Hitachi Command Suite 8 User Guide

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About registering and removing file servers  on page 75
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Setting up users and access controlThis module describes how to control access to managed resources.□
Setting up users and access control
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About user accounts and controlling access to resources
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Creating and managing user accounts
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Controlling access to resources
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Setting up users and access controlAfter users are registered, you can limit the scope of allowed operations for
each user by configuring access control settings for users and storage
resources.
To set access control you will need to create resource groups and user
groups, then assign the resource groups and roles to the user groups.
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About user accounts and controlling access to resources  on page 84
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About access control  on page 94
About user accounts and controlling access to...

Log in with the System account to access user management functionality onthe Administration tab to create local HCS user accounts. While creating useraccounts, you can list available applications (as installed on the management
server) and set user permissions for those applications. You must add users
to at least one, or more, resource groups to determine the storage they can access. Together, application permissions and resource group/user group
membership determine the scope of what each user can do...

Permissions include View, Execute, Modify, and Admin. These permissions
control what the user can do on the related tabs, and possibly elsewhere.
Users can assist in user management tasks by selecting the admin
permission for the User Management application. The user will be able to
assist in:
• Specifying user settings • Creating user groups for Device Manager and Tiered Storage Manager
• Assigning resources and roles to user groups
• Reporting user, and user group information in CSV format • Specifying...

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Creating a user account  on page 87
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User ID and password policies  on page 87
Creating and managing user accounts Create user accounts and assign permissions.
Creating a user account All users not allowed to log in with the System account require a user account
for access to HCS.
A user account consists of general user profile information (User ID,
Password, Full Name, E-mail, and Description).
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, click Users and Permissions ....

Table 4-1  HCS, SVP, and CCI login account requirementsComponentItemLengthRequirementsHCSUser ID1-256A-Z, a-z, 0-9
! # $ % & ' ( ) * + - . = @ \ ^ _ |Password1-256Same as aboveSVPUser ID1-128Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters
! # $ % & ' - . @ ^ _Password6-127Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters
! # $ % & ' ( ) * + - . = @ \ ^ _ |CCIUser ID1-63Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters
- . @ _Password6-63Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters
- . @ _Note:  When using a Windows computer for CCI, you...

This will launch a user management window.
2. Click  Users , select the target user by clicking the  User-ID link, and click
Edit Profile .
3. Edit the profile information for the user, and then click  OK.
The user profile is displayed.
4. Confirm the updated user profile information.
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Changing permissions for a user account  on page 90
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Editing your own user profile  on page 89
Editing your own user profile As your user attributes change, you will need to update your user profile....

Changing your own passwordAs your password expires or is compromised, it will need to be changed.
Procedure 1. On the  Administration  tab, click User Profile .
Your information is displayed.
2. Click  Change Password .
3. Type the new password and verify it.
4. Click  OK.
5. Log in with your new password.
Result
Your password is changed.
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About user accounts and controlling access to resources  on page 84
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Changing the password for a user account  on page 89
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