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Start or Stop the Windows Client Agent, NetWare Start and Stop Requirement

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Client Agent Start and Stop Procedures Start or Stop the Windows Client Agent To start or stop a Windows client agent 1. Open the Backup Agent Admin. 2. From the Options menu, select Services. 3. (Optional) If you do not want the client agent to start automatically each time you start the computer, clear the option, Start the backup agent service as the system starts. 4. Click the arrow to start the service or the red dot to stop the service. Note: Stopping the service affects other components that use the Universal Agent. 5. Close the Backup Agent Service Manager. NetWare Start and Stop Requirement The installation process for the NetWare client agent creates a Network Client Facility file called NWAGENT.NCF. Before starting the client agent, ensure that this file was created and stored properly in the SYSTEM directory on the NetWare server's SYS volume. Start the NetWare Client Agent To start the NetWare client agent, issue the following command at the remote server console prompt: nwagent The NetWare client agent includes a module called CSLOADER.NLM, which performs monitoring functions. When you start the NetWare client agent, CSLOADER.NLM also starts. CSLOADER.NLM displays, and records in log files, the results of this process as a series of informational messages. These messages can be helpful in tracking the source of a problem. CSLOADER.NLM also works with the Pre-Flight Check (PFC.NLM), which evaluates the environment in which the client agent will be running. If the environment fails to meet its requirements, this checking mechanism signals CSLOADER.NLM to stop the loading sequence. Stop the NetWare Client Agent To stop the NetWare client agent, issue the following command at the NetWare server console prompt: unload nwagent Chapter 4: Using the Client Agents 63

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Client Agent Start and Stop Procedures
Chapter 4: Using the Client Agents
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Start or Stop the Windows Client Agent
To start or stop a Windows client agent
1.
Open the Backup Agent Admin.
2.
From the Options menu, select Services.
3.
(Optional) If you do not want the client agent to start automatically each
time you start the computer, clear the option, Start the backup agent service
as the system starts.
4.
Click the arrow to start the service or the red dot to stop the service.
Note:
Stopping the service affects other components that use the Universal
Agent.
5.
Close the Backup Agent Service Manager.
NetWare Start and Stop Requirement
The installation process for the NetWare client agent creates a Network Client
Facility file called NWAGENT.NCF. Before starting the client agent, ensure that
this file was created and stored properly in the SYSTEM directory on the NetWare
server’s SYS vol
ume.
Start the NetWare Client Agent
To start the NetWare client agent, issue the following command at the remote
server console prompt:
nwagent
The NetWare client agent includes a module called CSLOADER.NLM, which
performs monitoring functions. When you start the NetWare client agent,
CSLOADER.NLM also starts. CSLOADER.NLM displays, and records in log files,
the results of this process as a series of informational messages. These
messages can be helpful in tracking the source of a problem.
CSLOADER.NLM also works with the Pre-Flight Check (PFC.NLM), which
evaluates the environment in which the client agent will be running. If the
environment fails to meet its requirements, this checking mechanism signals
CSLOADER.NLM to stop the loading sequence.
Stop the NetWare Client Agent
To stop the NetWare client agent, issue the following command at the NetWare
server console prompt:
unload nwagent