Administrator Guide

Grant Access to Directory Service Users and Groups
To allow directory users to log in to Storage Manager, add directory service users and/or user groups to Storage Manager user
groups.
Add Directory Groups to a Storage Manager User Group
Add a directory group to a Storage Manager user group to allow all users in the directory group to access Storage Manager.
Access can be granted to groups that belong to the domain to which the Data Collector is joined, domains in the same forest,
and domains that belong to forests for which two-way forest trusts are configured. Directory service groups are not supported
for one-way trust domains.
Prerequisites
The Data Collector must be configured to authenticate users with an external directory service.
Steps
1. Connect to the Data Collector.
a. Open a web browser.
b. Type the address of the Data Collector in the web browser using the following format:
https://data_collector_host_name_or_IP_address:3033/
c. Press Enter.
The Unisphere Central login page is displayed.
d. Type the user name and password of a Data Collector user with Administrator privileges in the User Name and
Password field.
e. Click Log In.
2.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
3. Click Data Collector.
The Data Collector view is displayed.
4. Click the Users & System tab and then select the Users & User Groups subtab.
5. Select the Storage Manager user group to which you want to add directory groups.
6. Click Add Directory User Groups.
The Add Directory User Groups dialog box opens.
7. (Multi-domain environments only) From the Domain drop-down menu, select the domain that contains the directory groups
to which you want to grant access.
8. Select each directory group that you want to add to the Storage Manager user group.
9. When you are finished, click OK. The directory groups that are associated with the Storage Manager group appear on the
User Groups subtab.
Related tasks
Configure the Data Collector to Use a Directory Service on page 652
Add a Directory User to a Storage Manager User Group
Add a directory user to a Storage Manager user group to allow the directory user to access Storage Manager. Access can be
granted to users that belong to the domain to which the Data Collector is joined, domains in the same forest, and domains that
belong to forests for which one-way or two-way trusts are configured.
Prerequisites
The Data Collector must be configured to authenticate users with an external directory service.
Steps
1. Connect to the Data Collector.
Storage Manager User Management
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