IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Managing remotely

To manage remote Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager installations, enable Windows PowerShell Remoting.

About this task

Enabling Windows PowerShell Remoting is a task outside the scope of the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager documentation. For reference, the following PowerShell cmdlets are provided.

In most environments, to enable remote management for Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager installations, you can use the following cmdlet:
```
Enable-PSRemoting -force
```
If you are using FlashCopy Manager for Microsoft Exchange Server, enable Windows PowerShell Remoting with Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) authentication. For example, you can use the following cmdlets:
1. On the primary system, enter the following command:
```
enable-wsmancredssp -role client -delegatecomputer remote_computername
```
2. On each remote system that runs Microsoft Exchange, enter the following command:
```
enable-wsmancredssp -role server
```
Verify Windows PowerShell Remoting is configured correctly using the following cmdlets:
- invoke-command -computername remoteservername -scriptblock {pwd} -Credential $creds
- invoke-command -computername remoteservername -scriptblock {pwd} -Credential $creds -Authentication Credssp
Add the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager servers to the trusted hosts list by entering the following command:
```
Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value remote_server_name -Force
```
After you make configuration changes, restart the winrm service by entering the following commands:
```
Restart-Service winrm
```

To remotely manage Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager installations, complete the following steps to add remote systems:

Procedure

In the navigation tree, select IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager.
From the Management Console, in the Actions pane, click Manage Computers.
From the Manage Computers window, verify the local system is listed in both the Tree Nodes and Computers panes.
From the Tree Nodes pane, click the add icon. The icon is green and resembles the symbol for addition.
Type the name and description for the new tree node.
From the Computers pane, click the add icon. The computers you add are associated with the tree node that you are creating. If you add only one computer, the tree node type can be either Dashboard or Group. If you add more than one computer, the tree node type is Group. If you add only one computer, from the Tree Nodes pane, you can toggle between the Dashboard and Group types.
Type the system name and a description. For systems that are not in the domain, provide the fully-qualified address.
Alternatively, to select a system based on another system in the domain or to read a list of computers from a file, on the Computers pane, click Import. Clicking Import displays a dialog called Add Computers. From the Add Computers dialog, there are two tabs: Active Directory and Import. To complete the Add Computers dialog window entries, complete the following steps:
1. For the Active Directory tab, there are several fields to complete:
  Domain
  
  The current domain is displayed. The domain cannot be changed.
  
  Location
  
  The organizational unit used to search for computers. The default value is displayed.
  
  Name
  
  By default, the wildcard character (*) is displayed. You can leave the default value or enter a specific name.
  
  Account
  
  The current account is displayed. If you want to use a different account, click Search to search the domain for other computers. The Search is enabled only when the Location and Name fields have values.
2. For the Import tab, browse to find a comma-separated values (.CSV) file that contains computer entries. After you find a .CSV file and click Import, the contents of the .CSV file are read as entries are added to the list. The following .CSV file is an example of a valid .CSV file for the import activity:
```
NewNode1,Group1,CurrentUser,Test node 1
NewNode2
NewNode3,,Description of NewNode3
NewNode4,Group2,CurrentUser,Test node 4
```
  The first column (the node name) is required. The other columns of data are optional. The list is processed by position. For the group, if a group does not exist, the group is created.
From the Computers pane, click Test Connection. The test status is reported in the Message column of the Computers table.
Click OK to close the Manage Computers window.
Verify the tree node is listed in the navigation tree. The remote node does not have all of the functionality available for local systems. For example, entries for learning, online support, and favorite links are not displayed.
For tree node type Dashboard, the main window displays the Protect, Recover, and Automate tabs. For tree node type Group, the main window displays the Group Dashboard, Group Reports, and Group Commands tabs.

What to do next

After you add systems, you can remove (delete) the systems. You can also select the system to edit the properties, including tree node type, that you entered when you added the system. If you want to change the order of the systems displayed in the navigation tree, from the Manage Computers window there are GUI controls that you can use to change the order.

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