Changing an SMU user profile

Procedure

1. Navigate to Home SMU Administration SMU Users to open the SMU Users page.

2. Click details to display the SMU User Details page for the user whose profile you want to modify.

   

   Item/Field	Description
   Name	Administrator’s user name. Cannot be changed.
   User Type	Describes if the user is authenticated by the SMU itself (local users), or if the user is authenticated by a RADIUS server.
   Password and Confirm Password	For users authenticated by the SMU only (local users). These fields do not apply for users authenticated by a RADIUS server. The password for the user. Characters are hidden, and the exact same password must be entered in both fields. The password cannot exceed 256 characters.
   User Level	Displays the user level or type of administrative role. Global Administrators can manage everything in the system: file systems, file services, or file system related features and functions, storage devices and their components. Also, the Global Administrator creates and manages SMU user profiles (Server Administrators, Storage Administrators, Server+Storage Administrators, and other Global Administrators). Global Administrators also control what servers and storage devices each administrator can access. Storage Administrators manage storage devices, as specified in the administrator profile created by the Global Administrator. Storage Administrators can manage only storage devices and their components (racks, physical disks, SDs, and storage pools). Storage Administrators cannot manage file systems, file services, or file system related features and functions, and they cannot manage users. Server Administrators manage servers and clusters, as specified in the administrator profile created by the Global Administrator. Server Administrators cannot manage storage devices. Server Administrators can manage file systems and file services such as CIFS Shares, NFS Exports, and they can manage file system related features and functions such as snapshots, quotas, and migration policies and schedules. Server+Storage Administrators manage servers, clusters, and storage devices, as specified in the administrator profile created by the Global Administrator. Server+Storage administrators can manage everything Server Administrators and Storage Administrators can manage: file systems, file services, or file system related features and functions, and they can also manage storage devices and their components. If the User Type is Local, you can modify the password. If the User Type is RADIUS, you cannot modify the password, because the password is managed on RADIUS servers. RADIUS users cannot be defined as read-only. If the User Level is Global, you can select or clear the Allow CLI Access check box. If the User Level is Storage, Server, or Server+Storage, you can add or remove servers from the user's scope of management. Global users implicitly have access to manage all servers and storage. Non-global users cannot be given CLI access. You cannot change the User Type or User Level of a user. If such a change is needed, delete the old user and create a new user.
   Read-Only Access	Indicates if a user is defined as read-only, or not. When displaying the details of an existing user, the read-only attribute is shown but cannot be modified. To change the read-only attribute, it is necessary to delete the user and then re-add them.
   SMU CLI Access	For global administrators only, when the check box is selected, the administrator can access the SMU using the CLI as well as NAS Manager.
   Available HNAS Servers	Not available for global administrators, because global administrators are allowed to manage all storage and all servers. For server administrators, storage administrators, and server+storage administrators, lists the HNAS servers managed by the SMU to which the administrator has not yet been give management privileges. The "All Servers" entry is used to allow privileges to all servers managed by the SMU.
   Selected HNAS Servers	Not available for global administrators, because global administrators are allowed to manage all storage and all servers. For server administrators, lists the HNAS servers that the administrator can manage. Note that a Server administrator cannot manage the storage attached to these servers. For storage administrators, lists HNAS servers that have attached storage that the administrator can manage. Note that a storage administrator cannot manage these servers, only the storage attached to these servers. For server+storage administrators, lists HNAS servers that the administrator can manage. The server+storage administrator can also manage the storage attached to these servers.
   OK	Saves the currently defined user profile and returns to the SMU Users page.
   Cancel	Returns to the SMU Users page without saving the profile.

3. Edit the SMU user password.

   NoteFor users authenticated by the SMU only (local users), not available for users authenticated by a RADIUS server.
   To edit the user’s password, type the new password in the Password and Confirm Password fields.

4. For global administrators only, allow or disallow SMU CLI access.

   When the check box is selected, the administrator can access the SMU by using the CLI as well as NAS Manager.

5. Specify server and/or storage management rights.

   • To grant management privileges for a server or the storage attached to a server, move the server from the Available Servers list to the Selected Servers list.
   • To revoke management privileges for a server or the storage attached to a server, move the server from the Selected Servers list to the Available Servers list.
   • To move the server between the Available Servers and the Selected Servers lists, select the server, and use the arrow buttons between the lists.

6. Click OK to save the profile and return to the SMU Users page.

Parent Topic

• Storage System User Administration Guide

  This guide explains user management, including the different types of system administrators, their roles, and how to create and manage users.