HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.01 User Guide

Virtual Connect users and roles 68
Adding a new user
Observe the following user settings guidelines:
• Username is a required field.
• The Username field must contain an alpha-numeric value with 1 to 31 characters.
• The Password field must contain an alpha-numeric value with 3 to 40 characters. The default password
length is 8 characters.
• If strong passwords are enabled, the password must contain the administrator-designated number of
characters and at least one character from three of the following four categories:
o Upper-case character
o Lower-case character
o Numeric character
o Non-alphanumeric character
• The Full Name field can contain a value with a maximum value of 63 characters.
• The Contact field can contain a value with a maximum value of 127 characters.
Up to 32 local user accounts can be created. Each account can be set up to have a combination of up to four
access roles: Domain, Network, Server, Storage. When a role is selected, the operations for that role are
listed with a checkmark.
The operations assigned to each role can be edited on the Role Management (Role Operations) screen (on
page 83).
Configuring LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+
For local user authentication, a user is added using the VCM CLI or GUI. During login, the VCM performs the
user authentication.