Running the Service Tool remotely

You can download the Service Tool as a .jar file from the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user interface. Then, you can use the Service Tool to remotely test connectivity between IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and a node.

Procedure

  1. In the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user interface, click the user menu, and then click Download Test Tool.
    A .jar file is downloaded to your workstation.
  2. Launch the tool from a command-line interface. Java™ is only required on the system where the tool will be launched. Endpoints or target systems that are tested by the tool do not require Java.
    The following command launches the tool in a Linux® environment:
    # java -jar -Dserver.port=9000 /<tool path >/ngxdd.jar
  3. To connect to the tool, enter the following URL in a browser: 
    http://hostname:9000
    where hostname specifies the IP address of the virtual machine where the application is deployed.
  4. To specify the node to test, populate the following fields:
    Host
    The host name or IP address of the node that you want to test.
    Port
    The connection port to test.
  5. Click Save.
  6. To run the tool, hover the cursor over the tool, and then click the green Run button.
    If a connection cannot be established, the error condition is displayed, along with possible causes and actions.
  7. Stop the tool by issuing the following command on the command line: 
    ctl-c