Create a new user account to sign into HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). The account must be valid on the operating system (includes Active Directory on Windows) on the central management server (CMS), and will be authenticated by the CMS. You must know the operating system user account name of the user you are adding, but you do not need to know the password.
To create a new user:
Select Options Security Users and Authorizations Users, and click
[New]. The New User section appears. In the Login name (on central management server) field, enter the operating system login account name to be used to sign into HP SIM. This field is required.
Note: The user cannot sign into HP SIM if the account is not a valid login. The account is not validated until the user tries to sign into HP SIM. 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. In the Full name field, enter the user's full name. In the Phone number field, enter the user's phone number. In the E-mail address field, enter the user's e-mail address. In the Copy all authorizations of this user or [template] field, select a template or login that already has the predefined authorizations that you want to assign to the login account you are creating. Refer to Users and User Groups - Default User Templates for more information on default user templates.
In the Central management server configuration rights section, select the level of authority to assign to the new user from the following options:
full, allowed to modify all central management server settings. Allows the user total 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 commands, events, automation tasks, and so on.
limited, allowed to create/modify/delete all reports and their own tools. Allows the user to create new reports, edit any reports, and delete any reports (including the predefined reports).
none, no configuration of central management server allowed. Allows the user to view and run predefined reports on the CMS and all managed systems. However, the user has no configuration rights on the CMS or on the managed systems.
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 form, 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 dotted form. Enter 0.0.0.0 to prevent a user from logging in through a remote system.
Important: If browsing from the central management server, 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. 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. Under the Pager Information section, in the Phone number 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 number field is left blank, the paging information is not saved. In the PIN number field, enter the PIN number associated with the pager phone number. In the Message length field, select how many characters can be accepted in the paging message from the dropdown list. In the Baud rate field, select the appropriate baud rate for the pager from the dropdown list. In the Data format field, select the appropriate data format for the pager from the dropdown list. Click [OK] to save and close the New User section. You can click [Apply] to save and keep the New User section open, or click [Cancel ] to cancel the creation of this user. The new user account is created.
Command Line InterfaceUsers with full-configuration-rights can use the mxuser command to create users from the command line interface (CLI)
Users with limited-configuration-rights can use the mxexec command to launch command tools on one or more systems from the CLI. For assistance with this command, refer to the associated manpage. Refer to Getting Started - Using Command Line Interface Commands for information on accessing the manpage.
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