Contents
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Introducing NightWatchman Enterprise 7.3
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How it works
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Quick starts, evaluations and pilots
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Implementation
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Working with NightWatchman Enterprise
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Using the core components
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Configuring and managing advanced components
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Using the NightWatchman console
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Starting the NightWatchman console
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Using the Import Wizard to populate hierarchies
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Exploring Computers
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Power schemes
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Power policies
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Tariffs
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Using NightWatchman group hierarchies
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WakeUp servers
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Setting power consumption data
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NightWatchman console security
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Step through adding a new user or group security account
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Step through deleting a user or groups security account
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Step through adding a security role
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Step through assigning roles to users and groups
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Step through deleting security roles
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Step through setting viewing and access options for the group hiererchies
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Step through adding a new user or group security account
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The NightWatchman Settings section
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Starting the NightWatchman console
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Using the WakeUp console
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Web WakeUp server configuration
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Operational best practices
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Frequently asked questions
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Using the core components
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Troubleshooting
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Training
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Reference
Deleting users or groups
To delete an existing user or group security account:
- In the Security section, select the Users and Groups tab.
- Select the account you want to delete.
- Click the Delete button.
- If the warning option is turned on the Confirm Delete dialog is displayed. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.
Turning off the deletion warning dialog
To prevent NightWatchman from displaying the deletion warning dialog every time you delete a power scheme, power policy, tariff, security role or security account, check the Don't ask me again checkbox, located on the warning dialog itself.
Adding new security roles
To add a new security role:
- In the Security section, select the Roles tab.
- Click the Add button
- In the Add Security Role dialog, enter a name and description.
- Click OK to save the new security role.
After creating the new security role you will need to define the permissions for it.
Changing permissions for security roles
To change permissions for security roles:
- In the Security section, select the Roles tab.
- Select the role you want to amend.
- Check or uncheck the checkboxes for the permissions you want this role to have.
Click Apply to enable the new permissions or Discard to revert the permissions to their original settings.
Permissions Notes Launch Console
With this permission, users can launch the NightWatchman Console.
Clients With these permissions, users can access group hierarchies. The following permissions can be applied to the Location or Organization hierarchies individually:View – users with this permission can view the group hierarchy subject to specific permissions assigned to the group hierarchy.
- View All – users with this permission can view the group hierarchy regardless of any specific permissions assigned to the group hierarchy.
- Modify – users with this permission can modify the group hierarchy i.e. adding/deleting/renaming groups and moving/removing computers of group.
- Queries – this enables the user to access the Queries tab.
- Change Security – this enables users to define access for others by setting permissions on location and organization groups. This permission becomes available only when one or more of the View checkboxes are checked.
Power Schemes With these permissions, users can access power scheme properties as follows:View – users with this permission can view power schemes.
- Add – users with this permission can add new power schemes.
- Edit – users with this permission can edit existing power schemes.
- Delete – users with this permission can delete existing power schemes.
Power Policies With these permissions, users can access power policy properties as follows:View – users with this permission can view power policies.
- Add – users with this permission can add new power policies.
- Edit – users with this permission can edit existing power policies.
- Delete – users with this permission can delete existing power policies.
Power Consumption With these permissions, users can access power consumption properties for desktops, laptops and monitors as follows:View – users with this permission can view the items in the power consumption tab.
- Edit – users with this permission can edit power consumption data in the chassis and monitor tables.
Tariffs With these permissions, users can access tariffs properties as follows:View – users with this permission can view tariffs.
- Add – users with this permission can add new tariffs.
- Edit – users with this permission can edit existing tariffs.
- Delete – users with this permission can delete existing tariffs.
WakeUp Servers With these permissions, users can access WakeUp Servers properties as follows:View – users with this permission can view WakeUp Server properties.
- Edit – users with this permission can edit existing WakeUp Server properties.
- Delete – users with this permission can delete existing WakeUp Server properties.
Settings With these permissions, users can access settings properties as follows:View – users with this permission can view settings properties.
- Edit – users with this permission can edit existing settngs properties.
Security With these permissions, users can access security properties. You can set specific permissions for the Users and Groups or Roles tabs.View – users with this permission can view security properties for users and groups as well as roles.
- Add – users with this permission can add new users and groups as well as roles.
- Edit – users with this permission can edit existing users and groups as well as roles.
- Delete – users with this permission can delete existing users and groups as well as roles.
Launch Import Wizard With this permission, users will be able to run the data Import Wizard.
Assigning security roles to users or groups
To assign security roles to users or groups:
- In the Security section, select the Users and Groups tab.
- Select the user or group from the list to assign the role to. Unassigned roles are identified by the
icon.
- Click the
next to the role to assign it to the user or group.
Deleting security roles
To delete an existing security role:
- In the Security section, select the Roles tab,
- Select the role you want to delete.
- Click the Delete button.
- If the warning option is turned on, the Confirm delete dialog is displayed. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.
- If the role is associated with a user or group, another Confirm delete dialog is displayed indicating that the security role is use. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.
To prevent NightWatchman from displaying the deletion warning dialog every time you delete a power scheme, power policy, tariff, security role or security account, check the Don't ask me again checkbox, located on the warning dialog itself.
Setting viewing and access options for group hierarchies
To set viewing and access options for group hierarchies:
- In the Security section, select the Roles tab.
- Define a security role with the View (but not the View All) permissions.
- Select the Users and Groups tab.
- Assign the security role to the user or group.
An administrator with Change Security permissions must set the security properties for the node in either the Location or Organization hierarchies in order of the user or group to view that it. To do this:
- In the Clients section, right-click your mouse on the node.
- Select Properties from the menu.
- Click the Security tab in the Properties dialog.
- Select the user or group from the list.