Access to the <product name> - Determines which components in the management server the user can access, where <product name> is the name of your product.

To learn how to edit a role, see the topic, Editing Roles” on page 138.

Viewing the Properties of an Organization

You can quickly determine which elements a user can access by viewing the properties of the user's organization:

1.Access Storage Essentials through one of the menu options, such as Options > Storage Essentials > Email Settings.

2.In the upper-right corner, select Security > Users.

3.In the Organization column, click the name of a organization.

4.To determine which elements are in a child organization, click the link of the child organization.

5.To learn more about an element, click the element's link.

This page displays the following information:

Name - The name of the organization. This name appears in the users table (Security > Users)

Description - A description of the organization

Organization Members - Determines which elements the user can access. See About the Security for the Management Server” on page 125 for more information.

To learn how to edit an organization, see the topic, Editing Organizations” on page 141.

Managing Roles

This section discusses the following topics:

Adding Roles” on page 137

Editing Roles” on page 138

Deleting Roles” on page 139

Adding Roles

The management server ships with several roles. You can add roles to accommodate your organization. For example, you might want to add a role for quality assurance. See the topic, About the Security for the Management Server” on page 125 for more information about roles and organizations.

IMPORTANT: The Role Name and Description fields do not accept special characters, except

spaces and the following characters: $, -, ^, ., and _

To add a role:

1.Access Storage Essentials through one of the menu options, such as Options > Storage Essentials > Email Settings.

2.In the upper-right corner, select Security > Roles.

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