Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Add a Directory User to a Dell Storage Manager User Group

Add a directory user to a Dell Storage Manager user group to allow the directory user to access Dell Storage Manager. Access can be granted to users that belong to the domain to which the Data Collector is joined, domains in the same forest, and domains that belong to forests for which one-way or two-way trusts are configured.

1. Connect to the Data Collector.
   1. Open a web browser.
   2. Type the address of the Data Collector in the web browser using the following format:
      https://data_collector_host_name_or_IP_address:3033/
   3. Press Enter.
      The Unisphere Central login page is displayed.
   4. Type the user name and password of a Data Collector user with Administrator privileges in the User Name and Password field.
   5. Click Log In.
2. If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
   The Unisphere CentralHome page is displayed.
3. Click Data Collector.
   The Data Collector view is displayed.
4. Click the Users & System tab and then select the Users & User Groups subtab.
5. Select the Dell Storage Manager user group to which you want to add a directory user.
6. Click Add Directory Users.
   The Add Directory Users dialog box opens.
7. In the Directory Users field, type the name of each directory user that you want to add.
   • For OpenLDAP, the user name format is supported (example: user).
   • For Active Directory, the following user name formats are supported:
     • User name (example: user)
     • User Principal Name (example: user@domain)
     NOTE:To add users that belong to a domain other than the domain for which the Data Collector is configured, use the User Principal Name format.
8. Click Check Names to verify that the specified users exist in the directory service. A message appears.
   NOTE:Checking names is not supported on domains for which a one-way trust is configured.
9. Click OK to close the message.
10. If any of the specified directory user names could not be verified, correct the names and then click Check Names again.
11. When you are finished, click OK. The Add Directory Users dialog box closes, and the directory users that are associated with the selected Dell Storage Manager user group appear on the User Groups subtab.