Creating the Cloud Admin User

The Exalogic Systems Admin user creates the Cloud Admin user. To create the Cloud Admin user, complete the following steps:

  1. Ensure that the user exists as a local user on the virtual machine that hosts the Enterprise Controller component of Exalogic Control, as described in Before You Begin..
  2. Access the browser UI of Exalogic Control as described in Accessing the Exalogic Control Browser User Interface, and log in as the ELAdmin user.
  3. On the home page, click Administration in the navigation pane on the left.
  4. Under Enterprise Controller, click Local Users. The Local Users page is displayed.
  5. Under Users and Notification Profiles, click the Add User icon. Alternatively, click Add User on the Operate pane. The Add User screen is displayed.
  6. To create the Cloud Admin user, do the following:

    • In the User Name field, enter the user name. For example, CloudAdmin.

    • Select the Cloud Admin role and the User Management Admin role from the list of Available Roles, and move it to Selected Roles by clicking the right arrow.

      Note:

      You are adding the User Management Admin role to allow the Cloud Admin user to manage users.

    • Click Add User. The Cloud Admin user is created. The CloudAdmin user is listed in the Users and Notification Profiles page.

  7. Select the CloudAdmin user on the Users and Notification Profiles page, and click the Manage User Roles icon. The Manage Roles wizard is displayed, as shown in Figure 6-2.

    Figure 6-2 Manage Roles Wizard

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    Description of "Figure 6-2 Manage Roles Wizard"

    By default, the Associations option is selected. De-select this option.

  8. Click Next. The Specify Asset Privileges screen is displayed.
  9. Click Next. The Specify Library Privileges screen is displayed.
  10. Click Next. The Specify Network Privileges screen is displayed.
  11. Click Next. The Specify Plan Management Privileges screen is displayed.
  12. Click Next. The Specify vDC Privileges screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 6-3.

    Figure 6-3 Specify vDC Privileges

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    Description of "Figure 6-3 Specify vDC Privileges"
  13. Expand All Virtual Datacenters.

    The MyCloud (the default Exalogic vDC) is listed. Select the Cloud Admin option for this vDC. Click Next.

    The Summary screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 6-4.

    Figure 6-4 Summary

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    Description of "Figure 6-4 Summary"

    The Summary screen provides a summary of Asset Privileges, Library Privileges, Network Privileges, Report Privileges, Plan Management Privileges, and vDC Privileges.

  14. Review the summary, and click Finish.