Creating user accounts

This section explains how to 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 CCI 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.

User name and password for Device Manager - Storage Navigator

User name and password for logging in to CCI

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.

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.

7. To use an authentication server, select External. To authenticate users with only Device Manager - Storage Navigator, 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.