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Setup And Administration

Server Administrator provides security through role- based access control (RBAC), authentication, and encryption for both the Web-based and command line interfaces.

Role-Based Access Control

RBAC manages security by determining the operations that can be executed by persons in particular roles. Each user is assigned one or more roles, and each role is assigned one or more privileges that are permitted to users in that role. With RBAC, security administration corresponds closely to an organization's structure.

User Privileges

Server Administrator grants different access rights based on the user's assigned group privileges. The four user privilege levels are: User, Power User, Administrator, and Elevated Administrator.

Table 2. User Privileges

User Privilege

 

Access

Description

Level

 

Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

View

Manage

 

User

Yes

No

Users can view most information.

Power User

Yes

Yes

Power Users can set warning threshold values and

 

 

 

configure which alert actions are to be performed when a

 

 

 

warning or failure event occurs.

Administrator

Yes

Yes

Administrators can configure and perform shutdown

 

 

 

actions, configure Auto Recovery actions in case a system

 

 

 

has a non-responsive operating system, and clear

 

 

 

hardware, event, and command logs. Administrators can

 

 

 

also configure the system to send e-mails.

Elevated

Yes

Yes

Elevated Administrators can view and manage information.

Administrator

 

 

 

(Linux only)

 

 

 

Privilege Levels to Access Server Administrator Services

The following table summarizes the users who have privileges to access and manage Server Administrator services.

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