Appendix A. ISM Command-Line Utilities

The ISM server supports several command-line utilities for managing administrative users, the ISM catalog, storage devices, and media volumes. If an option contains multiple letters, you can abbreviate it to the shortest unique string. For example, you can specify the ism_catalog -recreate_from option as -recr.

The table below lists all available commands and gives a brief explanation of their function. The following sections contain a more detailed explanation of the commands.

Command

Used to

ism_add

Add administrative users and storage devices.

ism_catalog

Re-create entries in, or recover, the ISM catalog, create a new bootstrap, or find the ISM server bootstrap.

ism_chk.pl

Collect information about ISM, ON–Bar, and the database server.

ism_clone

Initiate a clone operation on a storage volume or save set.

ism_config

Configure the ISM server properties and change storage-volume parameters.

ism_op

Label, mount, and unmount storage volumes.

ism_rm

Remove an administrative user or storage device from the ISM server or remove a storage volume from the ISM catalog.

ism_show

View information about the ISM administrators, media volumes, and storage devices.

ism_shutdown

Shut down the ISM server.

ism_startup

Start an ISM server.

ism_watch

Display a terminal-based screen utility to monitor the ISM server.