HP VMA-series Memory Arrays - Manual (Page 77)

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Understanding User Roles and Privileges
A user’s assigned role determines the level of privileges they have in accessing and administering
the HP VMA SAN Gateway cluster. Some of parameters are only visible or configurable by users
with certain roles (privileges). The available roles and their privileges are as follows:
Adding a User and Specifying a Role
An Admin user can add new users and define their account privileges.
To add a new user account and define the access privileges, do the following:
1. Select Administration > Notification > Users.
2. At the bottom of the page, click Add New User. The Add New User dialog appears.
3. Specify the following account information:
• User Name: Enter a user name for login credentials.
• Role: Select a role from the drop-down list, admin or monitor. For more information, see
Understanding User Roles and Privileges on page 77.
4. Click OK to add the new account, Cancel to abort the action, or Reset to clear the fields and
start over.
Changing an Account Password
An Admin user can set or reset the passwords and define access privileges for other user accounts.
To add a new user account and define the access privileges, do the following:
1. Select Administration > Notification > Users.
2. Next to the user name, click Change Password. The Change Password dialog appears.
3. Specify the following information:
User Role Privileges
admin A user who can perform all administration and
configuration tasks.
monitor A user who can only access pages that show status
information for monitoring purposes.
Table 2.6 User Roles and Privileges