HP Systems Insight Manager User Manual
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1.
Select Options
→Security→Users and Authorizations→Users, and click New. The New User
section appears.
2.
In the Login name (on central management server) field, enter the operating system login account
name to be used to sign in to HP SIM. This field is required.
Note: The user cannot sign in to HP SIM if the account is not a valid login. The account is not validated
until the user tries to sign in to HP SIM.
3.
In the Domain (Windows domain for login name) field, enter the Windows domain name for the
login name if the CMS is running a Windows operating system. If left blank, the system name of the
CMS is used as the domain.
4.
(Optional) In the Full name field, enter the user's full name.
5.
(Optional) In the Phone field, enter the user's phone number.
6.
(Optional) In the E-mail address field, enter the user's e-mail address.
7.
In the Copy all authorizations of this user or [template] field, select a template or login that already
has the predefined
that you want to assign to the login account you are creating. See
for more information on default user templates.
8.
In the Central management server configuration rights section, select the level of authority to assign
to the new user from the following options:
•
Full configuration rights. Enables total user control of the
. Users can run
of
systems and
; define users and authorizations; set
configuration;
configure licensing and protocol settings; and create, modify, delete, and run reports, snapshot
comparisons, tools, custom tools, events, automation tasks, and so on.
•
Limited configuration rights. Enables the user to create, edit, and delete reports (including predefined
reports).
•
No configuration rights. Enables the user to view and run predefined reports on systems they have
been authorized to view only. A user without configuration rights cannot execute any actions to
affect the system
.
9.
Under the Login IP Address Restrictions section, in the Inclusion ranges field, enter the IP addresses
of the systems that you want this user to be able to use as a client browsing into this CMS. If you list
multiple IP addresses, separate them with a semicolon (;). Each range is a single IP address or two IP
addresses separated by a dash (-). The IP addresses must be entered in the standard dotted decimal
notation, for example, 15.1.54.133. Any spaces surrounding the semicolons or dashes are ignored.
Spaces are not allowed within a single IP address in the dotted decimal notation. Enter 0.0.0.0 to
prevent a user from logging in through a remote system.
Important: If browsing from the CMS, ensure all IP addresses of the CMS are properly included. If
browsing to localhost, ensure the loopback address 127.0.0.1 is also included.
10. (Optional) In the Exclusion ranges field, enter the IP address of the systems that should be excluded
from this user as clients browsing into this CMS. Use the same format in the previous step for Inclusion
ranges
.
Note: Be sure to verify that your inclusion and exclusion ranges do not overlap.
Note: Steps 11 though 15 are only for a CMS running Windows.
11. Under the Pager Information section, in the Phone field, enter the pager phone number of the user
associated with this user account if you are using a Windows operating system. If the Phone field is
left blank, the paging information is not saved.
12. In the PIN number field, enter the PIN number associated with the pager phone number.
13. In the Message length field, select how many characters can be accepted in the paging message from
the dropdown list.
14. In the Baud rate field, select the appropriate baud rate for the pager from the dropdown list.
15. In the Data format field, select the appropriate data format for the pager from the dropdown list.
16. Click OK to save and close the New User section. The new user account is created. Click Apply to
save and keep the New User section open, or click Cancel to cancel the creation of this user.
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