Administrator's Guide

Managing the HP SAM Administrator Access List
The Domain Administrator, Domain Users in the Administrators group on the domain controller, and
Domain Users in the HP SAM server Local Administrator Group are automatically members of the HP
SAM Administrator Group. To add another user to the HP SAM Administrator group, see
To Assign
Attributes on page 57.
Add Individual Users to the HP SAM Administrator Group
If you are adding only a few users, add the names directly to the HP SAM Administrator group.
1. Go to the Add New Users page.
2. Set Search By to Users.
3. If you want to filter to a specific domain, in the Domain name list select the domain, or select
Global Catalog for all domains in the same Active Directory forest the HP SAM server is in.
4. Type one or more of the parameters, as shown in the following examples:
a. Last Name: Search is performed by last name when entering characters.
b. First name: Characters entered after a comma is typed initiate a search by first name. You
can also search by first name and last name by entering a space. Characters before the space
initiate a search by first name. Characters after the space initiate a search by last name.
c. UPN Name: Entering a name including an at sign (@) initiates a search by UPN Name (i.e.,
jane.doe@)
NOTE: Results are shown as you type.
5. Click Add to add highlighted users to the list.
6. Select the users in the list that you want to add into HP SAM.
7. Click Save.
NOTE: After you have clicked Save, you can set user attributes, including Administrator Groups. You
also have the option of assigning dedicated resources automatically. If a user is already in HP SAM, his
attributes are changed to match what is set here.
Add Security Groups or Organizational Units to the HP SAM Administrator
Group
To add many users:
1. Leverage Active Directory services by adding the names in Active Directory under a security group
or organizational unit.
2. Go to the Add New Users page.
3. Add the security group or organizational unit directly to the HP SAM Administrator group.
a. In Search By, select Organizations (OU) or Security Groups.
b. If you want to filter to a specific domain, in the Domain name list select the domain, or
select Global Catalog for all domains in the same Active Directory forest the HP SAM server
is in.
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