Administrator Guide

Storage Manager User Management

Use the Data Collector Manager to add new users and manage existing users. To change preferences for your user account, use the

Dell Storage Manager Client.

Storage Manager User Privileges

The Data Collector controls user access to Storage Manager functions and associated Storage Centers based on the privileges

assigned to users: Reporter, Volume Manager, or Administrator. The following tables dene Storage Manager user level privileges

with the following categories.

• View: Users can view and monitor objects.

• Manage: Users can modify existing objects.

• Add/Create: Users can create new objects or add external objects.

NOTE: Storage Manager user privileges and Storage Center user privileges share the same names but they are not

the same.

Storage Center user privileges control access to Storage Centers, and Storage Manager users control

access to Storage Manager functionality.

Reporter Privileges

The Reporter privilege level is the most limited type of user in Storage Manager.

A Reporter can view most features of Storage Manager. Reporters cannot view FluidFS clusters, SupportAssist properties, Data

Collector properties, or Storage Proles. Reporters are not able to manage, create, or edit any feature.

NOTE: Storage Manager Reporter users can map Storage Centers to other reporters if they have Storage Manager

Reporter credentials.

NOTE: Reporter users can view a Fluid Cache Cluster only if a Volume Manager or Administrator user maps a Fluid Cache

cluster to that Reporter user in the Data Collector Manager.

Volume Manager Privileges

The Volume Manager privilege level is similar to the Administrator level, but has more restrictions.

The Volume Manager user role is able to view, manage, and add/create most features of Storage Manager. This role cannot add/

create Threshold Denitions, replications, Portable Volumes, or Storage Types, and has no access to FluidFS clusters, SupportAssist

properties, or data collector properties.

NOTE: Storage Manager privileges for Fluid Cache describe the ability of a user to add Fluid Cache clusters in the Dell

Storage Manager Client. Fluid Cache privilege levels indicate the ability of a user to manage an existing Fluid Cache

cluster. Fluid Cache privilege levels are set when a Fluid Cache Cluster is mapped to a user in the Data Collector

Manager. For more information see the Dell Fluid Cache for SAN Cluster Administration chapter.

NOTE: A Volume Manager Storage Manager user can add objects to an existing threshold denition but cannot create

new threshold denitions.