Chapter 1. IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch - QLogic

Creating user accounts
To create a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu and select User
Accounts to open the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 15. A
switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts.
Figure 15. User Account Administration dialog – add account
1. To open the User Account Administration dialogs, open the Switch menu and
select User Accounts.
2. Click the Add Account tab to open the Add Account tab page.
3. Enter an account name in the New Account Login field. Account names are
limited to 15 characters.
4. If the account is to have the ability to modify switch configurations, select the
Admin Authority Enabled option.
5. Enter a password in the New Password field and enter it again in the Verify
Password field. A password must have a minimum of 8 characters and no more
than 20.
6. If this account is to be permanent with no expiration date, select the Permanent
Account option. Otherwise, click the Account Will Expire button and enter the
number days in which the account will expire.
7. Click the Add Account button to add the newly defined account.
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