Users Guide

18 Setup and Administration
Read access allows viewing of data reported by Server Administrator. Read access does not allow changing
or setting values on the managed system.
Write access allows values to be changed or set on the managed system.
Admin access also allows shutdown of the managed system.
Privilege Levels to Access Server Administrator Services
Table 3-2 summarizes which user levels have privileges to access and manage Server Administrator services.
Table 3-3 defines the user privilege level abbreviations used in Table 3-2.
Authentication
The Server Administrator authentication scheme ensures that the correct access types are assigned to the
correct user privileges. Additionally, when the command line interface (CLI) is invoked, the Server
Administrator authentication scheme validates the context within which the current process is running.
This authentication scheme ensures that all Server Administrator functions, whether accessed through
the Server Administrator home page or CLI, are properly authenticated.
Microsoft Windows Authentication
For supported Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating systems, Server Administrator authentication uses
Integrated Windows Authentication (formerly called NTLM) to authenticate. This authentication
system allows Server Administrator security to be incorporated in an overall security scheme for
your network.
Table 3-2. Server Administrator User Privilege Levels
Service User Privilege Level Required
View Manage
Instrumentation U, P, A P, A
Remote Access U, P, A A
Diagnostics P, A P, A
Storage Management U, P, A A
Table 3-3. Legend for Server Administrator User Privilege Levels
U User
P Power User
A Administrator
NA Not Applicable