Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

To log in to the NetBackup Administration Console

1. On a Windows host where the NetBackup Administration Console is installed, select Start > Programs > Veritas NetBackup > NetBackup 8.2 Administration Console.

   On a UNIX computer, use the jnbSA command:

   /usr/openv/java/jnbSA &

2. The login screen for the NetBackup Administration Console displays a name in the Host name field.

   The default host name is the last host that you successfully logged in to. The drop-down list contains the names of other hosts that you logged in to.

   To log in to a different host, type the name of another host.

   If the server you enter is a media server or client, the media server or client must have a security certificate installed.

   See About security certificates for NetBackup hosts.

3. In the login screen, type your user name and password. To log in to a Windows server, enter both the domain of the server and the user name as follows:

   domain_name\user_name

   The domain_name specifies the domain of the NetBackup host. If the host is not a member of a domain, the domain_name is not required.

4. To log in to the application server using Windows Active Directory credentials, enable Use Active Directory login credentials. By enabling the option, you can bypass the authentication that is required using the user name and enable Single Sign-on (SSO).

   Users with administrative as well as non-administrative privileges can use SSO. The user with administrative privileges needs to right-click and select the Run as administrator option while launching the NetBackup Administration Console. Selecting this option enables the user to view the console with administrative privileges.

   Note the following about SSO:

   • The SSO option is available only when both the NetBackup master server and the NetBackup client are Windows hosts.

   • After the first successful login using SSO, the Use Active Directory login credentials check box remains in the enabled state for the next login attempt on the same server for the same client.

   • The NetBackup Administration Console on a UNIX master server does not show the check box to use the Active Directory credentials.

   • UNIX hosts can log in to the application server using the user name-based authentication.

5. Click Login to log in to the NetBackup application server program on the specified server. The interface program continues to communicate through the server that is specified in the logon screen for the remainder of the current session.