Adding users to the Central Management Server

In HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), user administration involves adding, editing, and removing users. You can configure users in the First Time Wizard or by selecting OptionsSecurityUsers and Authorizations. Additional configuration options such as user groups and reports are available in the graphical user interface (GUI). See HP Systems Insight Manager 5.1 User Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more information.

Creating users

Click New. The New User section appears.
In the Login name [on central management server (CMS)] field, enter the operating system login account name used to sign in to HP SIM. This information 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.
(Optional) Enter the user's full name, phone number, and e-mail address in the appropriate boxes.
In the Copy all authorizations of this user or [template] field, select a template or user that has the authorizations you want to assign to the sign in account that you are creating. The following predefined templates are available:
- Administrator. This template automatically gives the user full configuration rights on the CMS and includes the All Tools toolbox for the CMS and for All Managed Systems.
- Operator. This template gives the user limited configuration rights on the CMS and includes authorizations for the Monitor Tools toolbox on the CMS and the All Tools toolbox on All Managed Systems.
- User. This template gives the user no configuration rights on the CMS and includes authorizations for the Monitor Tools toolbox for the CMS and All Managed Systems.
If you do not want to select an existing user or template, select None.
In the Central management server configuration rights section, select the level of authority to assign to the new user from the following options. This is a required setting. If you selected an existing user or template in the previous step, this information is already entered for you.
- Full configuration rights. Enables total user control of the database. Users can run discovery of systems and data collection; define users and authorizations; set Cluster Monitor 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 database.
Click OK to save and close the New User section, or click Apply to save this user and enter more users.
When you are finished entering users, click Next to go to the next First Time Wizard step.

Editing users

Select a user and click Edit. The Edit User section appears.
Make changes to the user information, and click OK.

Deleting users

Select a user and click Delete. HP SIM prompts you to confirm the deletion.
Click OK.

Adding users to the Central Management Server

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