Administrator Guide

6. (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.
7. Select each directory group that you want to add to the Unisphere Central user group.
8. When you are finished, click OK. The directory groups that are associated with the Data Collector group appear on the User
Groups subtab.
Add a Directory User to a Data Collector User Group
Add a directory user to a Data Collector user group to allow the directory user to access Unisphere Central. 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. If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2.
Click
Data Collector.
The Data Collector view is displayed.
3. Click the Users & System tab and then select the Users & User Groups subtab.
4. Select the Data Collector user group to which you want to add a directory user.
5. Click Add Directory Users.
The Add Directory Users dialog box opens.
6. In the Directory Users field, type the name of each directory user that you want to add.
● For OpenLDAP, the user name format is supported (example: user).
● For Active Directory, the following user name formats are supported:
○ User name (example: user)
○ User Principal Name (example: user@domain)
NOTE:
To add users that belong to a domain other than the domain for which the Data Collector is configured, use
the User Principal Name format.
7. Click Check Names to verify that the specified users exist in the directory service. A message appears.
NOTE: Checking names is not supported on domains for which a one-way trust is configured.
8. Click OK to close the message.
9. If any of the specified directory user names could not be verified, correct the names and then click Check Names again.
10. When you are finished, click OK. The Add Directory Users dialog box closes, and the directory users that are associated
with the selected Data Collector user group appear on the User Groups subtab.
Revoke Access for Directory Service Users and Groups
To revoke access to Unisphere Central for a directory service user or group, remove the directory group or user from Data
Collector user groups.
Remove a Directory Service Group from a Data Collector User Group
Remove a directory service group from a Data Collector user group to prevent directory users in the group from accessing
Unisphere Central.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
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