View or edit scripts that provide information about system
components. Some examples are Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager related Windows Services, Windows Event Log entries, and Volume Shadow
Copy Service (VSS) information.
About this task
The System Information view is extensible.
You can take advantage of this flexibility to add and share customize
scripts.
Procedure
To work with scripts, follow these steps:
- Open the System Information view by
following these steps:
- Click Diagnostics in the start
page.
- Double-click System Information in
the results pane. A list of scripts is displayed in the
results pane of the System Information view.
The types of scripts that are displayed are PowerShell scripts, Windows Management Instrumentation
scripts, and Tivoli Storage
Manager scripts.
- Add, update, or delete your scripts.
- To add your own scripts, click New in
the Actions pane. You can also copy your scripts
directly to the scripts folder in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager installation
directory.
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager uses
the file type extension to determine how to run the script. Verify
that your scripts follow these extension requirements:
- PowerShell scripts: filename.ps1
- Windows Management Instrumentation
(WMI) scripts: filename.wmi
- Tivoli Storage
Manager scripts: filename.tsm
- To view or edit an existing script:
- From the list of script files in the results pane, select the
name of a script that you want to view or edit.
The name of the
script is displayed in the Actions pane. Click
the name of the script in the Actions pane to
reveal or hide a list of actions to run.
- Click Command Editor in the Actions pane
to open the script file for viewing or editing.
- View or edit the script. Click OK to save
your changes, or click Cancel to exit the System
Information Command Editor without saving any changes.
- To delete a script:
- From the list of script files in the results pane, select the
name of a script that you want to delete.
The name of the script
is displayed in the Actions pane. Click the name
of the script in the Actions pane to reveal or
hide a list of actions to run.
- Click Delete in the Actions pane.