Moonshot CM 2.0 user accounts

Moonshot CM 2.0 enables you to manage user accounts stored locally.

User privileges are set to:
Administartor
All actions and changes can be performed to any system configuration including the persistent system configuration.
Operator
All actions are allowed in line with administrator, but cannot perform any changes to the persistent system configuration.
User
Few actions are allowed, but, cannot perform any changes to the system configuration.

  • Chassis access — Indicates whether a specified user has a chassis access.

  • Blade access — If a custom access level is set for the specified user, this indicates which blades the user can access.

  • Switches access — If a custom access level is set for the specified user, this indicates which switches the user can access.

Adding local user accounts

Prerequisites

Role: Administrator with chassis access

Procedure
  1. Click Administration in the navigation tree.

    The User Administration tab is displayed.

  2. Click Add User.
  3. Enter or select the following details:

    • User Name

      The maximum length for the user name is 31 characters.

    • Role

    • Chassis Access

    • Blades

    • Switches

  4. To save the new user, click Add User.

Editing local user accounts

Prerequisites

Role: Administrator with Chassis access

Procedure
  1. Click Administration in the navigation tree.

    The User Administration tab is displayed.

  2. Select a user, and then click the edit icon .
  3. Update the following details:

    • User Name

      The maximum length for the user name is 31 characters.

    • Role

  4. To change the password, click Change Password, and then complete the Password and Confirm Password fields.
  5. Select one of the available Chassis & Slot Access. Determines what hardware subsection can be accessed. The predefined selections are:

    • All — user can access all blades, all switches, and make changes to chassis settings

    • Custom — the check boxes below allow selection of which blades, which switches and if the user can make changes to chassis settings.

    • None — user has no access to change anything, but can still read chassis settings. Blades and switches have no read or write access.

  6. To save the changes to the user account, click Save.

Deleting local user accounts

Prerequisites

Role: Administrator with chassis access

Procedure
  1. Click Administration in the navigation tree.

    The User Administration tab is displayed.

  2. Select the checkbox next to one or more user accounts that you want to delete.
  3. Click Remove.
  4. When prompted, click Remove.
    The system displays a note that the account was deleted.

Moonshot CM 2.0 user account options

  • User Name appears in the user list on the User Administration page. The maximum length for a user name is 31 characters. The User Name must use printable characters. Assigning descriptive user names can help you to identify the owner of each login name.

  • Role identifies the privilege level of the user name, user or admin.

  • Chassis Access idetifies whether the user has access to chassis.

  • Blades provides information related to which blade(s) the user has access.

  • Swithces provides information related to which switch or swithces the user has access.

Password guidelines

Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you follow these password guidelines when you create and update user accounts.

  • When working with passwords:

    • Do not write down or record passwords.

    • Do not share passwords with others.

    • Do not use passwords that are made up of words found in a dictionary.

    • Do not use passwords that contain obvious words, such as the company name, product name, user name, or login name.

    • Change passwords regularly.

    • Keep the Moonshot CM 2.0 default credentials in a safe place.

  • Use strong passwords with at least three of the following characteristics:

    • One numeric character

    • One special character

    • One lowercase character

    • One uppercase character