How to disable the Avamar UI to prevent end users canceling or initiating backups
Summary: How to disable the Avamar UI to prevent end users canceling or initiating backups
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This is possible by removing access to the Avamar client interface executable (avscc.exe). By default this appears in the Windows system tray.
The AVSCC UI allows users to interact with the Avamar client.
Removing access to the interface prevents users from canceling or initiating backups.
If the Avamar client is already installed
Select the AVSCC UI in the system tray, right click and select exit.
Locate the Avamar 'var' installation folder.
Create a file called avscc.cmd and add the parameter --nowindow as shown in the screenshot below.
Save and close the avscc.cmd file.
Restart the "Backup Agent" using the Windows services screen.
The user interface should no longer launch when the system is restarted.
The Avamar server can still initiate backups on the client since the Backup Agent service operates independently to the AVSCC.
avagent continues to listen on port 28002 for work orders from the Avamar server. It launches avtar to run backup and restore tasks.
If the client is not yet installed:
Push installation using msiexec commands can be used to install Avamar clients on Windows computers.
The UICOMPONENT flag specifies whether to enable the Avamar client with the standard UI or as an agent process with no user interface.
For more information about this functionality, see the Avamar system Administration Guide.
- Allow backups to run 'silently' on an Avamar client with no notification to the end user
- Prevent a user from canceling backups which are initiated from the Avamar server
- Prevent a user from initiating backups and restores from the client interface
This is possible by removing access to the Avamar client interface executable (avscc.exe). By default this appears in the Windows system tray.
The AVSCC UI allows users to interact with the Avamar client.
Removing access to the interface prevents users from canceling or initiating backups.
If the Avamar client is already installed
Select the AVSCC UI in the system tray, right click and select exit.
Locate the Avamar 'var' installation folder.
Create a file called avscc.cmd and add the parameter --nowindow as shown in the screenshot below.
Save and close the avscc.cmd file.
Restart the "Backup Agent" using the Windows services screen.
The user interface should no longer launch when the system is restarted.
The Avamar server can still initiate backups on the client since the Backup Agent service operates independently to the AVSCC.
avagent continues to listen on port 28002 for work orders from the Avamar server. It launches avtar to run backup and restore tasks.
If the client is not yet installed:
Push installation using msiexec commands can be used to install Avamar clients on Windows computers.
The UICOMPONENT flag specifies whether to enable the Avamar client with the standard UI or as an agent process with no user interface.
For more information about this functionality, see the Avamar system Administration Guide.
Additional Information
If the Desktop/Laptop feature is enabled, users can restore backups by directing their browser to the Avamar server.
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Article Number: 000156618
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2024
Version: 4
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