Setting Up User Accounts

When you select the Users category for the first time, the AMP will retrieve and display a list of usernames and current access levels from the Remote Console Switch. You can add, modify or delete users in this listing. You can assign three access levels: User, Administrator, and Remote Console Switch Administrator. The User access level allows you to assign individual server access rights to a user.

Users can become locked out by the Security Lock-out feature if they try to enter an invalid password five consecutive times. You can configure Security Lock-out settings as well as unlock any user through the Users category.

Table 4‑1. User Access Level Rights

Operations	Remote Console Switch Administrator	Administrator	User
Preemption	All	Equal and lesser	No
Configure network & global settings (security mode, time-out, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP))	Yes	No	No
Reboot	Yes	No	No
FLASH upgrade	Yes	No	No
Administer User Accounts	Yes	Yes	No
Monitor server status	Yes	Yes	No
Target Device Access	Yes	Yes	Assigned by Admin

NOTE:

Preemptions listed in Table 4-1 only apply to Remote Clients. They do not apply to users accessing the server locally.

Figure 4‑3. Users Dialog Box

To add or modify a user:

1	Click the Users category in the left column of the AMP.

2	Click the Add button on the right side of the window to add a new user. The Add User dialog box appears. -or- Select a user and click the Modify button to modify a current user. The Modify User dialog box appears.

Figure 4‑4. Add User Dialog Box

3	Type the username and password you wish to assign to the user and then verify the password by typing it in the Verify Password field.

4	Select the appropriate access level you wish for this user from the drop-down list. If you select the User option, the Access Rights button becomes active.

a	Click the Access Rights button to select individual servers for that user. The User Access Rights dialog box appears.

Figure 4‑5. User Access Rights Dialog Box

b	Select a server in the left column for which this user should have access rights. Click Add.

c	Select a server in the right column from which you wish to remove the user’s access rights. Click the Remove button.

d	Repeat steps a and b until the right column represents the appropriate server access for this user, and then click OK.

5	Click OK to save the settings and return to the main AMP window.

To change the user password:

1	Select the Users category in the left column in the AMP.

2	Select one user from the list and click the Modify button. The Modify User dialog appears.

3	Type the password for that user in the Password box and then repeat the password in the Verify Password box. The password must be between 5 and 16 characters long and contain both alpha and numeric characters of both upper and lower case.

4	Click OK to return to the AMP.

5	Click Apply or OK to send the updated password to the appliance.

To delete a user:

1	Click the Users category in the left column of the AMP and then select the user(s) you wish to delete.

2	Click the Delete button on the right side of the AMP Users window. A confirmation window appears.

3	Click Yes to confirm the deletion. -or- Click No to exit the window without deleting the user.