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Dell PowerFlex Rack with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

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PowerFlex user-defined accounts

You can add extra user accounts to the PowerFlex MDM. You must assign a user role.
User role Query Configuration parameters Configuration user credentials
Monitor Yes No No
Configurator Yes Yes No
Backend Configurator Yes Yes (backend operations only) No
Frontend Configurator Yes Yes (frontend operations only) No
Administrator Yes Yes Can configure configurator and monitor users
Security Role No No Can define administrator users and control LDAP
Super User
NOTE:Only one Super User is allowed per system and it must be a local user.
Yes Yes Yes

Adding a user

To add a user:
  1. Use SSH to log in as root user.
  2. Type the following command: # scli --login --username admin
  3. Type the following command: scli --add_user --username <NAME> --user_role <Monitor|Configure|Administrator>

You can use the PowerFlex FOSGWTool to add users to the gateway, type: FOSGWTool.sh --set_mdm_credentials --mdm_user <USER> --mdm_password <PASSWORD> [--create_default_lockbox].

The following table provides the description and parameters for using the PowerFlex FOSGWTool:
Description Parameters
Saves MDM user credentials in a LockBox. By default, the tool creates a LockBox unless explicitly noted.

--mdm_user—Sets the MDM user.

--mdm_password—Sets the MDM password.

--create_default_lockbox—Creates lockbox with a random passphrase unless it exists.

Modifying a user

To modify a user:
  1. Use SSH to log in as root user.
  2. Type the following command: # scli --login --username admin
  3. Type the following command: scli --modify_user --username <NAME> --user_role <Monitor|Configure|Administrator> .

Deleting a user

To delete a user:
  1. Use SSH to log in as root user.
  2. Type the following command: # scli --login --username admin
  3. Type the following command: scli --delete_user --username <NAME>

Displaying users and roles

To display users and roles:
  1. Use SSH to log in as root user.
  2. Type the following command: # scli --login --username admin
  3. Type the following command: scli --query_users
  4. Type the following command: scli --query_user --user_id <ID> | --username <NAME>

Generating a hashed password

To generate a hashed password for an MDM user on the PowerFlex Gateway, type the following command:

im generate_mdm_password --mdm_password <PASSWORD> --config_file /opt/emc/scaleio/gateway/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/gatewayUser.properties file.

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