Using the NetBackup-Java administration console

The following topics contain information about the NetBackup-Java Administration Console. On Windows systems, the console is also referred to as the Java Windows Administration Console.

See Authorizing NetBackup-Java users on Windows.

The NetBackup-Java Administration Console is a distributed application that consists of separate system processes:

The NetBackup Administration Console graphical user interface
- Available on UNIX by running jnbSA
- Available on Windows by installing the Java Windows Administration Console
  
  See Using the Java Windows Administration Console.
The application server (bpjava processes)

These processes can be run on two different NetBackup hosts. This distributed application architecture holds true for the UNIX Backup, Archive, and Restore client graphical user interface (jbpSA) as well.

The administrator first starts the NetBackup-Java Administration Console interface using one of the following methods:

Run the jnbSA command on UNIX
Select Start >Symantec NetBackup > NetBackup-Java Version 7.0 on a Windows system on which the Java Windows Administration Console is installed

Then the administrator logs on to the application server on the host that is specified in the logon dialog box.

Note:

The host that is specified in the logon dialog box and the system that runs the NetBackup Administration Console must run the same NetBackup version.

The application server of the host that is specified in the NetBackup Administration Console logon dialog box authenticates the logon credentials of the user. The credentials are authenticated by using standard UNIX user account data and associated APIs. The logon credentials must be valid on the host that is specified in the logon dialog box.

The server that is usually the object of all administrative tasks is the host specified in the NetBackup Administration Console logon dialog box.

An exception is the use of the File > Change Server capability in the NetBackup Administration Console. The Change Server capability allows administration of a remote server (a server other than the one specified in the NetBackup Administration Console logon dialog box).

Regardless of which server is administered, all administrative tasks that are performed in the NetBackup Administration Console make requests of the application server. All tasks are run on the application server host, whether the server is remote or whether the server is specified on the logon dialog box.

However, regardless of which NetBackup authorization method is configured, authorization for tasks in the Administration Console is specific to the server being administered. For example, NetBackup-Java authorization capabilities are in use on Host_A. Use Change Server to change to Host_B. The permissions are honored as configured in the auth.conf on Host_B.

To administrate from a remote server, the application server host must be included in the server list of the remote server.

See Adding a NetBackup server to a server list.