When you add an asset and select the Automatically Generate the SSH Key (SSH Key Generation and Deployment setting on the Connection page in the Asset dialog), SPP allows you to download the SSH key so that you can manually install it on the asset.
To download a public SSH key
- Navigate to Asset Management > Assets.
- In Assets, select an asset that has an SSH key authentication type.
- Expand the
SSH Host Key drop-down, and select Download SSH Key. The SSH key will be downloaded according to your browser's file download settings.
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. For more information, see Adding a partition..
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:
Use these toolbar buttons to manage partitions.
The profile includes the schedules and rules governing the partition’s assigned assets and the assets' accounts. For example, the profile defines how often a password check is required on an asset or account.
A partition can have multiple profiles, each assigned to different assets, if desired. An account is governed by only one profile. If an account is not explicitly assigned to a profile, the account is governed by the one assigned to the parent asset. If that asset does not have an assigned profile, the partition's default profile is assigned. When updating or restarting a service on a password change, the profile assigned to the asset is used for dependent account service modifications.
When you create a new partition, SPP creates a corresponding default profile with default schedules and rules. You can create multiple profiles to govern the accounts assigned to a partition. Both assets and accounts are assigned to the scope of a profile.
For example, suppose you have an asset with 12 accounts and you configure the profile to check and change passwords every 60 days. If you want the password managed for one of those accounts every seven days, you can create another profile and add the individual account to the new profile. Now, SPP will check and change all the passwords on this asset every 60 days except for this account, which will change every seven days.
Implicit and explicit association
It is important to understand the difference between implicit and explicit assignments to a profile.
Implicit associations
SPP makes implicit assignments. For example, when you add an asset to SPP, it automatically adds the asset to the default partition and assigns it to the scope of the default profile. This is called implicit association. Assets implicitly inherit the partition's default profile. Similarly, accounts inherit their parent asset’s profile. That means when you add an account to an asset, SPP implicitly adds that account to its asset’s profile.
Later, if you reassign the asset to another profile, SPP automatically reassigns all of the asset’s associated accounts to the new profile.
Explicit associations
SPP allows you to explicitly add an asset or an account to a specific profile. When you explicitly assign an asset to a profile, it overrides the implicit inheritance from the partition so the asset's profile is no longer determined by its partition. Similarly, when you explicitly assign an account to a profile, SPP overrides the implicit inheritance from the asset and the account’s profile is no longer determined by its asset.
Now, if you reassign the asset to another profile, SPP will not reassign the asset’s associated accounts that were explicitly assigned to the old profile.
Resetting the default profile
If you set another profile as the default, SPP implicitly reassigns all assets and their associated accounts to that new default, but it will not reassign any assets or accounts that you have explicitly assigned to a profile. Once the implicit inheritance is broken, changing a partition's default profile has no effect on the scope of a profile. For more information, see Setting a default profile.
The Properties tab lists information about the selected partition.
To access the Properties tab, in the web client, navigate to Asset Management > Partitions > View Details > Properties.
Table 118: Partitions Properties tab: General properties
| Name |
The partition name. |
|
Description |
Information about the selected partition. |
Delete: Click this button to delete the selected partition.
New Partition: Add a partition to 
Delete: Remove the selected partition. 
Set as Default: Set a partition as the default. All new assets you add are automatically assigned to the default partition. 
Export: Use this button to export the listed data as either a JSON or CSV file. For more information, see 
Refresh: Update the list of partitions.
Search: You can search by a character string or by a selected attribute with conditions you enter. To search by a selected attribute click