Server utilities
Use server utilities to perform special tasks on the server while the server is not running.
DSMMAXSG (Increase the block size for writing data)
Use the DSMMAXSG utility to increase the maximum transfer length for host bus adapters (HBAs). As a result, the block size that is used by the Tivoli® Storage Manager server for writing data to and getting data from certain types of tape drives is increased.- DSMSERV (Start the server)
Use this utility to start the Tivoli Storage Manager server. You might be asked to specify the RUNFILE parameter after you install a new release of Tivoli Storage Manager. 
Server startup script: rc.dsmserv
You can use the rc.dsmserv script in your system startup to automatically start a server instance under a specific user ID.- Server startup script: dsmserv.rc
You can use the dsmserv.rc script to stop a server instance, or to manually or automatically start a server. - DSMSERV DISPLAY DBSPACE (Display information about database storage space)
Use this utility to display information about storage space that is defined for the database. The output of this utility is the same as the output of QUERY DBSPACE, but you can use this utility when the server is not running. - DSMSERV DISPLAY LOG (Display recovery log information)
Use this utility to display information about recovery logs including the active log, the mirror for the active log, the failover directory for the archive log, and the overflow location for logs. Use this utility when the server is not running. - DSMSERV EXTEND DBSPACE (Increase space for the database)
Use this utility to increase space for the database by adding directories for the database to use. This utility performs the same function as the EXTEND DBSPACE command, but you can use it when the server is not running. - DSMSERV FORMAT (Format the database and log)
Use the DSMSERV FORMAT utility to initialize the server database and recovery log. No other server activity is allowed while initializing the database and recovery log. - DSMSERV INSERTDB (Move a server database into an empty database)
Use the DSMSERV INSERTDB utility to move a server database into a new database. The database can be extracted from the original server and inserted into a new database on the new server by using a network connection between the two servers. The database can also be inserted from media that contains the extracted database. - DSMSERV LOADFORMAT (Format a database)
Use the DSMSERV LOADFORMAT utility when upgrading from Version 5. The utility formats an empty database in preparation for inserting an extracted database into the empty database. - DSMSERV REMOVEDB (Remove a database)
Use the DSMSERV REMOVEDB utility to remove a Tivoli Storage Manager server database. - DSMSERV RESTORE DB (Restore the database)
Use this utility to restore a database by using a database backup. - DSMSERV UPDATE (Create registry entries for a server instance)
Use this utility to create registry entries for a Tivoli Storage Manager server instance if the entries have been accidentally deleted. - DSMULOG (Capture Tivoli Storage Manager server messages to a user log file)
Use this command to capture Tivoli Storage Manager server console messages to a user log file. You can specify that IBM® Tivoli Storage Manager write messages to more than one user log file.