IBM TS7650G PROTECTIER DEDUPLICATION GATEWAY, User Manual

Page: 53 / 248

Chapter 5. Getting started with ProtecTIER Manager
Topics in this chapter provide an overview of common ProtecTIER Manager tasks.
After the ProtecTIER Manager software has been installed, familiarize yourself
with various common tasks that apply throughout the ProtecTIER Manager
application.
Running the ProtecTIER Manager
This task describes how to run the ProtecTIER Manager software on the
ProtecTIER Manager workstation.
About this task
The ProtecTIER Manager GUI can be run from either a Windows based, or a Linux
based ProtecTIER Manager workstation.
Procedure
1. Run the ProtecTIER Manager application:
v On a Windows-based ProtecTIER Manager workstation, run the ProtecTIER
Manager application:
Click Start > All Programs > IBM > ProtecTIER Manager > IBM
ProtecTIER Manager
.
v
On a Linux-based ProtecTIER Manager workstation:
a. Navigate to the directory where you installed ProtecTIER Manager. The
default installation directory is:
/opt/IBM/PTManager .
b. Double-click the ProtecTIER Manager icon.
The ProtecTIER Manager window is displayed.
2. Go on to Chapter 6, “Managing nodes,” on page 37.
Managing users
The topics in this section describe how to manage users of the ProtecTIER Manager
system.
ProtecTIER Manager enables you to create user accounts with different permission
levels for accessing and configuring your ProtecTIER system.
Notes:
v User accounts (including the default user account) defined in the GUI are
different than user accounts used on the ProtecTIER server.
v Do not use the GUI to manage user accounts on the ProtecTIER server.
v The end-user can change passwords according to the required security policy
without affecting ProtecTIER functions.
v The GUI does not handle password policies or rotation rules.
Adding user accounts
This topic describes how to add a user account to ProtecTIER Manager.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2012, 2016
33