User's Manual

Logon authentication
There are three authentication mechanisms by which a connection can be
established with the server.
■ Silent Logon (Windows platforms only): This happens when the server is local;
that is, the VEA client and server both are running on the same machine. If
the user has logged on with administrator privileges, then username and
password are not required. (The basic connection dialog box is used.)
■ Native Logon: Username and password are required to authenticate the user.
(The expanded connection dialog box is used.)
■ DCOM authentication (Windows platforms only): If the user has logged in as
administrator on the domain, then username and password are not required
to authenticate the user (the basic connection box is expanded after entering
the server name and clicking OK), and the user is connected to the server. The
server needs to be started with administrator privileges for this type of
authentication.
If the user does not have administrator privileges, then the connection takes
place using the Native Logon mechanism.
Disconnecting from a host
The Disconnect procedure disconnects a host machine from the current VEA
session. When a host machine is disconnected, VEA cannot administer that
machine until a new connection is made.
If the connection is lost for any other reason, a message appears that indicates
the connection has been terminated, and the icon for that computer is removed
from the left tree view. Click OK to close the message box.
To restore access to a disconnected host machine, you must reconnect to the host.
To disconnect from a host
1
Right-click the computer icon to be disconnected.
2
Select Disconnect from the file menu on the menu bar.
3
A confirmation dialog will appear, click Yes to end the remote connection.
4
The computer icon disappears from the left tree view.
Switching between connected hosts
You can switch the VEA console display between connected hosts:
■ Select View > Connection.
35Using Veritas Enterprise Administrator
Connecting and disconnecting hosts and domains