The DS CLI allows you to invoke and manage logical storage configuration tasks and Copy Services functions from an open systems host through batch processes and scripts.

It is part of the DS6000 Licensed Internal Code and is delivered with the Customer Software Packet. It is closely tied to the installed version of code and is therefore not available for download. The CLI code must be obtained from the same software bundle as the current microcode update. When DS6000 code updates occur, the DS CLI must also be updated.

The DS CLI is available for most of the supported operating systems. The DS6000 Interoperability Matrix contains a complete list.

There are some pre-requisites for the host system that the DS CLI is running on, specifically:

￿Java 1.4.1 or later must be installed

￿ksh (Korn shell) or bash (Bourne again shell) must be available. Install shield does not support the sh shell.

The DS6000 Command-Line Interface User’s Guide, SC26-7681 contains detailed installation instructions for all supported host operating systems.

The DS CLI can be used in two modes:

￿Single command mode: You invoke the DS CLI program in an operating system shell or command prompt and pass the command it is to execute directly as a parameter. The command will be passed directly to the DS MC for immediate execution. The return code of the DS CLI program corresponds to the return code of the command it executed. This mode can be used for scripting.

￿Interactive mode: You start the DS CLI program on your host. It provides you with a shell environment that allows you to enter commands and send them to the DS-MC for immediate execution.

There also is a section in this book describing the usage of the DS CLI, including some examples (Chapter 10, “DS CLI” on page 195).

The DS6000 Command-Line Interface User’s Guide, SC26-7681 contains a complete command reference.

14.5 IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center

The IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center (TPC) is an open storage management solution that helps to reduce the effort of managing complex storage infrastructures, to increase storage capacity utilization, and to improve administrative efficiency. It is designed to enable an agile storage infrastructure that can respond to on-demand storage needs.

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