Administrator Guide

Managing Directory Service Users
Directory service users can be individually granted access to a Storage Center.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Grant Access to a Directory User
Grant access to a directory user to allow the user to log in to the Storage Center using his or her directory credentials.
Prerequisites
• The Storage Center must be congured to authenticate users with an external directory service.
• The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
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 Directory Users subtab, click Actions → Grant Access to Directory User. The Grant Access to Directory User dialog
box opens.
5. In the Name eld, type the directory user name assigned to the user. The following formats are supported:
• username@domain
• domain\username
6. In the Distinguished Name eld, type the distinguished name for the user.
Example: CN=Firstname Lastname,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com
7. From the Privilege drop-down menu, select the privilege level to assign to the user.
• Administrator: When selected, the local user has full access to the Storage Center.
• Volume Manager: When selected, the local user has read and write access to the folders associated with the assigned user
groups.
• Reporter: When selected, the local user has read-only access to the folders associated with the assigned user groups.
8. (Storage Center version 6.7 and below) From the Session Timeout drop-down menu, select the maximum length of time that
the local user can be idle while logged in to the Storage Center System Manager before the connection is terminated.
9. (Volume Manager and Reporter only) Add one or more local user groups to the local user.
a. In the Local User Groups area, click Change. The Select Local User Groups dialog box appears.
b. (Optional) To create a new local user group, click Create Local User Group, then complete the Create Local User Group
wizard. For user interface reference information, click Help.
c. Select the check box for each local user group you want to associate with the local user.
d. When you are nished, click OK. The Select Local User Groups dialog box closes.
10. (Optional) Specify more information about the user in the Details area. For user interface reference information, click Help.
11. When you are nished, click OK. The Grant Access to Directory User dialog box closes.
12. Click OK to close the Edit Settings dialog box.
Increase the Privilege Level for a Directory Service User
The privilege level can be increased for directory service users that have the Volume Manager or Reporter privilege. The privilege
level for a user cannot be decreased.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Users and User Groups tab.
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