Adding users
Perform the following steps to add users to the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster. Before you proceed, ensure that you have reviewed the considerations for user management in a NetBackup Flex Scale cluster.
See Considerations for managing NetBackup Flex Scale users.
To add a user to the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster
- Sign in to the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management console UI.
See About the NetBackup Flex Scale infrastructure management UI.
- From the navigation menu on the left, click Settings and then click User management.
The User management pane displays all the users that currently exist in the cluster configuration.
- To add a new user, click Add.
- In the Add new user dialog box, specify the following parameters:
Parameter
Description
User name
Enter the username.
If the user has only Appliance administrator role, the following criteria apply:
The username can contain a maximum of 31 characters.
The username must not start with a number.
The username can include only underscore (_) and dash (-) as special characters.
The username must not be "root", "primary", or "maintenance".
If the user has both Appliance administrator and Universal share user roles or only Universal share user role, the following criteria apply:
The username can contain a minimum of 4 characters.
The username can contain a maximum of 30 characters.
The username can contain only lowercase characters.
The username must not start with a number.
The username can include only underscore (_) and dash (-) as special characters.
The username must not be "root", "primary", or "maintenance".
Password
Enter a password for the user account.
The following criteria apply:
The password should contain a minimum of 8 characters.
The password should include an uppercase, a lowercase, a number and a special character.
The password should include one of the following special characters !#$%&+,-.<=>@[]^_{|}~
No white spaces are allowed.
Dictionary words are invalid and not accepted.
If the STIG option is enabled, NetBackup Flex Scale automatically enforces a higher security password policy. See STIG-compliant password policy rules.
Confirm password
Enter the password again to confirm.
Assign 'Appliance administrator' role
Select this option to assign the NetBackup Flex Scale Appliance Administrator user role to the user account. You must assign a role for the user to be able to sign in to the cluster using the UI.
This user role has the permissions to manage all the infrastructure components in the NetBackup Flex Scale cluster.
Assign 'Universal share user' role
Select this option to assign the Universal share user role to the user account. This user role has the permissions to manage Universal shares/Instant Access in user mode.
Note:
The 'Universal share user' role is applicable to only local users.
Note:
You cannot assign the NetBackup Administrator role from this UI. You must use the NetBackup web UI to manage NetBackup role assignments to user accounts.
- Click Add.
The UI displays a message that confirms that the user addition operation is triggered. You can click View Details to see the progress of the operation.
Alternatively, you can also click the Recent Activity icon from the top right of the UI to see the status of the most recent operations occurring in the cluster.
- Once the operation completes verify that the new user you added appears in the list of users displayed in the User management pane.
