VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 User's Guide - VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (June 2002)

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Introducing the VEA GUI
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Before using the VERITAS Volume Manager VEA GUI, you should familiarize yourself
with the following introductory topics:
◆ VxVM VEA Features
◆ Main Window
◆ Task Roadmap
VxVM VEA Features
You use the VxVM VEA to administer disks, volumes, and file systems on local or remote
machines.
VxVM VEA is a Java-based interface that consists of a server and a client. The server runs
on a UNIX machine that is running VxVM. The client runs on any machine that supports
the Java Runtime Environment.
VxVM 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
Administratorscan performVxVM administration remotelyor locally. TheVEAclient
runs on UNIX or Windows machines.
◆ Java-based Interface
A pure Java-based interface is used. Administrators can run VxVM VEA as a Java
application.