Managing users using the maintenance utility
You can create, modify, and delete users in the storage systems without an SVP or Device Manager-Storage Navigator using the maintenance utility.
You can perform the following user administration tasks using the maintenance utility:
- Create, modify, and delete user accounts
- Back up and restore the user account information
Required roles
The following table lists the required roles for using specific maintenance utility operation windows.
Maintenance utility operation window | Required role name |
Initial Setting Wizard | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Set Up System Information | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Firmware | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
User Administration | Security Administrator (View & Modify) |
External authentication setting | Security Administrator (View & Modify) |
System Monitor | 93-03-2x or later: Not needed 93-03-1x or earlier: Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Alert Notifications | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Set Up Date & Time | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Set Up Network Settings | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Cloud Connection Settings | Security Administrator (View & Modify) |
Licenses | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Audit Log Settings | Audit Log Administrator (View & Modify) |
Turn on/off Locate LEDs | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Power on Storage System | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Power off Storage System | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Edit UPS Mode | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Edit Login Message | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Select Cipher Suite | Security Administrator (View & Modify) |
Update Certificate Files | Security Administrator (View & Modify) |
Force Release System Lock | Storage Administrator (Initial Configuration) |
Reboot GUM | Support Personnel or User Maintenance |
View Volume Status | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Change Password | No role is required. |
Boot System Safe Mode | Support Personnel* |
Alert Display | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Alert Display Related to FRU | Support Personnel or User Maintenance* |
Administration Menu | N/A |
Power Management | N/A |
System Management | N/A |
Resetting GUM | N/A |
* Support Personnel means operations performed by service personnel. User Maintenance means operations performed by the user. |
Setting up user accounts
You can create up to 20 users, including the built-in user.
Procedure
In the Maintenance Utility window, click
.In the User Groups tab, click Create User.
Create a new user account. Specify the User Name, Account Status, Authentication, and User Group. Click Finish.
Item Description User Name Create a user name. You can enter up to 256 one-byte alphanumeric characters and some symbols (! # $ % & ' * + - . / = ? @ ^ _ ` { | } ~).
Account Status The following statuses are available:
Enable: User can use the account.
Disable: User cannot use the account or log in to the storage management software.
Authentication The following methods are available: Local: Does not use authentication server. Uses a dedicated password for storage management software.
External: Uses an authentication server.
Confirm the settings, and then click Apply.
When the completion message appears, click Close.
Disabling user accounts
You can disable user accounts by changing the Account Status to Disable.
Observe the following guidelines:
- Log into an account that is different from the user account that you want to disable (you cannot disable the current login user account).
- To disable the user account specified by the registered storage system in the Storage Device List window, click Stop Service for the registered storage system. After disabling the user account, click Edit to enable the user account.
Procedure
In the Maintenance Utility window, click
.In the User Groups tab, click the user group belonging to the user.
Click the Users tab, and then select the user account to disable.
Click Edit.
For Account Status, click Disable, and then click Finish.
Confirm the settings, and then click Apply.
When a completion message appears, click Close.
Deleting user accounts
Security administrators can remove a user account when the account is no longer in use. Built-in user accounts cannot be deleted. If deleting the current login user account, you can continue the storage management software operation until you log out.
Procedure
In the Maintenance Utility window, click .
In the User Groups tab, select the user group belonging to the user.
Click the Users tab, and then select the user to remove.
Click Remove.
The Confirm window opens.In the Confirm window, confirm the settings, and then click Apply.
At the completion message, click Close.
Backing up user accounts
Procedure
In the Maintenance Utility window, click .
In the User Administration window, click .
Specify a storage destination and a file name in the displayed window and download the file.
When the following message appears, click Close.
Restoring user account information
Procedure
In the Maintenance Utility window, click .
In the User Administration window, click .
In the Restore User Account window, specify the file to be restored, and then click Apply.
When a completion message appears, click Close.