HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux

To create a new user:
1. Select Options→Security→Users and Authorizations→Users, and then click New. The New User
section appears.
2. (Required) In the Sign-in name [on central management server(CMS)] field, enter the operating
system login account name to be used to sign-in to HP SIM. This field is required.
Note: The user cannot sign-in to HP SIM if the account is not a valid login. The account is not validated
until the user attempts to sign-in to HP SIM.
3. (Optional) In the Full name field, enter the user's full name.
4. (Optional) If you are using Windows, in the Phone field of the Pager Information section, enter the
pager phone number. If the Phone number field is left blank, the paging information is not saved. This
field does not apply to user groups..
5. (Optional) In the E-mail address field, enter the user's e-mail address.
6. In the Copy all authorizations of this user or [template] field, select a template (administrator-template,
operator-template, or user-template) or sign-in account that already has the predefined authorizations
that you want to assign to the sign-in account you are creating.
7. For user accounts that must be able to create, modify, or delete other accounts in the Central
management server security configuration right section, select User can configure CMS security
access such as creating, modifying or removing other users. If you selected an existing user with
administrative rights or the administrator template in the previous step, this option is automatically
selected.
8. Under the Sign-In IP Address Restrictions section, in the Inclusion ranges field, enter the IP addresses
of the systems you want this user to be able to use as a client browsing this CMS. If you list multiple IP
addresses, separate them with a semicolon (;). Each range is a single IP address or two IP addresses
separated by a dash (-). The IP addresses must be entered in the standard dotted decimal notation, for
example, 15.1.54.133. Any spaces surrounding the semicolons or dashes are ignored. Spaces are
not allowed within a single IP address in the dotted decimal notation. Enter 0.0.0.0 to prevent a user
from logging in through a remote system.
Important: If browsing from the CMS, ensure all IP addresses of the CMS are properly included. If
browsing to localhost, ensure the loopback address 127.0.0.1 is also included.
9. In the Exclusion ranges field, enter the IP address of the systems that should be excluded from
management by this user or user group. Use the same format as in the previous step for Inclusion
ranges. Enter 0.0.0.0 to prevent a user from logging in through a remote system.
Note: Ensure that your inclusion and exclusion ranges do not overlap.
10. To save and close the New User section, click OK. The new user account is created. To save and keep
the New User section open, click Apply, or to cancel the creation of this user, click Cancel.
User groups must exist in the operating system.Members of user groups in the operating system can sign-in
to HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and inherit the group's attributes for configuration rights, sign in
IP address restrictions, and authorizations. When a group's configuration rights, sign in IP address restrictions,
or authorizations are changed, this change is immediately reflected for all current members of the group.
To create a new user group:
1. Select Options→Security→Users and Authorizations→Users, and then click New Group. The
New User Group section appears.
2. In the Group name (on central management server) field, enter the operating system group name
to be used for signing in to HP SIM. This field is required.
3. In the Full name field, enter the full name for the group. This name appears in the table under the
Users tab.
4. In the Copy all authorizations of this user or [template] field, select a template or sign in that already
has the predefined authorizations that you want to assign to the group you are creating.
5. For user accounts that must be able to create, modify, or delete other accounts in the Central
management server security configuration right section, select User can configure CMS security
access such as creating, modifying or removing other users. If you selected an existing user with
administrative rights or the administrator template in the previous step, this option is automatically
selected.
40 Configuring HP SIM using the Options menu