Administering Backup; Using The Administrator; Starting Data Protector Express Administrator - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

3 Administering Backup

The entire Storage Domain can be managed and monitored centrally. The Administrator is the primary
interface for administering the Storage Domain. On Windows, you can also install a Quick Access
program that displays an icon in the system taskbar and gives you a quicker way to perform the most
common administrative operations.

Using the Administrator

In this chapter

• Starting Data Protector Express Administrator

• Login Window
• Data Protector Express Window
• Working with Objects in the Data Protector Express Window
• Customizing the main Data Protector Express window
Data Protector Express is designed to be easy to use. This section will familiarize you with most Data
Protector Express features, including keyboard shortcuts and mouse conventions.
NOTE:
This manual describes the graphical user interface, the Administrator, available on Windows and on Linux
systems running X Window.
Starting Data Protector Express Administrator
Windows To start Data Protector Express in Windows, double-click the Data Protector Express shortcut
on the desktop.
You can also click the Start button and select HP from the All Programs submenu. Then select Data
Protector Express.
NetWare To start Data Protector Express on a NetWare machine, access the server console. Then type
dpadmin. It is not necessary to specify a search path.
For example, you can launch Data Protector Express on a NetWare computer by typing the following at a
console prompt:
:SERVER: dpadmin
Linux (X Window)
terminal window. Then access the directory where you installed Data Protector Express.
type ./dpadmin
For example:
[/usr/local/hp/dpx]# ./dpadmin
On Linux systems, you can create a shortcut on your KDE or GNOME desktop.
For more information, see Data Protector Express Installation Guide.pdf.
To start Data Protector Express on a Linux machine running X Window, open a
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