Administrator Guide

Managing Local User Password Requirements
Manage the password expiration and complexity requirements for Storage Manager from the Data Collector Manager.
Configure Local Storage Manager User Password Requirements
Set local user password requirements to increase the complexity of local user passwords and improve the security of Storage
Manager.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Users tab, then select the Password Configuration subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Password Configuration dialog box opens.
4. Select Enabled.
5. Set the following password requirements.
• To set the number of previous passwords Storage Manager checks against when validating a password, type a value in the
History Retained field. To disable previous password validation, type 0.
• To set the minimum number of characters in a new password, type a value in the Minimum Length field. The minimum
password length is four characters.
• To set the number of login failures that will lock out an account, type a number in the Account Lockout Threshold field. To
disable the Account Lockout Threshold, type 0.
NOTE: Only administrator level accounts can unlock other Storage Manager accounts. Have more than one
Storage Manager administrator level account to unlock other Storage Manager accounts.
• To require new passwords to follow complexity standards, select the Complexity Enabled check box. To disable the
password complexity requirement, clear the Complexity Enabled check box.
• To set the number of days before a user can change his or her password, type a value in the Minimum Age field. To disable
the minimum age requirement, type 0.
• To set the number of days after which a password expires, type a value in the Maximum Age field. To disable the maximum
age requirement, type 0.
• To set the number of days before a password expires when the Expiration Warning Message is issued, type a value in the
Expiration Warning Time field. To disable the Expiration Warning Message, type 0.
• To specify the body of the password expiration email a user receives, type a warning message in the Expiration Warning
Message field. The body of the password expiration email is blank if this field is empty.
6. Click OK.
Apply Password Requirements to Storage Center Users
Storage Manager local user password requirements can be applied to Storage Center users.
Prerequisites
Password Configuration must be enabled.
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Users tab, then select the Password Configuration subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Password Configuration dialog box opens.
4. Select the Storage Centers to which to apply the password requirements.
5. Click OK.
Related links
Configure Local Storage Manager User Password Requirements
Storage Manager User Management
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