Creating user accounts

You must create a user account and register the account to a user group with appropriate permissions.

Before you begin

  • You must have the Security Administrator (View & Modify) role to perform this task.
  • You or an authorized technical support representative can log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator and RAID Manager with user accounts that are created in Device Manager - Storage Navigator.
  • Support representatives must have the Support Personnel (Vendor Only) role to log in.
  • The system can support a maximum of 20 user accounts, including the built-in user accounts.

Table 1: User name and password for Device Manager - Storage Navigator
Item Length in characters Characters that can be used
User name 1-256
  • Alphanumeric characters
  • The following symbols:

    # $ % & ' * + - . / = ? @ ^ _ ` { | } ~

Password 6-256
  • Alphanumeric characters
  • All symbols
Table 2: User name and password for logging in to RAID Manager
Item Length in characters Characters that can be used
User name 1-63
  • Alphanumeric characters
  • The following symbols:1

    - . @ _

Password 6-63
  • Alphanumeric characters
  • The following symbols:1

    , - . @ _

Note:
  1. When you use a Windows computer, you can also specify a backslash (\). When you use a UNIX computer, you can also specify a slash (/).
  2. When RAID Manager is installed on a Windows computer, back slashes (\) can also be specified. When RAID Manager is installed on a UNIX computer, forward slashes (/) can also be used.

Procedure

  1. In the Device Manager - Storage Navigator Administration tree, select User Groups.

  2. On the User Groups tab, select a user group to which to add a user. This is dependent on which permissions you want to give to the user.

    The user logging in to NAS Manager must belong to the built-in Administrator group.

  3. On the Roles tab, confirm that the displayed permissions are appropriate for the user.

  4. On the Users tab, click Create User.

  5. Enter a name.

  6. Select Activate or Lock for the account. If you select Lock, the user of this account is disabled and cannot log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator and NAS Manager.

  7. To use an authentication server, select External. To authenticate users with only Device Manager - Storage Navigator, or to log in to NAS Manager, select Local.

  8. If you select Local, enter the password for this user account in two places.

    For a password, all alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. The length must be between 6 and 256.

  9. Click Finish.

  10. In the Confirm window, check the settings.

  11. Click Apply. The task is now registered. If the Go to tasks window for status check box is checked, the Task window opens to display the status of the task.

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