using Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client GUI, check the following prerequisites:

1. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 6 is installed.
2. The Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client is installed and the hsmagent is started on any computer that is managed through the Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client GUI.
3. The Tivoli Storage Manager client node used for HSM is already registered and authenticated with the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The node name and password required to sign on to an HSM node are identical to the node name used to manage HSM on the node and the password used to authenticate with the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

For more information on using the Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management client GUI, access its online help from the Help menu.