About the NetBackup Remote Administration Console
The NetBackup Remote Administration Console is a stand-alone Java-based administration console. This console is installed on a host that does not have NetBackup server software. It is used to monitor NetBackup servers remotely.
Installing this console installs the NetBackup Administration Console. The presence of the client software enables the computer to be backed up like any other client. No primary server software or media server software is installed.
NetBackup includes an administration console for all the supported versions of NetBackup. Select the version of the console that is compatible with the NetBackup server that you want to administer.
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To upgrade any of the multiple versions of consoles to a patch, you must first install the base version of the Remote Administration Console. Use the installer of the base version to install the Remote Administration Console. You must then upgrade to the corresponding patch of the Remote Administration Console.
Upgrading directly to a patch version of the NetBackup Administration Console from the multiple versions of the consoles is not supported.
These processes can be run on two different NetBackup hosts. This distributed application architecture holds true for the Backup, Archive, and Restore client interface (jbpSA) on UNIX platforms as well.
The administrator first starts the NetBackup Administration Console using one of the following methods:
Select on the Windows computer on which the NetBackup Remote Administration Console is installed.
Run the jnbSA command on a UNIX computer where NetBackup is installed.
Then the administrator logs on to the application server on the host that is specified in the logon dialog box.
The application server is the host that is specified in the NetBackup Administration Console logon dialog box and authenticates the logon credentials of the user. The credentials are authenticated by using standard UNIX user account data and associated APIs.
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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.
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To log on to any NetBackup Administration Console, your logon credentials must be authenticated from the connecting primary or media server.
The server that is usually the object of all administrative tasks is the host that is 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 NetBackup Administration Console is specific to the server being administered. For example, NetBackup 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.