A partition is a named container for assets that can be used to segregate assets for delegated management. It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator to add partitions to SPP. Partitions allow you to set up multiple asset managers, each with the ability to define password guidelines for the managed systems in their own workspace. Typically, you partition assets by geographical location, owner, function, or by operating system. For example, SPP can enable you to group Unix assets in a partition and delegate the Unix administrator to manage it. Every partition should have a partition owner.
You must assign all assets, and the accounts associated with them, to a partition. By default, SPP assigns all assets and their associated accounts to the default partition, but you can set a different partition as the default.
To access Partitions:
web client: Navigate to Asset Management > Partitions. Select a partition, then click
to display additional information and options.
Selecting one of the accounts displays the following information:
- Properties tab (partitions): Displays general information about the selected partition.
- Assets tab (partitions): Displays the assets assigned to the selected partition.
- Accounts tab (partitions): Displays the accounts assigned to the selected partition.
- Owners tab (partitions): Displays information about the owners of the partition.
- Password Profiles tab (partitions): Displays the profiles associated with this partition. When a partition is added, a default asset profile is created for the partition, which can be edited, but not deleted.
- SSH Key Profiles tab (partitions): Displays the SSH key profiles associated with this partition.
- History tab (partitions): Displays the details of each operation that has affected the selected partition.
Use these toolbar buttons to manage partitions.
New Partition: Add a partition to SPP. For more information, see Adding a partition..
Delete: Remove the selected partition. For more information, see Deleting a partition..
Set as Default: Set a partition as the default. All new assets you add are automatically assigned to the default partition. For more information, see Setting a default partition..
Export: Use this button to export the listed data as either a JSON or CSV file. For more information, see Exporting data.
Refresh: Update the list of partitions.
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