Managed Mode

Managed Mode is the option of IxServer that enables an administrator to assign ports to users (and/or to groups of users) and to restrict users and groups to be able to view and configure only those ports for which they have been granted ownership. Different users and groups of users can be assigned to use different or overlapping sets of ports, and a user group is only able to `see' the ports assigned to them.

Note: If Secured Mode is active,Managed Mode is not accessible (disabled).

To activate Manage Mode, perform the following steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, select Manage Mode. The Manage Mode dialog box appears as shown in the following figure.
  2. Figure: Manage Mode Dialog

  3. Enter the Administrator name and password credentials.
    Note:
    • If Manage Mode is being used on this chassis for the first time, the Administrator and password credentials entered at this point will be configured and saved for later use of Manage Mode only by the Administrator of the chassis.
    • If Manage Mode has been previously configured on the chassis, enter the Administrator name and credentials in the Administrator, Password and Confirm Password boxes.
  4. Select Manage . The Manage Assignments dialog box appears. This allows you to activate Managed Mode, configure users, groups and change administrator password.
  5. Figure:Manage Assignments Dialog

  6. Select the Enable Managed mode check box to activate the managed mode.

Add or Modify Groups

Figure:Groups List shows a sample list of 4 groups.

Figure:Groups List

To add or change users, do the following:

To add a port to a group, do the following:

Add or Modify Users

Figure:Users List shows a sample list of 5 users.

Figure:Users List

To add or change users, do the following:

Managed Mode Rules

The following rules apply to IxExplorer behavior when IxServer is in Managed Mode: