Account Authentication

NOTE: This topic describes a feature that requires a qualified users and a properly enabled license. Contact Hitachi Data Systems customer support if you have any questions regarding its use.

 

This help page provides information to guide you through the tasks required to configure Account Authentication and contains the following topics:

Overview      (back to top)

Account Authentication allows you to manage user account. In the Account Authentication window, you can configure users who may access an array and control to access to the resources of that array.

To show an account:

  1. In the Arrays window, select an array to manage.

  2. In the navigation tree, click Security. The Security window is displayed.

  3. Click Account Authentication.

Account Information Tab

Click Account Authentication and a list of accounts are displayed as described in the following table.

 

Item

Description

User ID

String used to identify the account.

Account Type

There are two types:

  • USER BLT -- Account type that functions as the main user account.

  • General -- Basic account that the main user can create.

Account Enable/Disable

This is the current status of account. Two states are possible: Enable or Disable.

Session Count

This is a number of currently active sessions.

 

Viewing Account Details

In the Account Authentication window, click the Account Information tab and then click User ID to show the account detailsdetail of account. The detail window of a account is displayed.

Adding an Account

To add an account for the selected array:

  1. Click Account Authentication in the navigation tree of selected array.

  2. Click Add Account in the Account Authentication window.

  3. Type the information to add in the Add Account window.

  4. Click OK and a confirmation window is displayed.

  5. Click Close to return to the Account Authentication window.

Editing an Account

To edit an account for the selected array:

  1. Click Account Authentication in the navigation tree of selected array.

  2. Check the account box to edit and click Edit Account in the Account Authentication window.

  3. Type the information to edit in the Edit Account window.

  4. Click OK and a confirmation window is displayed.

  5. Read displayed message and click Confirm. The result window is displayed.  

  6. Click Close to return to the Account Authentication window.

Deleting an Account

To delete an account to the selected array:

  1. Click Account Authentication in the navigation tree of selected array.

  2. Check the account box to edit and click Delete Account in the Account Authentication window.

  3. Click OK and a confirmation window is displayed.

  4. Read message and click Confirm to delete. The result window is displayed.

  5. Click Close to return to the Account Authentication window.

Forced Logouts

Perform the following procedures if you need to force a logout of a user's session.

To force a logout of an account from a selected array:

  1. Click Account Authentication in the navigation tree of selected array.

  2. Check the account box of the user you want to force the logout on and click Forced Logout in the  Account Authentication window.

  3. Click OK and a confirmation window is displayed.  

  4. Read message and click Confirm to force the logout. The result window is displayed.

  5. Click Close to return to the Account Authentication window.

Option Tab

Click the Option tab to display a list of options described in the following table.

 

Item

Description

Item

This is a name of item.

Value

This is the value to set.

 

Changing the Session Timeout Value

To change the session timeout value for an account from the selected array:

  1. Click Account Authentication in the navigation tree of selected array.

  2. Click Option tab in the Account Authentication window.

  3. Click Change session timeout time in Option properties.

  4. Select either the enable or disable button.  If you want to enable session timeout value, select one frrom the drop-down list.

  5. Click OK and a confirmation window is displayed.  

  6. Read message and click Confirm. The result window is displayed.

  7. Click Close to return to the Account Authentication window.

Changing a Password

To change a password of an account to the selected array:

  1. Click Account Authentication in the navigation tree of selected array.

  2. Check the box of account password you want to change and click Change Password.

  3. Type the new password in the field.

  4. Click OK and a confirmation window is displayed.  

  5. Read message and click Confirm. The result window is displayed.

  6. Click Close to return to the Account Authentication window.