Owner's manual

What Changed From TSM to OSM
New Look-and-Feel
This section describes how the appearance of the OSM Service Connection is different from that of the TSM Service
Application.
• Tree pane tabs have been replaced by a view of both the system and the cluster in the tree pane.
• A view pane drop-down list lets you select either a Physical or Inventory view.
• The system-level physical view no longer allows you to change icon sizes. Group icons used in the system-level
physical view are smaller than those used by default in TSM, so you can view more groups without scrolling.
• OSM displays object names in the format [Object type] [Object name] ([group.module.slot.port]). For example,
a disk object appears as Disk $K001-P (1.1.15).
• Attributes are arranged in subgroups under an object, For example, the Fan object has a group of attributes
under logical fan and another group under physical fan.
Functional Differences Between OSM and TSM
To find familiar TSM Service Application functions that have been enhanced or otherwise changed in the OSM Service
Connection:
Is now performed by this OSM feature...This TSM feature...
Starting OSM describes the new methods for launching the interface, logging on to
systems, and the concept of creating and using browser bookmarks instead of a
system list.
Launching the client, adding systems to your
system list, and logging on to a system.
The System Name icon in the view pane indicates by color the state of the system.
Create a separate window that displays only the System icon by selecting Connection
Status from the Summary menu.
Monitoring system health by checking the
TSM icon in the Windows taskbar
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