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 6. 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 you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2. Click Summary.
The Summary view is displayed.
3. Click (Settings).
The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4. Click the Users and User Groups tab.
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