Now that I have it fully running, I have to agree that this product is horrible and slow (even on the new dual-processor 3Ghz 2GB RAM system we bought just for it).
I work with two other engineers who have been working with TSM for anything from 6-months to 9+ years. Both (and myself) have spent countless hours just trying to figure out something as simple as giving another "user id" full administration authority in ISC. After trying more than a dozen different things, we gave up (thank goodness for TSMManager !). If we as engineers can't figure it out....how on earth will our operators figure it out when they could not fully grasp the simple web-gui. At least with the web-gui, I could talk them through the 4-clicks it usually took to get to almost everything they needed to work with (and TSMManager has made it even simpler). The engineer with the most experience made the comment: "If this had been the management interface when we first were looking at ADSM(TSM), we would NOT have purchased ADSM". He used to think the web-gui was cumbersome (he always liked the stand-alone gui, best), but after spending 2-3 hours with ISC, he has changed his mind. I understand the issue of change and getting used to something new. But, to call this product "intuitive" is a joke ! Ben Bullock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> 03/02/2005 10:19 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: TSM 5.3.0.2 WEB GUI missing ... I followed the ISC/AC thread and thought that I'd better get it installed on my TSM test host to see how it runs. I must agree with the opinions I've seen here, that the new interface is a BIG step backwards in usability. I've been doing TSM for 9 years and this new interface is the worst I've seen. Like others, I am glad I know the command line, otherwise I would be pulling out my hair trying to get things done. Bad Tivoli, no biscuit for you. Ben -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard van Denzel Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: TSM 5.3.0.2 WEB GUI missing ... Hi Goran, Probably you've missed all the discussion about the WEB GUI and the infamous ISC/AC. IBM in all it's infinite wisdom has abandoned the WEB GUI in TSM 5.3 and thought it would we better if we used the new Integrated System Console and Administration Center. Both are Java based, so they leave a big impact on the system. So if you want to manage TSM 5.3, you have to install ISC and AC. Richard goc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> 02-03-2005 15:25 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [email protected] cc: Subject: TSM 5.3.0.2 WEB GUI missing ... hi all, after upgrading tsm v 5.2.4.0 to 5.3.0.2 my web admin gui is not showing up on http://server:1581 address !?!? HTTP is enabled in dsmserv.opt ... interesting is that on web page there is nothing, not even error message , nothing just blank page if anyone can help , please do thanks in advance goran
