After you create a host, you must create and configure an account for the host in Bastionhost. This way, O&M personnel can log on to the host by using Bastionhost and perform O&M. This topic describes how to create an account for a host in Bastionhost.

Procedure

  1. Log on to your bastion host. For more information, see Log on to a bastion host.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Assets > Hosts.
  3. On the Hosts page, create an account for a host.
    • Create an account for a host
      1. Find the host for which you want to create an account and click Create Host Account in the Actions column.
      2. In the Create Host Account panel, configure the parameters such as Protocol, Logon Name, and Authentication Type. Create an account for a host
      3. Click Verify.

        You can click Verify to check whether the username and password that you specify for the account are valid.

      4. Click Create.
    • Create accounts for multiple hosts
      1. Select the hosts for which you want to create accounts.
      2. In the lower part of the page, choose Batch > Host Account > Add Account. Create an account
      3. In the Add Account dialog box, configure the parameters such as Authentication Type, Protocol, and Logon Name.
        Note When you create accounts for multiple hosts at a time, you do not need to verify the password.
      4. Click OK.