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.
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).
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To perform a Change Server operation, all servers should be at the same version.
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.
To administrate from a remote server, the application server host must be included in the server list of the remote server.