Veritas Storage Foundation™ for Oracle 5.0.1 Graphical User Interface Guide

■ Use the /opt/VRTS/bin/vxdbedusr utility to create login names
for anyone (other than root) who needs to run the GUI. To run
/opt/VRTS/bin/vxdbedusr, you must have superuser (root)
privileges.
■ The dbed_update command must be run at least once before you
can manage a database through the GUI.
Prerequisites
Opening the Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Java GUI from a
UNIX client
The VEA Service and DBED agent must be running on the server. If you need to
start the VEA Service or DBED agent:
See “Starting the Veritas Enterprise Administrator Service” on page 19.
See “Starting the DBED agent” on page 21.
To start the Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Java GUI from a UNIX client
1
From an open terminal window, type /opt/VRTSob/bin/vea and press Enter.
2
In the VEA window, to select the default profile name, click OK.
3
In the VEA window, select Connect to a Host or Domain.
4
In the Connection pop-up window, enter the host name for the server to which
you are connecting and click Connect to Host or Domain.
5
Enter your login name and password. Then click OK.
Closing the Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Java GUI
Stopping the Java GUI is the same for a Windows or UNIX client.
To close the Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Java GUI
1
From the menu bar, select File > Exit.
2
The GUI displays a message indicating that you will be disconnected from
the host if you continue. Click Yes to continue or, click No to keep the GUI
running.
Performing tasks in the Veritas Storage Foundation
for Oracle Java GUI
You can perform the following tasks in the Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle
Java GUI.
Using the Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle graphical user interface
Performing tasks in the Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Java GUI
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