NSM service
designers use
the NSM command line interface (CLI) tool to create, update, and maintain NSM service
templates and
also to remove failed NSM service entries which are no longer required.
The tool includes a command-line interface to run commands with specified
input options.
Running the CLI tool /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/bin/nsm/nsmadmin.sh shell script with specific input options on the Netcool Configuration Manager presentation server where NSM is installed.CLI commands and options NSM service designers can run the following commands with specific input options on NSM service templates and NSM services.clone command NSM service designer can run the clone command from the NSM CLI to copy the latest enabled version of an existing NSM service template to an XML file. Designers can use this XML file to design a new NSM service template .create command NSM service designer can run the create command from the NSM CLI to create a NSM service template .delete command NSM service designer can run the delete command from the NSM CLI to delete the latest enabled version of a NSM service template .disable command NSM service designer can run the disable command from the NSM CLI to disable the latest enabled version of an existing NSM service template .disableall command NSM service designer can run the disableall command from the NSM CLI to disable all versions of an of an existing NSM service template .exportall command NSM service designer can run the exportall command from the NSM CLI to export all enabled latest version NSM service template details to an XML file.exportdate command NSM service designer can run the exportdate command from the NSM CLI to export the latest enabled version NSM service templates to an XML file, where the create date is since the start date parameter.exportdaterange command NSM service designer can run the exportdaterange command from the NSM CLI to export the latest enabled version NSM service templates to an XML file, where the create date is between the start and end date parameters.exportid command NSM service designer can run the exportid command from the NSM CLI to export the latest enabled version NSM service template matching the serviceTemplateId parameter to an XML file.exportname command NSM service designer can run the exportname command from the NSM CLI to export the latest enabled version NSM service templates matching the name parameter to an XML file.exportvendor command NSM service designer can run the exportvendor command from the NSM CLI to export the latest enabled version NSM service templates matching the vendor parameter to an XML file.getversion command NSM service designer can run the getversion command from the NSM CLI to retrieve information about a version of a NSM service template and output this information to an XML file.import command NSM service designer can run the import command from the NSM CLI to import a single NSM service template by using information from an XML file.importlist command NSM service designer can run the importlist command from the NSM CLI to import a number of NSM service templates by using information from an XML file.list command NSM service designer can run the list command from the NSM CLI to list the latest enabled versions of all NSM service templates in an XML file. The information returned contains only the NSM service template summary and does not contain detailed information on the template. If a full NSM service template is required then use the read or readall commandpurge command NSM service designer can run the purge command from the NSM CLI to delete all versions of a NSM service template .read command NSM service designer can run the read command from the NSM CLI to retrieve information about the latest enabled version of a NSM service template and output this information to an XML file.readall command NSM service designer can run the readall command from the NSM CLI to retrieve information about all versions of a NSM service template and output this information to an XML file.update command NSM service designer can run the update command from the NSM CLI to creates a new version of a NSM service template by updating the information in an existing NSM service template . The update information is retrieved from an XML file.removeserviceinstance command NSM service designer can run the removeserviceinstance command from the NSM CLI to remove the database entry for an NSM service that reached any of the following states: 'Failed', 'Failed to Delete', or 'Failed with indeterminate state'.removeserviceinstances command NSM service designer can run the removeserviceinstance command from the NSM CLI to remove old service instances.NSM command-line logging /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/bin/nsm/commons-logging.properties file. This configuration file controls the output to the log file and the console. You can also set the logging level and other logging options.