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Subsystem Management Window
This window allows you to manage a particular DS3500 Storage Subsystem. Management
tasks such as creating arrays, logical drives, storage partitions, FlashCopy, and VolumeCopy
are all performed from within the Subsystem Management Window. See Figure 2-15 for an
example of this window again based on the Linux based version.
Figure 2-15 DS3500 IBM System Storage DS Subsystem Management screen
You install SMclient on the management station. This is usually not one of the host servers,
but rather a workstation that belongs to a system administrator. However, it is also possible to
install SMclient on a host server.
SMclient is available for Windows and Linux operating systems.
SMcli command-line interface
Besides providing a GUI for the management tasks, SMclient also includes a component
called SMcli. SMcli provides a powerful command-line interface (CLI). All the tasks available
in the Storage Manager GUI can also be run using the CLI. In addition, there are certain tasks
that are only available in the CLI, but not in the GUI. There are two ways to use the CLI:
The SMcli executable, which runs the CLI commands from the operating system
command prompt.
The Script Editor in the DS3500 Storage Manager, launched from the Enterprise
Management Window.
You can either run a single command at a time or execute pre-written scripts. See Chapter 17,
“Command-Line Interface(CLI)” on page 533 for more information about the CLI and Script
Editor.
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