Configure groups
You must have administrator privileges to add, modify, or delete a group.
Add a group
To add a group, do the following:
- In the Groups box, select Add Group to create a new group. The Group dialog box appears, where you enter the group's name, and then select OK .
Modify a group
To modify a group name, do the following:
- Select the name of the group and select Modify Group. The Group Assignment dialog box appears. You can assign ports to the users in the group in this dialog box. You must define the users as <machine_name>\<user_name>. For example, appserver1\admin01.
- Select the ports in the Port List and select >> to include them in the group and select << to exclude them from the group.
- Select the users in the User List and >> to include them in the group and select << to exclude them from the group.
- Select OK to close the dialog box and confirm the changes. The Manage Assignments dialog box again appears.
- Select OK in the Manage Assignments dialog box to save the changes.
The configuration is saved on the server in a file named IxServer.ixmd , which automatically loads when IxServer starts. Any subsequent changes to the Managed Mode configuration overwrites the IxServer.ixmd file. If you erase this files, the Managed Mode configuration data is lost.
Delete a group
To delete a group, do the following:
- Select the name of the group and select Delete Group.
The following image shows a sample list of four groups: