Using Veritas Enterprise Administrator 35
Connecting and disconnecting hosts and domains
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
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2Select Disconnect from the file menu on the menu bar.
3A confirmation dialog will appear, click Yes to end the remote connection.
4The 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.