Creating a System Administrator

Prerequisites

Before creating an administrator, if you want to assign specific permissions set to the administrator, create an administrator group first.

Procedure

1. On the menu bar, select Settings.
2. In the navigation tree, choose System Administrator > Administrator.
3. In the function pane, click Create.
4. Configure basic information for the administrator. Table 1 describes related parameters.

   Table 1 Administrator parameters

   Parameter	Description	Value
   Username	Username for logging in to the NMS. After an administrator is created, its username cannot be changed.	[Value range] The name contains 1 to 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-), and can start only with a letter or underscore (_). [Example] user01
   Password	Password for logging in to the NMS when password authentication is enabled. The password must meet the following requirements: Contains 8 to 64 characters. Must contain special characters, including !\"#$%&\'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\\]^`{_|}~ and spaces. Must contain upper-case letters, lower-case letters, and digits. Cannot be the same as the username or mirror writing of the username. For details about the password policy, see Configuring a Security Policy for Administrators.	[Example] A23!@23a
   Confirm Password	Confirm password. The password and confirm password must be the same. The parameter value must be the same as that of Password.	[Example] A23!@23a
   Description	Brief description about the administrator, helping identify the administrator.	[Value range] Contains 0 to 100 characters. [Example] Resource management
   Max. Number of User Connections	After this parameter is enabled, the system limits the maximum number of concurrent sessions. After the threshold is exceeded, no more user can log in to eReplication. NOTE: Max. Number of User Connections is invalid for administrators belonging to the NBIRole administrator group.	[Value range] The value ranges from 1 to 8. If the parameter is not enabled, there is no limit on the number of user connections.

5. Click the Administrator Group tab to select an administrator group for the administrator. Then the administrator can inherit the permissions of the administrator group.

   If you select multiple administrator groups, the administrator has the permissions of all selected administrator groups.

6. Optional: Click the Resources tab to assign the administrator resources for management.

   In the resource list, select desired resources to be managed by the administrator.

7. Optional: Click the Login Network Segment tab and select an IP address segment for the administrator to log in to the NMS.

   Perform the following operations to set an IP address segment.

   

   The first field of the IP address is an integer from 1 to 223 (excluding 127), the last field is an integer from 1 to 255, and the other two fields are integers from 0 to 255.

   • Create an IP address segment.
     1. Click Add.

        The Add Login Network Segment dialog box is displayed.

     2. Fill in Start IP Address, End IP Address, and Description.
     3. Click OK.
   • Modify an IP address segment.
     1. Select an IP address segment and click Modify on the Operation list.

        The Edit Login Network Segment dialog box is displayed.

     2. Fill in Start IP Address, End IP Address, and Description.
     3. Click OK.
   • Delete an IP address segment.
     1. Select an IP address segment and click More > Delete on the Operation list.

        In the Warning dialog box that is displayed, read the content of the dialog box carefully and select I have read and understood the consequences associated with performing this operation.

     2. Click OK.

8. Optional: Click the Service Object tab to assign the administrator service objects for management.

   Only selected service objects are displayed.

9. Click OK.