Starting VEA

You can start the VEA console from a Windows or UNIX client.

From a Windows Client

From a Windows client, you can start VEA from the Start menu, or from the command line.

Using the Start Menu

To invoke VEA from the Start menu, click on:

Start --> Programs --> VERITAS Enterprise Administrator--> VERITAS Enterprise Administrator Console.

Using the Command Line

To invoke VEA from the command line:

1. Go to the directory where the VEA client is installed; for example,
   Files\VERITAS\VERITAS 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.