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Logging In, Logging Out, and Security

The log in and log out functions provide security within the program. Administrative functions require access logins and passwords to prevent the possibility of one administrator reallocating or removing storage resources belonging to other clients and hosts without authorization.

After installing SANscape, you should have assigned separate passwords for the following three levels of security:

  • ssmon represents the monitoring level of the software; it displays alerts from the controller.
  • ssadmin represents the administration level; it provides access to Rebuild, Parity Check and Schedule parity Check functions as well as monitoring.
  • ssconfig represents the configuration level; it provides access to the configuration commands and all aspects of the program.
  1. To log in, choose File > Login and type the assigned password for the specified level of security.

    If the ssmon password was specified when the server was added, you do not have to log in to monitor the server. If the ssmon password was not specified when the server was added, whenever the console starts up, you need to log in as ssmon to monitor the server.

    Maintain continuous access only as the monitoring user. When you select a command that requires the administration or configuration level, a login dialog box is displayed and you log into that level with the appropriate password. After completing your activity, log out.

  2. To log out, choose File > Logout.

    When you log out from the administration or configuration level, you are given the option of logging out to the monitoring mode or logging out of the server entirely.

When adding a server, you can set up SANscape so that monitoring does not require users to enter the ssmon password. For information on creating users and passwords, refer to the appropriate platform:

Solaris

Linux

HP-UX

IBM AIX

Windows

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