The term automation, as it applies to Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager, means that you can run commands from the command line, create scripts, schedule tasks, and use the graphical user interface to start tasks that are based on scripts and schedules that you create.
The software supports running tasks from both the command-line interface or Microsoft Windows PowerShell command prompt (Version 3.0 and later). In the Management Console (MMC), for the Dashboard tree nodes, you can also use the Automate tab. For the Group tree nodes, you can use the Group Commands tab.
When managing groups of computers, PowerShell cmdlets can be issued to multiple computers. For more information about how the cmdlets can be used, see the cmdlet help.