Default tenant and namespace creation procedure

Before you begin

To create an HCP tenant or the default tenant and namespace, you need the administrator role.

Procedure

  1. In the top-level menu of the System Management Console, click Tenants.

  2. On the Tenants page, click Create Tenant.

    The Create Tenant panel opens.
  3. In the Create Tenant panel, select Make default tenant/namespace.

    The Create Tenant panel changes to show the applicable options for the default tenant.
  4. In the Create Tenant panel:

    1. Optionally, in the Description field, type a description of the tenant.

      The description can be up to 1,024 characters long and can contain any valid UTF-8 characters, including white space.

    2. Optionally, specify contact information for the tenant:

      1. Click Contact Information.
      2. In the Contact Information panel, fill in the contact information. The table below describes the values that you can specify. Except as indicated, all fields are optional.
        FieldDescription
        First NameFirst name of the tenant contact. First names can be up to 64 characters long and can contain any valid UTF‑8 characters, including white space.
        Last NameThe last name of the tenant contact. Last names can be up to 64 characters long and can contain any valid UTF‑8 characters, including white space.
        EmailA valid email address for the tenant contact. Email addresses cannot be more than 254 characters long.
        Confirm EmailA repeat of the email address for the tenant contact. This field is required if you specify an email address in the Email field.
        Phone

        A telephone number for the tenant contact. Do not include a telephone number extension. Instead, put the extension, if any, in the Extension field.

        Telephone numbers can contain only numbers, parentheses, hyphens (-), periods (.), plus signs (+), and spaces and can be up to 24 characters long (for example, (800) 123-4567).

        ExtensionA telephone number extension for the tenant contact. Telephone number extensions can contain only numbers and can be up to five characters long.
        Address Line 1The first line of an address for the tenant contact. Address lines can be up to 100 characters long and can contain any valid UTF‑8 characters, including white space.
        Address Line 2The second line of an address for the tenant contact.
        CityThe city for the tenant contact. City names can be up to 64 characters long and can contain any valid UTF‑8 characters, including white space.
        State/ProvinceThe state or province for the tenant contact. State and province names can be up to 64 characters long and can contain any valid UTF‑8 characters, including white space.
        Postal CodeThe postal code for the tenant contact. Postal codes can be up to 64 characters long and can contain only alphanumeric characters and hyphens (-).
        CountryThe country for the tenant contact. Country names can be up to 64 characters long and can contain any valid UTF‑8 characters, including white space.
    3. In the Hash Algorithm field, select the cryptographic hash algorithm for the default namespace.

    4. For Retention Mode, select either Enterprise or Compliance to set the retention mode of the default namespace.

    5. Optionally, select Enable Search to enable search for the default namespace.

    6. In the Service Plan field, specify the service plan for the default namespace. To do this, either type the name of an existing service plan in the accompanying field or click the arrow control (arrow control icon) for the field. If you click the arrow control:

      1. In the Service Plans window, select the service plan that you want to assign to the default namespace.
      2. Click Apply Service Plan.
  5. Click Create Tenant.