Creating credential pools

As a privileged administrator, you can create a credential pool.

To create a credential pool, complete these steps:

1. From the navigation tree, click Manage Shared Access > Manage Credential Pool. The Select a Pool page is displayed.
2. Click Create. The Create Pool wizard is displayed.
3. On the General Information page, specify the appropriate values for the pool.
   1. In the Pool name field, type the name of the pool.
   2. In the Description field, type information to explain the purpose of this pool.
   3. In the Authenticator Type drop-down list, specify whether the credential pool is for Password credentials or SSH Key credentials.
   4. For the Resource field, click Search to select for a resource for the credential pool.
   5. On the Select Resource page, search for and select a resource and click OK. The resource name is displayed in the Resource field.
   6. For the Business unit field, click Search to select a business unit for the credential pool.
   7. On the Business Unit page, search for and select a business unit and click OK. The business unit for that service is displayed in the Business unit field.
   8. Optional: To specify roles and users that are associated with this pool, click the twistie icon next to Owners.
      • On the Role Owners table:
        1. Click Add to select role owners for the credential pool.
        2. On the Select Roles page, search for and select one or more roles and click OK.
        3. To remove role owners, select one or more roles and click Remove.
      • On the User Owners table:
        1. Click Add to select user owners for the credential pool.
        2. On the Select Users page, search for and select one or more users and click OK.
        3. To remove user owners, select one or more users and click Remove.
   9. Click Next.
4. On the Rule page, specify the credentials tag as the rule. Type the credential tag that you want to associate with the pool and click Add.
5. Optional: To remove credential tags, select one or more tags and click Delete.
6. Click Finish to create the credential pool.
7. On the Success page, click Close to exit.