Administrator Guide

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 11. 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.
Create a Local Storage Center User
Create a local Storage Center user to assign privileges to a new user.
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 Edit Settings.
The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Users and User Groups tab.
4. On the Local Users subtab, click Create Local User.
The Create Local User dialog box opens.
5. In the Name field, type a name for the user.
NOTE:
To avoid user name conflicts with directory service users, do not use the @ or \ characters in local user
names.
6. From the Privilege drop-down menu, select the privilege level to assign to the user.
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