Monitoring server activities from the administrative client

To monitor IBM® Storage Protect activities, such as server migration and client logons, run the administrative client in console mode. You cannot enter any administrative commands in console mode.

• To start an administrative client session in console mode, enter the following command:

  dsmadmc -consolemode

  You are prompted for a password if authentication is turned on for the server. If you do not want to be prompted for your user ID and password, enter the DSMADMC command with the -CREDENTIALSFILE option.

  Tips:

  • The -CREDENTIALSFILE option is preferred as a secure alternative to the -ID and -PASSWORD options. However, the -CREDENTIALSFILE option cannot be used with administrator IDs that are configured for multifactor authentication (MFA).
  • If an administrator has multifactor authentication (MFA) set up on the account, a time-based one-time password (TOTP) must be appended at the end of the password. For more information, see Setting up multifactor authentication for administrators.
• To end an administrative client session in console mode, use a keyboard break sequence.

  Operating system	Break sequence
  UNIX and Linux® clients	Ctrl+C
  Windows clients	Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Break

  Note: Due to signal-handler design limitations with the DSMADMC command on UNIX and Linux, pressing Ctrl-C or using the UNIX kill -15 command can lead to a core memory dump. If you need to avoid such a core memory dump, use the UNIX kill -9 command from an available command line.