Basic Configuration for the Backup Server

To configure your Backup server, you can either use the GUI (nwadmin) or character-based interface (nsradmin) of the Backup administration program, or you can enter commands at the command line. Refer to the online help or Backup man pages for instructions explaining how to use each interface. Before you can run Backup, some configuration is required that is strictly unique to your environment:

• Enter an enabler code that unlocks the features of the software that you purchased for you to use for 45 days. (Evaluation enabler codes unlock the features of the software for you to use for 45 days. Before the 45 days expire, you must purchase and enter a permanent enabler code to continue to use each evaluated feature). See "Enabler Code Entry " for more information.

• Register the software. Enter the authorization code that SunSoft returns to you to permanently enable your products. See "How to Register and Authorize Your Software " for more information.

• Configure your devices and label backup media. See "Device Configuration " and "Volume Labels " for more information.

• Set up the client portion of the Backup server and other Backup clients. See "Preconfigured Resources" for more information.

Only users who have administrative privileges can create or apply configurations. Because only root@server-name has Backup administrative privileges by default, you must become root on the Backup server before you start any Backup administration programs or tasks. You can add other users to the list of authorized Backup administrators later.

The Backup server manages the clients on a network through a resource allocation protocol (RAP). The server maintains the configurations that you enter as Failed Cross Reference Format. Each resource contains a set of Failed Cross Reference Format to which values are assigned (for example, the Name attribute found in several Backup resources contains a value that defines the name of the resource).

You can configure and manage your Backup software in the following ways:

• Backup administration program (nwadmin) - You can register, configure, and monitor the Backup servers, clients, storage nodes, and devices in your network using the Backup administration program. The Backup administration program is a GUI for X Windows environments. To start the Backup administration program, type nwadmin at the shell prompt.

• Backup character-based interface (nsradmin) - You can use the Backup character-based interface on any display, including those that do not support graphics. You can perform many of the same configuration and management tasks as in the GUI. To start the character-based version of the Backup administration program, type nsradmin -c at the shell prompt. For more information about using the character-based interface, refer to the nsradmin man page.

• Backup command line interface - You can perform any of the configuration and administration tasks available through the Backup administration program, as well as the tasks available in the client-side backup, recover, archive, and retrieve programs, through Backup commands that you enter at the shell prompt. See Appendix B, Command Line Reference Utilities and the referenced online man pages for instructions on how to use the Backup command line interface.