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Launching VEA

You can start the VEA console from a UNIX or Windows client.

From a UNIX client

To start VEA from the command line:

1. Go to the directory /opt/VRTSob/bin where the VEA client is installed.
2. Start the VEA client by running the vea script from this location. While starting the VEA client from the command line, the following options are available:

   -v: Shows the version of client console

   -c: Specifies the configuration file for advanced settings

   -host: Specifies the host to connect to. If the username and password for the host is already stored, the stored information is used by VEA; otherwise, VEA prompts you to enter the user name and password.

From a Windows client

From the Windows client, you can start VEA either from the Start menu or from the command line.

 To start VEA from the Start menu

Choose Start > Programs > VERITAS > VERITAS Enterprise Administrator.

 To start VEA from the command line

1. Go to the directory where the VEA client is installed. For example,

   c:\Program Files\VERITAS\VERITAS Object Bus\Bin

2. Start the VEA client by running the vea.exe file from this location. While starting the VEA client from the command line, the following options are available:

   -v: Shows the version of client console

   -c: Specifies the configuration file for advanced settings

   -host: Specifies the host to connect to. If the username and password for the host is already stored, the stored information is used by VEA; otherwise, VEA prompts you to enter the user name and password.