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I totally agree on this one.
Having fallen foul of a 'define clientaction' without parameters which resulted in the running of pre- scripts and shutting down apps on mission critical servers.
In one case there was potential for life threatening outcomes. Social workers were unable to determine the threat level and history of people they were visiting for several minutes.
TSM has commands that have little external impact and that mandate multiple parameters and reqyuire a Y/N response to the 'Are you sure' (AYS) prompt.
Define Clientaction which mandates no parameters can, by the use of pre and post sched processing, shutdown production applications and databases at any time.
While we do not need the 'Are you sure' when we supply parameters it is probably the most career limiting command in TSM without parameters and that is the only time we need the AYS prompt
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Storage
Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Tivoli
Product family - Storage
Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family
Thank you for submitting this request. This is consistent with our current product direction and is being targeted for a release. This is not a statement of commitment as intent and plans are subject to change. We will provide an update to the request should plans change or the enhancement is delivered. Thank you for your commitment to TSM and for your support in moving the product forward.