VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (VEA 500 Series) Getting Started

Introducing the VEA Console

The VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (VEA) Console displays data about application objects

and connectivity in graphical form and provides a user interface for the many tools and functions.

Before using the VERITAS Volume Manager VEA GUI, you should familiarize yourself with the

following introductory topics:

◆ VEA Features

◆ Main Window

VEA Features

You use the VEA to administer disks, volumes, and file systems on local or remote machines.

VEA consists of a server and a client. The server runs on a machine that is running the application

to be monitored, such as VxVM. The client runs on Windows, HP, Linux, Solaris, and AIX

machines that support the Java Runtime Environment.

VEA provides the following features:

◆ Accessibility - Using the Mouse and Keyboard

Accelerators and mnemonics are provided as alternatives to using the mouse (refer to the VEA

online help for more information).

◆ Ease of Use

The task-based user interface provides access to tasks through menus or a task list.

Administrators can easily navigate and configure their systems, and browse through all of the

objects on the system or view detailed information about a specific object.

◆ Remote Administration

Administrators can perform VxVM administration remotely or locally. The VEA client runs on

UNIX or Windows machines.

◆ Java-based Interface

A pure Java-based interface is used. Administrators can run VEA as a Java application.