HP Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations

User Interfaces
6.1 Graphical User Interface
6.1.1 Starting MDMSView
6.1.1.1 OpenVMS Systems
6.1.1.2 Windows Systems
6.1.2 Look and Feel
• Task View - While both the domain and object view allow manipulation on a single object at
a time, the task view allows you to perform operations on multiple objects at once, or use
selection criteria to allocate objects. For example, you can create, show, delete and modify
multiple objects (of the same type) in one operation.
• Event View - This view allows you to look at the
MDMS$LOG:MDMS$LOGFILE_.LOG file. It also allows you to reset the log,
starting a new file, and set the logfilter (MDMS$LOGFILTER logical).
Each view is provided in a tab from the main screen, and you can be working in several views at
the same time, although only one is visible at a time. When switching from one view tab to
another, the contents of the tab you are leaving are retained, and you can return to it at any time.
MDMSView is installed at installation time on OpenVMS systems. Please refer to the Installation
Guide for instructions on how to install MDMSView and Java on OpenVMS systems.
Once the installation is complete, the following commands are required to activate the GUI:
$ RUN YOUR VERSION SPECIFIC JAVA SETUP.COM FILE
$ SET DISPLAY/CREATE/NODE=nodename/TRANSPORT=TCPIP
$ MDMS/INTERFACE=GUI
where nodename is the TCP/IP node name of the system on which the MDMSView display is to
appear. Although the GUI itself must run on an Alpha or an I64 system, the MDMSView display
can be redirected to any OpenVMS system, including VAX systems. The minimum version of
Java on an Alpha system is 1.2 and the minimum version of Java on an I64 system is 1.4.2.
A SETUP.EXE package is also installed on OpenVMS systems for use on Microsoft Windows
(R) PCs. This file may then be transported to any Microsoft Windows PC and executed. The
SETUP.EXE will install MDMSView at a default location of C:\MDMSView, although alternative
locations are possible. Once the PC installation is complete, you can execute MDMSView
by clicking on the mdmsview.bat file in that directory. This batch file may need to be edited to
include the machine and/or version specific directory of jave.exe if entering java in the command
line does not invoke java.exe from the installed location. Also, if you prefer not to use the
default C:\MDMSView directory for the GUI files, you will need to edit those directories in the
batch file.
Once MDMSView is started, it will come up with the default look and feel for the system. For
OpenVMS systems, this is the Java/Metal look and feel. For Windows systems, this is the Windows
look and feel. You can adjust the look and feel to your taste by using the View menu as follows:
• OpenVMS systems: View>Java Look and Feel or View>Motif Look and Feel
• Windows systems: View>Java Look and Feel, View>Motif Look and Feel or View>Windows
look and feel
Changing the look and feel requires a new login, so it’s a good idea to change this before logging
in. The value is saved in the MDMSView initialization file, and is used on all subsequent invocations
from this location.
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