Starting a web client session

The web client is a Java™ Web Start application that can be started and managed independent of web browser software. After you install and configure the web client on your workstation, you can use the web client for remote access to remotely back up, restore, archive, or retrieve data on the client node. The web client facilitates the use of assistive devices for users with disabilities and contains improved keyboard navigation.

Before you begin

Ensure that you configure the web client before you use it. You can use the Client Configuration Wizard to configure the web client.

Refer to the software requirements topic for your operating system to determine which browsers are supported by this software.

AIX operating systems Linux operating systems Oracle Solaris operating systems Mac OS X operating systems To run the web client from Firefox browsers, the option for Enable JavaScript must be enabled. By default, this option is enabled in Firefox.

Procedure

Specify the URL of the client workstation that you installed the web client on, in your web browser. Also, specify the HTTP port number that is defined on the client workstation for the web client. The default port number is 1581. The following example shows the syntax of a web client URL:
```
  http://myhost.mycompany.com:1581
```
If you enter a different URL or click Back during an operation, the web client is disconnected and the current operation ends.
Note: Backup and restore activities that are running with a NAS server continue after the web client disconnects.
Follow the instructions in the IBM Spectrum Protect™ web client launch page to start the web client.
Each time that you start the web client, a Java Web Start application (.jnlp file) is downloaded to your browser. Open the dsm.jnlp file to start the web client.

You can close the web browser after the web client starts.

Tip: The web client runs in the language of the web browser's workstation because it uses the JRE that is installed locally on the workstation. For example, if your web browser's workstation is running in the English locale and the remote client node is in Japanese, the web client launch page is displayed in Japanese while the web client is in English.