Configuring XClarity One Hub

When you access the Lenovo XClarity One Hub for the first time, you are prompted to create the first user, to accept the privacy statement and license agreement, and configure the hub through the setup wizard. You can launch the XClarity One Hub from any computer that has network connectivity to the virtual-machine host.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to initially set up XClarity One Hub.

1. Access the XClarity One Hub web interface by pointing your web browser to the XClarity One Hub IP address (for example, https://192.0.2.10).
   The IP address that you use depends on how your environment is set up.

   • If you specified a static IPv4 address during installation, use that IPv4 address to access XClarity One Hub.
   • If a DHCP server is set up in the same broadcast domain as the hub, use the IPv4 address that is displayed in the virtual-machine console to access XClarity One Hub.

   Access to the web interface is through a secure connection. Ensure that you use https.

2. Create the initial user account by completing the fields.

   1. Provide your account settings, including your email address and full name.

   2. Create the initial username and password.

      It is recommended that you use strong passwords of 16 or more characters. By default, passwords must have 8 – 256 characters, including one or more uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters, numbers, and special characters ; @ _ ! ' $ & +. Consider the following recommendations when creating passwords.

      • Do not use known passwords obtained from earlier breaches, leaks, or hacks.

      • Do not use dictionary words.

      • Do not use context-specific words, such as the name of a service, an email address, or derivatives thereof.

      • Do not use more than two repetitive or sequential characters (for example, aaa or 123abc).

      • Do not reuse any of the last five passwords.

3. Read and accept the End User License Agreement.
4. Complete the setup wizard to configure essential settings.

   • Configure the date and time.

   • Configure the network settings, including IP addresses and DNS settings.

   • Configure the service-recovery password and password-expiration interval.

5. Connect the XClarity One Hub instance to XClarity One (see Hub connection and management).
6. Optional: Create more user accounts by clicking Users from the context menu on the Security view, and then click the Add icon () on the Users panel.
   Important

   It is recommended that you create at least two user accounts for XClarity One Hub.

   The username can have 2 – 32 characters, including alphanumeric + . - _ characters. The name is case insensitive and is saved in lowercase.

   Passwords expire after 90 days.

   It is recommended that you use strong passwords of 16 or more characters. By default, passwords must have 8 – 256 characters, including one or more uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters, numbers, and special characters ; @ _ ! ' $ & +. Consider the following recommendations when creating passwords.

   • Do not use known passwords obtained from earlier breaches, leaks, or hacks.

   • Do not use dictionary words.

   • Do not use context-specific words, such as the name of a service, an email address, or derivatives thereof.

   • Do not use more than two repetitive or sequential characters (for example, aaa or 123abc).

   • Do not reuse any of the last five passwords.

7. Optional: Set up multi-factor authentication by clicking User settings from the user-account drop-down menu in the upper-right corner, clicking Set up authenticator application , and then completing the dialog.
   XClarity One Hub supports multi-factor authentication using user credentials and a one-time passcode from an authenticator application. The authenticator application is set up on a mobile device and connected to XClarity One Hub to obtain a one-time passcode (OTP) that is needed each time you sign in. The following authenticator applications are supported.

   • FreeOTP

   • Google Authenticator

   • Microsoft Authenticator