When you create an admin account, you must specify the name, password, and admin group of the administrator. You can also control in which time zone the appliance displays the time in the audit log of Multi-Grid Manager. The appliance can use the time zone that it automatically detects from the management system that the admin uses to log in. Alternatively, you can override the time zone auto-detection feature and specify the time zone.
To create an admin account and add it to an admin group:

1. Log in as a superuser.
2. From the Administration tab, select the Administrators tab -> Admins tab, and then click the Add icon.
   or
   From the Administration tab, select the Administrators tab -> Groups tab -> admin_group, and then click the Add icon.
3. In the Add Administrator Basic wizard, complete the following:
   • Login: Enter a name for the administrator. This is the username that the administrator uses to log in.
   • Password: Enter a password for the administrator to use when logging in.
   • Confirm Password: Enter the same password.
   • Email Address: Enter the email address for this administrator. The appliance uses this email address to send scheduling notifications.
   • Admin Group: Click Select to specify an admin group. If there are multiple admin groups, Multi-Grid Manager displays the Admin Group Selector dialog box from which you can select one. An admin can belong to only one admin group at a time.
   • Comment: Enter useful information about the administrator.
   • Disable: Select this checkbox to retain an inactive profile for this administrator in the configuration. For example, you might want to define a profile for a recently hired administrator who has not yet started work. Then when he or she does start, you simply need to clear this checkbox to activate the profile.
4. Optionally, click Next to add extensible attributes to the admin account. For information, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911183727 /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911183727
5. Save the configuration.

Modifying and Deleting Admin Accounts

You can modify and delete admin accounts that you create, but you can only partially modify the default superuser account "admin"—and only when you are logged in as a superuser account. Furthermore, because there must always be a superuser account on the appliance, you can only remove the default "admin" account after you create another superuser account.
To modify an admin account:

1. From the Administration tab, select the Administrators tab -> Admins tab -> admin_account checkbox, and then click the Edit icon.
   or
   From the Administration tab, select the Administrators tab -> Groups tab -> admin_group -> admin_account checkbox, and then click the Edit icon.
2. The Administrator editor provides the following tabs from which you can modify data:
   • General: In the General Basic tab, modify data of the admin account as described in 1928254319282543In the General Advanced tab, complete the following:
     • Time Zone: Select a time zone from the drop-down list if you want to specify the time zone for the administrator. By default, the appliance automatically detects the time zone from the management system that the administrator uses to connect to the appliance. The appliance uses this time zone when it displays the timestamps for relevant data.
   • Extensible Attributes: Add and delete extensible attributes that are associated with the admin account. You can also modify the values of the extensible attributes. For information, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911183727.
3. Save the configuration.

To delete an admin account:

1. From the Administration tab, select the Administrators tab -> Admins tab -> admin_account checkbox, and then click the Delete icon.
   or
   From the Administration tab, select the Administrators tab -> Groups tab -> admin_group -> admin_account checkbox, and then click the Delete icon.
2. In the Delete Confirmation dialog box, click Yes.