Administrator Guide

Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. In the Summary tab, click Inherit Settings.
The Inherit Settings wizard opens.
3. Select the Storage Center from which you want to inherit settings, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
4. Select the checkbox for each category of settings that you want to inherit. For user interface reference information, click
Help.
5. Click Finish.
● If you modified passwords for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server (or if passwords are not
configured), the dialog box closes.
● If a password for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server was configured previously and not
modified, you are prompted to reenter the required passwords.
6. Type the required passwords.
Managing Storage Center Users and Groups
Storage Center users have access to folders, volumes, views, and commands depending on their privilege level and the user
groups to which they belong. User accounts can be created locally and/or exist externally in a directory service.
User Privilege Levels
Each user is assigned a single privilege level. Storage Center has three levels of user privilege.
Table 13. Storage Center User Privilege Levels
Privilege Level Allowed Access
Administrator Read and write access to the entire Storage Center (no restrictions). All Administrators have the same
predefined privileges. Only Administrators can manage users and user groups.
Volume Manager Read and write access to the folders associated with the assigned user groups. Users with this privilege
level can create volumes in the allowed volume folders and map them to existing servers in the allowed
server folders.
Reporter Read-only access to the folders associated with the assigned user groups.
User Groups
User groups grant access to volume, server, and disk folders.
● Users with the Administrator privilege have access to all folders and cannot be added to user groups.
● Users with the Volume Manager or Reporter privilege must be associated with one or more user groups, and can access only
the volume, server, and disk folders made available to them.
User Account Management and Authentication
Storage Center access is granted using either of the following methods:
● Local users and user groups: User accounts can be created and maintained on the Storage Center.
● External directory service: In environments that use Active Directory or OpenLDAP, Storage Center can authenticate
directory users. Access can be granted to individual directory users and directory user groups. These users access the
Storage Center using their domain credentials.
Managing Local Storage Center Users
This section describes how to create, manage, and delete local Storage Center users.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
230 Storage Center Maintenance