Modifying a user

If you are an administrator, you can change the passwords and roles of the users of the SAN Volume Controller Console by using the Modifying a user panel.

Fields

The following fields can be updated:

User Name
Displays the name of the user. You cannot update this field.
New Password
Enter a password for the user. Passwords can be strings of 6 - 8 ASCII characters. The following characters can be used: a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, -, ., /, or _.
Re-Enter New Password
Enter the same password.
Choose a Role
Select the role to associate with this user. The following values are possible:
Administrator
Select this role if you want the users to view the View Clusters panel and launch the SAN Volume Controller Console for clusters. Users with this role can issue any command-line interface (CLI) command.
Service
Select this role if you want the user to view the View Clusters panel, launch the SAN Volume Controller Console, and view the progress of actions on clusters with the View Progress panel. Users with this role can only issue information and service CLI commands.
Operator
Select this role if you want the user to control all existing FlashCopy®, Metro Mirror, and Global Mirror relationships. However, the user cannot create or delete FlashCopy mappings and consistency groups nor can the user create or delete Metro Mirror and Global Mirror relationships and consistency groups. This user cannot access any actions outside of the available actions for existing FlashCopy, Metro Mirror, and Global Mirror relationships.
Monitor
Select this role if you want the user to access all viewing actions for a cluster. However, the user cannot access any actions that change the state of the cluster or the resources that the cluster manages.

Actions

The following actions are available:

OK
Click this button to change a user.
Cancel
Click this button to exit the panel without changing a user.
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