Tivoli® Storage Manager provides several different command-line interfaces. The interface you choose depends on the tasks that you want to perform and accessibility.
Tivoli Storage Manager provides three command-line interfaces:
The administrative command-line client is a program that runs on a file server, workstation, or mainframe. It is installed as part of the Tivoli Storage Manager server installation process. With the administrative client, you can issue any server commands.
Compared to the administrative client, the capabilities of the server console are limited. For example, you cannot issue certain commands from the server console, and you cannot specify that certain commands process before other commands can be issued. (This procedure can be useful if, for example, you want to run two commands in quick succession.) Furthermore, because the server console is a command-line window on the system on which the server is installed, you must be physically located at the server system to use the console. The administrative client can be accessed remotely from a different location. You cannot route commands to other servers from the server console.
The Operations Center is a web-based interface for managing your storage environment. It provides visibility to the key aspects of your Tivoli Storage Manager environment, including clients, servers, policy, storage pools, and storage devices. Through the Operations Center, you can also access the Tivoli Storage Manager command line. You might want to use this command line to issue server commands or perform certain Tivoli Storage Manager functions that are limited, or not supported, in the Operations Center.
Server scripts provide for automation of common administrative tasks. A macro is a file that contains one or more Tivoli Storage Manager administrative commands. When you issue the MACRO command, the server processes all commands in the macro file in order, including commands contained in any nested macros.