Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

Set up local users

The user settings can be changed if needed after initial setup using the Settings > Users panel in the PowerVault Manager.

1. Click Add New User.
2. Enter information for the new user:
   • Username—A username is case sensitive and can have a maximum of 29 bytes. The name cannot already exist in the system, include spaces, or include any of the following: " , < \
   • Password—A password is case sensitive and can have from 8 to 32 printable characters. If the password contains only ASCII characters, it must contain at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, one numeric character, and one non-alphanumeric character. A password can include UTF-8 characters except for the following: a space or " ' , < > \
   • Interfaces—Select one or more of the following interfaces:
     • WBI. Enables access to the PowerVault Manager.
     • CLI. Enables access to the command-line interface.
     • FTP. Enables access to the FTP interface or the SFTP interface, which can be used instead of the PowerVault Manager to install firmware updates and to download logs.
   • Roles—Select one or more of the following roles:
     • Manage. Enables the user to change system settings.
     • Monitor. Enables the user to view but not change system status and settings.
   • Language—Select a display language for the user. The default is English. Installed language sets include Chinese-Simplified, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. The locale determines the character used for the decimal (radix) point. The locale setting is determined by the Language setting, which can be accessed by selecting the pencil icon for any user in the table.
   • Temperature Preference—Select whether to use the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale for display of temperatures. The default is Celsius.
   • Timeout—Select the amount of time that the user session can be idle before the user is automatically signed out (from 2 to 720 minutes). The default is 30 minutes.
3. Click Create New User.
4. Continue to add new users, and click Apply And Continue when complete.