16.5. Mapping Crowd Groups to Nexus Roles

To map a Crowd Group to a Nexus Role, open up the Roles panel by clicking on the Roles link under the Security section of the Nexus menu. Click on the Add... button and select External Role Mapping as shown in Figure 16.12, “Adding an External Role Mapping”.

Adding an External Role Mapping

Figure 16.12. Adding an External Role Mapping


Selecting External Role Mapping will show the Map External Role dialog shown in Figure 16.13, “Mapping an External Crowd Group to a Nexus Role”.

Mapping an External Crowd Group to a Nexus Role

Figure 16.13. Mapping an External Crowd Group to a Nexus Role


Once you have mapped a Crowd Group to a Nexus Role, these Roles will appear in the list of Nexus Roles with a mapping value of "Crowd" as shown in Figure 16.14, “Two Crowd Groups Mapped to Nexus Roles”.

Two Crowd Groups Mapped to Nexus Roles

Figure 16.14. Two Crowd Groups Mapped to Nexus Roles