At 11:11 AM -0800 11/18/02, Jim Horalek \(JimH AT FederalEdge DOT com\) wrote:
>4.5 does ship with the Windows Java Gui.
>It just doesn't have a Windows Java Server.
>So all you can connect to are unix hosts.
>
>jim

True, but under 4.5 you can't do much with the windows java GUI.  (see below)

I believe this is a thorough breakdown of the currently shipping 
versions' approaches to using an NT machine to administer a Unix 
master:

In 3.4, there are three options:
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(1) remote java console
-looks just like Unix jnbSA, allows access to all master server config screens
-no need to modify master server's bp.conf
-prompts for a username and password

(2) windows remote admin console
-looks just like admin console for a windows master server, i.e. it 
looks quite different from the Unix jnbSA
-requires modification of the mster server's bp.conf (a SERVER line 
referencing the NT hostname, can be a real PITA for DHCP hosts)

(3) remote display via eXceed or its ilk
-not officially supported, glitchy when redisplaying jnbSA.  (most 
people doing this chose to redisplay the dearly departed Motif GUI)


In 4.5 there are some significant differences, although nominally the 
same three options are present:
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(1) remote java console
The Solaris install CD includes this option, BUT upon installing and 
launching this app, you'll immediately notice that it's a shadow of 
its former self.  All you can do is user-initiated 
backups/archives/restores.  i.e. you are looking at a faithful 
rendition of the jbpSA interface, not the jnbSA one.  Not too useful 
for most NBU admins.  (but according to Dale's email it sounds like 
the full admin capability is soon to return to this option...)

(2) windows remote admin console
Now this one's got much more in common with the jnbSA interface on 
the master, but it still requires the same bp.conf modification.

(3) remote display via eXceed or its ilk
Stilll not yet officially supported, still a bit glitchy.  But now 
there's no Motif GUI.  :-/