Administering IBM Streams

After you install and configure IBM® Streams, you can administer the product by using the IBM Streams graphical user interfaces or the streamtool command-line interface.

Administering the IBM Streams security service
You can use the IBM Streams security service REST APIs to administer the Streams security service and work with Streams single sign-on security realms.
Administering IBM Streams resources
Application resources are created by IBM Streams when jobs are submitted. Management resources are created when the Streams instance and resources are created.
Administering IBM Streams instances
The IBM Streams instance is created when you install IBM Streams. You can use the Streams Console or the streamtool command-line interface to monitor the instance or update instance properties.
Administering IBM Streams instance services
After an IBM Streams instance is created, you can administer the services by using the Streams Console or the streamtool command-line interface.
Administering jobs
You can start and administer jobs by using Streams Console and the streamtool command-line interface.
Backing up and recovering IBM Streams
You can back up your IBM Streams system files and directories and then restore them later if necessary. In general, you can recover from application and runtime failures without restoring IBM Streams from a backup.
Administering IBM Streams by using tools and interfaces
You can administer IBM Streams by using tools such as the Streams Console and the IBM Streams REST API.
Options for managing log and trace data for IBM Streams
IBM Streams provides options that enable administrators, instance owners, and application developers to manage log and trace data.
Tracking license usage for IBM Streams
You must ensure that you are licensed for the number of actual or virtual processor cores that you use.