TSMExplorer — Manager for IBM Storage Protect
Manager for IBM Storage Protect

Run every Storage Protect server from one screen.

TSMExplorer replaces the console with a web interface built for the way backup admins actually work — monitor, report, and manage multiple Storage Protect servers without touching a terminal.

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TSMExplorer — Servers
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TSMExplorer dashboard showing multiple Storage Protect servers with status, uptime and database utilization
7 servers · 5 online real product screenshot, not a mockup
What it does

Three functions, one console

Control, collect, and reach client machines — without three different tools.

Control

Full server control, from any location

A centralized web interface that replaces console access entirely.

  • Manage multiple Storage Protect servers from a single entry point
  • Low hardware requirements, fast to install
  • Usable by operators, not just senior admins
  • Per-admin management responsibilities and schedules
  • Native VMware integration — manage VM backups alongside physical nodes
  • Supports the latest Storage Protect versions
Collector

Monitoring, reporting, and history

Know what's happening before it becomes an incident.

  • Alerts when servers cross threshold values
  • Scheduled reports on backup server state
  • Performance trends stored over time, with forecasting
  • Long-term logs of every admin operation
  • Backed-up copies of critical server config files
Remote client control

Reach client machines, agentless

Diagnose and fix client-side issues without installing anything on the client.

  • View and clean client logs remotely
  • Agentless connection to the client
  • Edit client configuration files and scripts
  • Check process status and host information
Full coverage

Everything dsmadmc does — from one screen

TSMExplorer fully substitutes standard console management. If you can run it in dsmadmc, you can run it here.

policy domains nodes & schedules collocation groups client option sets device classes & storage pools hardware enterprise administration database & recovery log volume history admin scripts & schedules background processes & sessions activity log advanced command line alerting reporting & statistics DRM

No deep TSM/Storage Protect expertise required to configure — the console does the heavy lifting.

Architecture

One app, connected both ways

Open a browser and you're in. TSMExplorer manages your Storage Protect servers on one side, and reaches client nodes and VMs directly on the other — no per-client agent required.

TSMExplorer — how it fits together
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manage & monitor diagnose & fix Admin browser any device, no client install TSMExplorer app server single sign-on · one dashboard Storage Protect servers Control · Collector Nodes / VMs / Clients Remote client control
Built for backup teams

Made for the admins who own uptime

  • 01One interface for servers across Windows, Linux and AIX.
  • 02Junior operators can safely run day-to-day tasks a console would gatekeep.
  • 03Every operation is logged — useful during audits, not just incidents.
  • 04Config files are archived automatically, so recovery isn't a scramble.
Deploys on: Windows · Linux · AIX   |   Current release: v8.7.3 — 2026-07-21
Download

Get TSMExplorer v8.7.0

Pick your platform. The jar update is for existing installs on the primary app server only.

Windows x64 tsmexp_winx64.zip Linux x64 tsmexp_linx64.zip AIX tsmexp_aix.zip jar file for update — primary app only tsmexp.jar.zip Manual tsmexplorer.pdf Version history changelog →