Starting a web client session

After you install the web client on your workstation you can use a browser to backup or restore, or archive or retrieve, data on the node. The web client facilitates the use of assistive devices for users with disabilities and contains improved keyboard navigation.

Before you begin

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

Windows operating systems For all supported Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers, the browser option to allow scripting of Java™ applets must be enabled. By default, this option is enabled in Internet Explorer.

AIX operating systems HP-UX 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.

If your browser does not have the correct JRE level, the web client notifies you and if possible, tries to automatically install the correct JRE for you.

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 the Back button during an operation, the web client is disconnected and the current operation ends.

Note: Back up and restore activities that are running with a NAS server continue after the web client disconnects.