5.2 Managing PlateSpin Forge Access and Permissions

5.2.1 Modifying the Administrator User Password for the Forge VM

The default credentials for the Forge VM are user name Administrator and password Password1.

To modify the Administrator user password:

  1. Launch a Remote Desktop connection to the Forge VM, using the IP address that you configured for the VM.

  2. Log in as the Administrator user, using the current credentials.

  3. Use Windows management tools to set a new password for the Administrator user.

  4. Log out and close the Remote Desktop connection.

5.2.2 Adding PlateSpin Forge Users

Use the procedure in this section to add a new PlateSpin Forge user.

If you want to grant specific role permissions to an existing user on the Forge VM, see Assigning a Workload Protection Role to a PlateSpin Forge User.

You can now assign a workload protection role to the newly created user. See Assigning a Workload Protection Role to a PlateSpin Forge User.

5.2.3 Assigning a Workload Protection Role to a PlateSpin Forge User

Before assigning a role to a user, determine the collection of permissions that best suits that user. See Table 5-1, Workload Protection Roles and Permission Details.

It might take several minutes for the change to take effect. To attempt applying the changes manually, restart your server by using the RestartPlateSpinServer.exe executable.

To restart the PlateSpin Server:

  1. Before you attempt to restart the PlateSpin Server, pause all of your contracts, or verify that no replications, failovers, or failbacks are in progress. Do not continue until all workloads are idle.

  2. On the PlateSpin Server host, navigate to the ..\bin\RestartPlateSpinServer subdirectory.

  3. Double-click the RestartPlateSpinServer.exe executable.

    A command prompt window opens, requesting confirmation.

  4. Confirm by typing Y and pressing Enter.

You can now add this user to a PlateSpin Forge security group and associate a specified collection of workloads. See Managing PlateSpin Forge Security Groups and Workload Permissions.