SANtricity 11 Manuals (CA08872-010)

When you start SANtricity System Manager for the first time, you are prompted to set an administrator password. Any user who has the admin password can make configuration changes to the storage system, such as adding, changing, or removing objects or settings. To set the admin password during initial startup, see Access SANtricity System Manager.

For security reasons, you can attempt to enter a password only five times before the storage system enters a "lockout" state. In this state, the storage system will reject subsequent password attempts. You must wait 10 minutes for the storage system to reset to a "normal" state before you try to enter a password again.

In addition to the admin password, the storage system includes pre-defined user profiles with one or more roles mapped to them. For more information, see Permissions for mapped roles. The user profiles and mappings cannot be changed. Only passwords can be modified. If you want to change the admin password or other user passwords, see Change passwords.

The system prompts you for the password only once during a single management session. However, a session times out after 30 minutes of inactivity, at which time, you must enter the password again. If another user managing the same storage system from another management client changes the password while your session is in progress, you are prompted for a password the next time you attempt a configuration operation or a view operation.

You can adjust the session timeout or you can disable session timeouts altogether. See Manage session timeouts.

If you remove password-protected drives or you want to disable password protection, be aware of the following: