Installation and User's Guide

Refer to the software requirements topic for your platform to find the browserswhere the Web client runs.For Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers, you must enable the Scripting of Javaapplets. This setting is also enabled by default. You can verify this by followingthese steps:1. Open the Tools menu and select Internet Options2. From the Internet Options dialog, select the Security tab.3. Click the Web content zone in which you use the IBM Tivoli Storage ManagerWeb client and then click the Custom Level button.4. In the Security Settings dialog, ensure that Enable is selected under theScripting of Java applets setting.If your browser does not have the correct JRE level, the Web client notifies you andif possible, tries to automatically install the correct JRE for you.For Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows platforms, the Web clientautomatically downloads and installs JRE 5 or 6.You can download and install JRE 5 or 6 (unless otherwise noted), manually fromthe appropriate URL:v For Windows:http://java.sun.com/javase/index.jspTo use the Web client, specify the URL of the client workstation running the Webclient in your Web browser. You also need to specify the HTTP port numberdefined on the client workstation; the default is 1581. For example:http://myhost.mycompany.com:1581Note: Entering a different URL or pressing the browser Back button during anoperation disconnects the Web client and causes the current operation to end.Note: Backup and restore activities running in conjunction with a NAS boxcontinues after the Web client disconnects.Related tasks“Configuring the Web client” on page 20User privilegesIf you plan to use the Web client, ensure that you were assigned an administrativeuser ID with system privilege, policy privilege, client access authority, or clientowner authority.When a new node is registered with the server, by default it is given an admin IDof the same node name with client owner authority.Note: You can use the revokeremoteaccess option to prevent a Tivoli StorageManager administrator with client access privilege from performing clientoperations on your workstation through the Web client. However, Tivoli StorageManager administrators with client owner privilege, system privilege, or policyprivilege can still perform client operations on your workstation through the Webclient.90 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide