Managing Domain User Accounts

You can grant Active Directory (AD) domain user accounts access to the ztC Edge Console. Domain user accounts are managed on a central AD domain server, as opposed to the local ztC Edge system.

After granting access to domain accounts, you can use the Grant Access wizard (on the Users & Groups page) to view, manage, and sort the AD accounts that have access to the system.

Prerequisites: You must add the ztC Edge system to an Active Directory domain before you can manage domain accounts. (See Configuring Active Directory.) If Active Directory is not configured, or if the user who is logged onto the interface does not have administrator privileges, the Grant Access button is grayed out on the Users & Groups page.

For the procedures below, open the ztC Edge - Grant Access Wizard:

  1. In the left-hand navigation panel, click Preferences to open the Preferences page.
  2. Under Administrative Tools, select Users & Groups.
  3. Click Grant Access.
  1. In the ztC Edge - Grant Access Wizard, specify the search range in the Search for menu.
  2. Type the name or group for which to search. Partial names and text are allowed.
  3. Click Search.
  4. Click the green plus sign (+) next to the users or groups you want to add as ztC Edge Console Global Users or Groups of the system.
  5. Use the drop-down menus in the Role column to assign a role to the user or group to which you have just granted access. You can assign the following roles:
    • Administrator —Enables performance of the full range of system administration activities.
    • Platform Admin—Enables Administrator privileges, except for managing user accounts.
    • VM Manager—Enables ability to manage VMs (see Managing Virtual Machines for detailed information)
    • Read Only—Enables read access but no management functions.
  6. Click Finish. The new domain users are displayed in the Grant Access wizard.
  1. In the ztC Edge - Grant Access Wizard, click the check box next to users or groups you want to remove.
  2. Click Deny Access, then click Finish.

Related Topic

Configuring Active Directory