> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fabbro, Andrew P [mailto:Fabbro.Andrew AT cnf DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:23 PM
> To: 'William Enestvedt'; Veritasbu (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] No motif GUI in NBU 4.5?
> 
> 
> No, you're not the only one that'll miss it ;)
> 
> The Java GUI is slow.  I don't care what you do in the jnbSA 
> script to tweak
> it - it's still slow.  Anyone tried different JVMs to speed 
> it up?  The
> problem is likely not only Java but the client/server design - 

I took a look at 4.5 while at Vision this week and the
new java gui is much faster than the old jnbSA.
That being said, I to will miss the Motif gui.


Ken Sibley
Sr. Unix Administrator
Accor Economy Lodging
ksibley AT accorel DOT com
469-737-3370
> 
>       Motif: load/manipulate all data locally on the master, 
> send display
> changes only
>       Java: load/manipulate all data over the network, display changes
> locally
> 
> In large environments, the amount of time to load, say, the classes +
> clients policy information over the network can take quite a 
> while.  I'm
> sure this is optimized and loads just-in-time, etc., but I 
> don't think it'll
> ever be as fast as an app running on the master itself ;)
> 
> Also, the Java client sends the root password to your server 
> out in clear
> text.  I've heard the suggestion that you ssh to the server 
> first and set
> your display back to your workstation.  Good idea, except 
> that Veritas has
> told me this is not supported and they will not help you 
> troubleshoot it.
> And it doesn't work in every environment.
> 
> Also, the Java client doesn't have all the functionality of 
> the Windows
> client (but neither does the Motif client) - no way to set 
> OTM parameters or
> exclude lists.  Hopefully this will change.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Enestvedt [mailto:Will.Enestvedt AT jwu DOT edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 9:52 AM
> To: Veritasbu (E-mail)
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] No motif GUI in NBU 4.5?
> 
> 
> David Chapa wrote:
> >
> > ...since the motif interface is going away...
> >
>    Am I the only one that'll miss this? Will there be any way 
> to keep using
> it? Will the Java GIU be any better in 4.5?
> -wde
> --
> Will Enestvedt
> UNIX System Administrator
> Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI
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