Administrative Options tab

The Administration Console tab displays the following options that customize the Administration console:

Machine default language

NetBackup can support different languages. Use the Machine default language option to select the language for NetBackup to use on the local machine. Unless otherwise specified by the User selected language, the Machine default language selection is the language that is used for NetBackup. The default language is the language used by the operating system.

User selected language

Individual users can set the User selected language to their preferred language. The default is the Machine default language setting.

Note:

If no alternate language packs are installed, the choices on the drop-down menus are limited to Default.

Disable cache for the local network browse

This setting determines whether the host cache is used to browse for a host on the network. Enable Disable cache for the local network browse when the network is dynamic and hosts are added and removed often.

Disable ping connection checking

When this check box is unchecked, NetBackup tries to ping a host before it attempts a NetBackup call to the host. A ping returns an error quickly if it cannot access the host. If the ping fails, a NetBackup connection is not attempted.

When the check box is checked, a ping is not attempted before NetBackup connects to a host. The setting may need to be checked to connect through a firewall if the firewall rejects connections to the port that ping uses.

Disable Microsoft service API calls

The Activity Monitor uses Microsoft APIs to obtain information for services and processes. If this setting is checked, services and processes do not display.

Shade alternate lines in list views

Enable to display alternate list entries in the right pane of the NetBackup Administration Console with a lightly shaded background.

GUI connect timeout

The GUI connect timeout option specifies the number of seconds NetBackup tries for a connection. On most networks the timeout can be set to a lesser time to speed up error detection. On slower networks GUI connect timeout can remain at the default setting of 300 seconds.

Auto log off timeout

The Auto log off timeout option allows NetBackup to automatically log a user out of the NetBackup Administration Console after a period of inactivity. The session must be inactive for the configurable number of minutes, hours, or days before the logoff.

To log off users automatically, enable the Auto log off timeout option. Then, select the duration after which the user is logged off from an inactive session. The minimum logoff duration is 10 minutes and the maximum is two days.

Five minutes before the timeout value is reached, NetBackup warns the user that the session is to expire in five minutes.

If the logoff warning appears, the user can choose one of the following options:

  • Ignore

    If the user selects this option (or does not respond to the warning), a dialog box displays the time that remains before the session ends. Countdown warnings display every minute until the timeout value is reached. When the session ends, the user is logged out of the console.

  • Extend

    If the user selects this option, the session continues and the timeout is extended by the logoff timeout value.

    If the user begins to work at the console again, the logoff is canceled until the console is left idle again.

  • Log off

    If the user selects this option, the session ends and NetBackup logs off the user immediately.