About NetBackup administration interfaces
NetBackup can be administered with several interfaces. The best choice depends on personal preference and the workstation that is available to the administrator.
Table: NetBackup administration interfaces
Name of interface | Description |
|---|---|
NetBackup web user interface | NetBackup 8.1.2 lets you manage NetBackup with a web interface. Additional features and workloads will be added in each upcoming release. Currently with this interface you can:
To start the NetBackup web UI:
Note: Users must be root or an administrator or have a role that is configured for them in NetBackup RBAC. |
NetBackup Administration Console | The contains all the available configuration and features for NetBackup, with the exception of role-based access control. It is the interface referred to by most procedures and examples in the documentation. From the master server you can configure and manage the storage devices on all of your media servers. For support information about supported versions of NetBackup, see https://sort.veritas.com/eosl. See Administering remote servers of different versions. 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. To start the
Note: To log in to any NetBackup Administration Console, your login credentials must be authenticated from the connecting master or media server. |
Character-based, menu interface | Run the tpconfig command to start a character-based, menu interface for device management. Use the tpconfig interface from any terminal (or terminal emulation window) that has a termcap or a terminfo definition. |
Command line | NetBackup commands are available on both Windows and UNIX platforms. Enter NetBackup commands at the system prompt or use the commands in scripts. All NetBackup administrator programs and commands require root or administrator user privileges by default. See About authorizing nonroot users for specific applications. For complete information on all NetBackup commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide. To view help for the commands, use the UNIX man command. |