HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 installation guide (T4283-96011, January 2006)

Managing Security232
Managing User Accounts
This section discusses the following topics:
• ”Adding Users” on page 232
• ”Editing a User Account” on page 233
• ”Deleting Users” on page 233
• ”Modifying Your User Profile” on page 234
• ”Modifying Your User Preferences” on page 234
• ”Viewing the Properties of a Role” on page 236
• ”Viewing the Properties of an Organization” on page 236
Adding Users
To access the management server, users must enter a user name and password.
NOTE: The user name and password should be alpha-numeric. They cannot exceed more than
256 characters. The user name cannot begin with a number.
You must create your user account in HP Insight Manager SIM, as described in the following steps:
1. Select Options > Security > Users and Authorizations.
2. Click the User tab.
3. Click New.
4. Provide the following information:
• Login name - Provide a user name.
• Domain - Provide the domain name of the server running Storage Essentials.
You do not need to provide additional information. For more information about the other options
mentioned on this page, access the documentation accompanying HP SIM.
5. Click OK.
The new user is created.
IMPORTANT: New users can view the toolbars for Storage Essentials and not have enough
privileges to use its features. You must grant users privileges so they can use not only view the
features in the toolbar, but use them as well.
6. To authorize a user to use the features in Storage Essentials:
a. Click New.
b. In the New Authorizations table, select the user.
c. Select Manually assign toolbox and system/system group authorizations.
d. In the Selected Toolbox(es) section, select HP SE Tools.