HP manual Managing security and passwords, Server-based HP P6000 Command View security groups

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This chapter explains how to use HP P6000 Command View to manage your storage environment.

NOTE: See the HP P6000 Command View online help for detailed procedures related to managing your storage environment. When you install HP P6000 Command View, the initial folders are Virtual Disks, Hosts, Disk Groups, Data Replication, and Hardware. You can create subfolders to further organize and manage your hosts and virtual disks.

Server-based HP P6000 Command View security groups

Installation of HP P6000 Command View on a management server automatically creates the following Windows security groups on the server:

•HP Storage Admins group—Members have view and manage capabilities.

•HP Storage Users group—Members have view capability only.

You can set a local or domain user to have the permissions of either of these groups.

To use HP P6000 Command View or SMI-S EVA, a user with Windows administrator privileges for the management server must create user accounts and assign them to the appropriate security group.

Array-based HP P6000 Command View security groups

Array-based HP P6000 Command View in each HP EVA management module has one administrator and one user account. Login credentials are set in the array's management module and can be configured using the HP P6000 Control Panel. For more information, see the HP P6000 Control Panel User Guide.

Password protection for storage systems

Individual HP EVA storage systems can be password protected. When a storage system is not password protected, all instances of server-based HP P6000 Command View in the SAN fabric can manage the storage system. When a storage system is password protected, only instances of server-based HP P6000 Command View that have been enabled for access can manage the storage system.

IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you use passwords to protect your HP storage systems. Password protection is optional but strongly recommended, especially for SAN fabrics that include multiple instances of server-based HP P6000 Command View.

•For most HP EVA models, password protection is set using the Operator Control Panel (OCP) on the storage system controllers. See the HP Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide.

•For HP EVA4400, P6300 EVA, and P6500 EVA models, password protection is set using the HP P6000 Control Panel. See the HP P6000 Control Panel User Guide or the HP P6000 Control Panel online help.

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