Dell Version 7.3 manual Setup And Administration, Role-Based Access Control, User Privileges

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Setup And Administration

Dell OpenManage 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.

Server Administrator grants read-only access to users logged in with User privileges, read and write access to users logged in with Power User privileges, and read, write, and administrator access to users logged in with Administrator

and Elevated Administrator privileges.

Table 3. Privileges Required To Manage Server Administrator Services

Service	User Privilege Level Required
	View	Manage

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