Issuing commands from the server console

IBM Spectrum® Protect provides a user ID, SERVER_CONSOLE, that you can use to issue commands and administer the server from the server console after IBM Spectrum Protect is installed. At installation, SERVER_CONSOLE is automatically registered as an administrator and is given system authority.

About this task

If you have system privilege, you can revoke or grant new privileges to the SERVER_CONSOLE user ID. However, you cannot take any of the following actions:
  • Register or update the SERVER_CONSOLE user ID
  • Lock or unlock the SERVER_CONSOLE user ID
  • Rename the SERVER_CONSOLE user ID
  • Remove the SERVER_CONSOLE user ID
  • Route commands from the SERVER_CONSOLE user ID

Not all IBM Spectrum Protect commands are supported by the server console. You cannot specify the WAIT parameter from the server console.

Character input limitations from the server console:
  • If you input non-ASCII characters or modify input that includes non-ASCII characters on the server console, the characters might not be correctly displayed.
  • The IBM Spectrum Protect server console does not support the use of escape characters as input. For example, you cannot use a forward slash (/) or backslash (\) to specify a non-ASCII character or to parse a non-ASCII character.
  • In some IBM Spectrum Protect commands, users can enter unrestricted text in description or comment fields. If the text was entered in a language other than the locale that is used by the IBM Spectrum Protect server, the server console might not display some characters in these fields correctly.
  • If you set the region and display language to Traditional Chinese on an IBM Spectrum Protect server that is running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system, the server does not correctly display the Chinese characters.
  • When you issue the HELP command from the command line to view information about administrative commands and error messages, the trademark and registered trademark symbols are not correctly displayed.
  • If you set the region and display language to French on an IBM Spectrum Protect server and you issue a QUERY command from the command line, the output does not correctly display a space preceding the colon (:).

Procedure

  1. Access the server console on the system where the server is installed.
  2. To enter commands, follow the instructions in Entering administrative commands.