Getting Started

This section provides information about starting and accessing VRW.

Starting VRW

After VRW is installed successfully on all the VVR hosts, start VRW on all the hosts.

• Start VRW using the following command:

# /opt/VRTSvrw/bin/vrw start

You can now use the browser to manage VVR.

Accessing and Logging On to VRW

Perform the following steps to access VERITAS Volume Replicator Web Console:

1. Launch the Web browser that is supported for your system.
2. In the Location or address edit box of the browser, enter the URL of the server.
   https://hostname:8443/vvr

   where hostname is the name or the IP address of the host on which VRW is installed and 8443 is the default Web server port for VRW.

   For example, if VRW is installed on the server seattle, enter the following URL:

   
   https://seattle:8443/vvr

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     Note    The client must have an http connection to the host (for example, seattle).

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3. Accept the self-signed certificate (issued by VERITAS) to proceed.

   You can prevent this certificate from appearing every time you connect to the console by installing a CA-signed certificate. See Configuring a CA-Signed SSL Certificate for instructions.

   The browser displays the VRW login page.

4. Enter the user name and password. By default, root is the only user with VRW access after installation. For information about configuring additional users, see Administering Users.

   The VRW Summary view is displayed. For more information, see Summary View.

About

The About item provides information about VVR, including copyright details, the version of VRW, and the version of VVR that was shipped with VRW.

  To view information about VVR

1. Click About in the top right corner of any view.
2. Click OK to close the About window.

Logging Out of VRW

  To log out of VRW

Click Logout in the top right corner of any view.

Using Help

VRW provides online help. Use the Contents, Index, and Search features in the help system to locate the information you need.

  To access the online help

Click Help in the top right corner of any view, or

Click on the Help button on a wizard page to get help on the wizard.

Selecting Hosts

The upper right corner of each view in VRW displays two drop-down lists: Profiles and Hosts. The Profiles list displays the profiles defined for that user. Profiles are used to define a customized list of hosts for which that user can manage and view RDS and RVG data.

When you select a profile, the host list is populated with the hosts defined in that profile and the keyword All. When All is selected (the default), VRW displays RDS information for all the hosts defined in the current profile. Select a host from the drop-down host list to filter the view, showing only RDSs on that host. Selecting a host also redirects the connection to that host. For more information about profiles and the host list, see User Profiles for Central Managing of Hosts.