HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Advanced Web Tools Administrator Guide (AA-RVHYB-TE, September 2005)

22 Introducing Advanced Web Tools
Role-based access control
You can log in at the admin, switchAdmin, or user level. Each role gives you a different access level:
When upfront login is enabled and the security banner is set on a switch, users are required to log in at
user level or higher to launch individual modules.
When upfront login is disabled and the security banner is set on a switch, users are required to log in at
admin level to launch individual modules.
Logging in
1. Click OK in the security banner window, if one appears.
The login window opens.
2. Enter the user name of an account with the admin, switchAdmin, or user role.
3. Enter the password.
4. Click OK.
Logging out
If upfront login is enabled, you can end your Advanced Web Tools session either by logging out or by
closing the Switch Explorer browser window. All windows belonging to the session are invalidated (after
a short delay they become grayed out and unusable, but you must close them manually).
If upfront login is not enabled, each module that you have logged in to is a separate session. You need to
close each module to end each session. Closing the Switch Explorer does not invalidate these other
sessions.
Ending an Advanced Web Tools session with upfront login enabled
Click Logout in the Switch Explorer or click the X in the upper right corner of the Switch Explorer browser
window to close it.
Session management
A Web Tools session is defined as the connection between the Advanced Web Tools client and its
managed switch.
A session is established when you log in to a switch through Advanced Web Tools. The scope of the
session depends on whether upfront login is enabled:
• If upfront login is enabled, a single session is shared by the Switch Explorer and all child windows
launched from it. Closing or navigating away from the Switch Explorer ends the session and
invalidates all related child windows. Closing the child windows, however, does not end the session.
• If upfront login is not enabled, a session encompasses only the child window to which you are logged
in (such as the Switch Admin, Zone Admin, and other protected modules). You can open multiple
sessions from the same Switch Explorer window. Closing or navigating away from the Switch Explorer
does not close the session or affect the child windows.
admin You have full access to all of the Advanced Web Tools functionality.
switchAdmin You can do everything the admin role can do, except for the following:
• You cannot modify zoning configurations.
• You cannot create new accounts.
You cannot view or change account information for any accounts. You can view only your
own account and change your account password.
user You can view switch information but cannot access any of the switch administration modules.