User Management

This chapter includes the following sections:

Managing UCS Central Users

From the Manage UCS Central Users Administration dialog box, you can configure users, roles, locales, and password profiles

    Step 1   From the System Settings icon, choose Users.

    This launches the Manage UCS Central Users Administration dialog box.

    Step 2   Click the icon for the section that you want to configure.

    • The Password Profile section allows you to perform the same tasks as the Manage UCS Central Password Profile dialog box. For more information, see Managing UCS Central Password Profile.

    • The Roles section allows you to perform the same tasks as the Manage UCS Central Roles dialog box. For more information, see Managing UCS Central Roles.

    • The Locales section allows you to perform the same tasks as the Manage UCS Central Locales dialog box. For more information, see Managing UCS Central Locales.

    • The Local Users section allows you to perform the same tasks as the Manage UCS Central Local Users dialog box. For more information, see Managing UCS Central Local Users.

    • The Remote Users section allows you to perform the same tasks as the Manage UCS Central Remote Users dialog box. For more information, see Managing UCS Central Remote Users.

    Step 3   Complete the fields as required for each section.
    Step 4   Click Save.

    Managing UCS Central Password Profile

      Step 1   In the Task bar, type Manage UCS Central Password Profile and press Enter.

      This launches the Manage UCS Central Password Profile dialog box.

      Step 2   In Password Profile, choose whether to enable Password Strength Check.
      Step 3   Select the minimum number of passwords before a previous password can be reused.
      Step 4   Choose whether to enable Password Change During Interval.
      Step 5   Select the Password Change Interval.
      Step 6   Select the maximum number of passwords during the change interval.

      This field is only visible if Password Change During Interval is set to Enabled.

      Step 7   Click Save.
      Related Information
      Managing UCS Central Roles
      Managing UCS Central Locales
      Managing UCS Central Local Users
      Managing UCS Central Remote Users

      Managing UCS Central Roles

        Step 1   In the Actions bar, type Manage UCS Central Roles and press Enter.

        This launches the UCS Central Roles Manage dialog box.

        Step 2   In Roles, click + to create a new role, or select an existing role.
        Step 3   In the Network tab, click + to update and add privileges.
        Step 4   Select relevant privileges for the role.
        Step 5   Click ✔ to apply the new privileges.
        Step 6   Update the Storage, Server, and Operations privileges for the role, in the same manner.
        Step 7   Click Save.
        Related Information
        Managing UCS Central Password Profile
        Managing UCS Central Locales
        Managing UCS Central Local Users
        Managing UCS Central Remote Users

        Managing UCS Central Locales

          Step 1   In the Task bar, type Manage UCS Central Locales and press Enter.

          This launches the UCS Central Locales Manage dialog box.

          Step 2   In Locales, click + to add a new locale, or select an existing one.
          Step 3   Assign Organizations and/or Domain Groups to the locale.
          1. Click + to display the organizations or domain groups.
          2. Select the organizations or domain groups.
          3. Click ✔ to apply the new privileges.
          Step 4   Click Save.
          Related Information
          Managing UCS Central Password Profile
          Managing UCS Central Roles
          Managing UCS Central Local Users
          Managing UCS Central Remote Users

          Managing UCS Central Local Users

            Step 1   In the Actions bar, type Manage UCS Central Local Users and press Enter.

            This launches the UCS Central Local Users Manage dialog box.

            Step 2   In Local Users, click + to create a new local user, or select an existing one.
            Step 3   In the Basic tab, complete the necessary information for the user.
            Step 4   In the Roles tab, add or remove the roles assigned to the user.
            1. Click + to display the roles.
            2. Select a role or roles.
            3. Click ✔ to apply the new privileges.
            Step 5   In the Locales tab, add or remove the locales assigned to the user.
            1. Click + to display the roles.
            2. Select a role or roles.
            3. Click ✔ to apply the new privileges.
            Step 6   In the SSH tab, select the Authentication Type.
            Step 7   Click Save.
            Related Information
            Managing UCS Central Password Profile
            Managing UCS Central Roles
            Managing UCS Central Locales
            Managing UCS Central Remote Users

            Managing UCS Central Remote Users

              Step 1   In the Actions bar, type Manage UCS Central Remote Users and press Enter.

              This launches the UCS Central Remote Users Manage dialog box.

              Step 2   In Remote Users, review the remote LDAP users, roles, and locales.
              Note   

              This section is read-only.

              Step 3   Click Cancel to close the window, or Save to save any changes made in other sections.
              Related Information
              Managing UCS Central Password Profile
              Managing UCS Central Roles
              Managing UCS Central Locales
              Managing UCS Central Local Users

              Managing Domain Group Users

                Step 1   Click Domain Group > root.
                Step 2   Click Settings > Users.
                Step 3   In Roles, select roles to associate them with the domain group. Uncheck roles to disassociate them from the domain group.
                Step 4   In the Network tab, click + to update and add privileges.
                1. Click + to display the organizations.
                2. Select relevant privileges for the role.
                3. Click ✔ to apply the new privileges.
                Step 5   Update the Storage, Server, and Operations privileges for the role, in the same manner.
                Step 6   In Locales, select locales to associate them with the domain group. Uncheck roles to disassociate them from the domain group.
                Step 7   Assign Organizations to the locale.
                1. Click + to display the organizations.
                2. Select the organizations or domain groups.
                3. Click ✔ to apply the new privileges.
                Step 8   Click Save.