VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (VEA 500 Series) Getting Started

Chapter 2, Using the VEA
Starting VEA
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1. Go to the directory where the VEA client is installed; for example,
Object Bus\bin.
2. Start the VEA client by running the batch file vea.bat from this location.
When starting the VEA client from the command line, the following options are available
-v : Shows the version of client console.
-c : Specifies the configuration file for advanced settings.
-host : Specifies the host to connect to. If the username and password for the host is already
stored, these will be used; otherwise, you will be prompted for your username and password.
From a UNIX Client
To invoke VEA from the command line:
1. Go to the directory where VEA client is installed; for example,
/opt/VRTSob/bin
2. Start the VEA client by running the script vea from this location.
When starting the VEA client from the command line, the following options are available
-v : Shows the version of client console.
-c : Specifies the configuration file for advanced settings.
-host : Specifies the host to connect to. If the username and password for the host is already
stored, these will be used; otherwise, you will be prompted for your username and password.
Startup Profile
If you have selected a password protected profile as your startup profile, you are prompted to enter
the password when VEA starts up.
Enter your password and click OK to continue, or click Select Profile to bring up the Select Profile
dialog, which enables you to select an alternative profile.
(Clicking Cancel will end the application.)
Selecting an Alternative Profile
Select one of the profiles from the list, and enter the password, if necessary.
Click OK to log in.