Manage Users
Manage Users
Selecting Menu Bar → → Manage Users displays the Manage Users dashboard. The Manage Users tab highlights.
There are features and functions used in Arista NetVisor UNUM and Insight Analytics that are common throughout the user interface (UI). Please refer to the Common Functions section for more information on the use of these functions and features.
The NetVisor UNUM Configuration Manage Users module provides a convenient method of managing local NetVisor UNUM Platform administrator and user accounts.
Details about all local accounts having access to NetVisor UNUM are listed and additional accounts are added using this interface.
NetVisor UNUM Platform Configuration Manage Users Accounts
User Name and Password Requirements
User names and passwords have the following security requirements.
•User Names – Required
▪Are case sensitive.
▪Must be between 8 and 20 characters.
▪Must contain letters, numbers and have at least one special character, either an underscore, a period or a hyphen.
•Passwords – Required
▪Must consist of eight (8) characters, starting with an alphanumeric character.
▪Must contain letters, numbers, and at least one uppercase letter.
▪Must have at least one special character being and underscore, a period, a hyphen, and the following characters: !, @, #, &, $
Create Accounts
Additional local accounts are added to NetVisor UNUM using Add User.
NetVisor UNUM Platform Configuration Manage Users Create Administrator
To create a new account, enter a Username, Password, select the applicable Role, User Group, or the Default Page and Default Fabric.
Leaving the User Group blank enables Default Page and Default Fabric settings, as shown in the following examples. When selecting a User Group, the Default Page and Default Fabric selection choices are not available and appear grayed out. Use the Manage Groups, Create Group or Create vNET functions to create User Groups.
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users Create User |
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users Create User Assigned to User Group |
Note: To select a Default Fabric, a Fabric must exist. See Add Fabric for more information. To assign a User Group, a User Group must exist. Refer to the Manage Groups, Create Group or Create vNET functions for more information.
Note: If the fabric doesn't exist yet, return later and edit the user account to set the default landing page.
Click Create to complete the account creation.
The new local account, techpubs_user, confirms as being successfully created via an alert pop-up message and listed in the Local User Management dashboard with its assigned Default Page and Default Fabric and marked as active.
Note the assignment of the second new user account, techpubs_user_group, to the vNet_UNUM-vnet1_UG (example) group and its role of Admin, vNET and marked as active. Refer to Manage Groups for more information about creating and managing groups.
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users Administrator Dashboard
Notes:
A user may only be assigned to a User Group. Users are not assigned to a Fabric Resource Group (FRG). An FRG contains switches and devices.
Once a user account assigns to a group, it must remain in a group even if the original group no longer exists; otherwise, the user account appears in the dashboard as Inactive.
Reactivate users by assigning them to another group. Users can be moved from User Group to User Group without account interruption.
When the newly created User logs into to NetVisor UNUM, they are required to update their passwords. Refer to the Login section for more information. After updating their password, the default page associated with their account opens.
The dashboard below shows a local user assigned to the Fabric Health page and a set Default Fabric.
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users - New User Login Default Page
A local user assigned to a vNET User Group sees the following dashboard. The view is dependent on the group settings and privileges.
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users - New User Assigned to a Group Default Page
Delete Accounts
To delete an account, click the cog icon icon and select Delete. Confirm the deletion clicking OK.
If you do not want to delete the account, click Cancel.
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users Confirm Administrator Deletion
You receive a confirmation pop-up indicating the account has been successfully deleted.
Edit Accounts
To edit a User role, click the cog icon icon use and select Edit.
Notes:
The parameters available for change depend on the user account's role, local user, or group member user.
While a local user may be re-assigned to a User Group (UG), a group member account cannot be re-assigned to a local account.
A user may only be assigned to a User Group. Users are not assigned to a Fabric Resource Group (FRG). An FRG contains switches and devices.
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users Edit Local User Account |
NetVisor UNUM Manage Users Edit Group User Account |
NetVisor UNUM Platform Configuration Manage Users Edit User
Make the required changes to the User role.
Click Submit to enter the changes or Cancel to return to the previous screen without making any changes.
The dashboard updates with the new changes.
Note: The current user account password must be entered to make the changes.
In the following example using the Edit function, the local account, techpubs_user, and the group member account, techpubs_user_group, are assigned to TechPubs_UG while retaining their original privileges, User and Admin, respectively.
NetVisor UNUM Platform Configuration Manage Users - User Role Changed
User Role Limitations
There are several differences between an Administrator role and the User role.
NetVisor UNUM Function / Feature |
Administrator Role |
User Role |
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Add Fabric Normal |
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Add ZTP Fabric |
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Delete Fabric |
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Device Re-Discovery |
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Add Start/Stop Collectors (NetVisor OS or sFlow) |
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Packet Flow |
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Alerts and Reports |
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Filtering and Insight Analytics Flow Query |
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Uploading Port Mapping CSV Files |
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Uploading Custom Tags |
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Add Users |
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Add / Remove Licenses |
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Add / Remove Authentication Servers |
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Upload Certs |
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Upload X-Pack Licenses |
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NetVisor UNUM Platform Configuration Manage Users - Roles
User Groups
User |
A role with limited read-only capabilities in NetVisor UNUM. |
Admin |
Administrator role. |
Super Admin |
Administrator with full NetVisor UNUM management authority, can create FRG & UG, add or remove users and assign privileges. |
Super User |
User read-only role with full NetVisor UNUM access. |
User Group (UG) Admin |
Administrator with access to NetVisor UNUM dashboards and menus as defined by the assigned UG privileges. |
User Group (UG) User |
User with read-only access to NetVisor UNUM dashboards and menus as defined by the assigned UG privileges. |
vNET User Groups
Refer to the Understanding Virtual Networks (vNETS) section for more information about Fabric Virtualization.
vNET User Groups are a special case and the following conditions apply.
vNET User Groups |
•A User Group (UG) is auto-generated when a vNET is created from NetVisor UNUM and is auto-deleted when the vNET is deleted. |
•A Fabric Resource Group (FRG) with defined resources is also created and linked to the vNET UG. |
•vNET UG permissions are defined at the time of vNET creation or subsequent modification. – The vNET UG auto created FRG means ports and switches assigned as part of vNET UG creation. – vNET UG privileges means access to specific menus and point features. |
•Access to NetVisor UNUM Manager (Point Features) functions only and no access to Fabric Health, Topology VirtualWire, or Packet Broker Dashboards. |
•Can be further restricted from access to NetVisor UNUM Manager (Point Features) functions. |
Lab Admin / Packet Broker User Group - vNET User Groups |
•Created by the Super Admin. |
•Fabric Resource Groups (FRG) with defined resources is created and added to the UG by the Super Admin. |
•UG permissions are defined at the time of UG creation or subsequent modification. – UG FRG means Fabrics, ports and switches assigned as part of UG creation. – UG privileges means access to specific menus and Dashboards (Virtual Wire/Packet Broker). |
•Access to NetVisor UNUM VirtualWire and Packet Broker Dashboards only. |
Note: As of July 2021, sFlow is no longer supported.
Change Password
Selecting Welcome <Account Name> → Change Password displays the Change Password configuration screen.
NetVisor UNUM Welcome User Dashboard - Change Password
Select Change Password and enter the requisite information to change your password.
NetVisor UNUM Change Password
Enter your Current Password, New Password, and Confirm New Password.
Click Update to enter the new password or Cancel to return to the previous screen without making any changes.