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Predefined roles for Vserver administrators
A Vserver can have its own user and administration authentication domain. You can delegate the management of a Vserver to a Vserver administrator. There are four predefined roles for Vserver administrator.
The following table lists the predefined roles for Vserver administrator along with the description of the roles:
Vserver Administrator Role Name
Description of the role
vsadmin
This role is the super user role for a Vserver. A Vserver administrator with this role has the following capabilities:
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Manage own user account local password and public key
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Manage volumes, quotas, qtrees, Snapshot copies, FlexCaches, and files.
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Manage LUNs
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Configure protocols
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Configure services
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Monitor jobs
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Monitor network connections and network interface
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Monitor the health of a Vserver
vsadmin role is assigned by default.
vsadmin-volume
A Vserver administrator with this role has the following capabilities:
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Manage volumes, quotas, qtrees, Snapshot copies, FlexCaches, and files.
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Manage LUNs
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Configure protocols
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Configure services
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Monitor network interface
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Monitor the health of a Vserver
vsadmin-protocol
A Vserver administrator with this role has the following capabilities:
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Configure protocols
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Configure services
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Manage LUNs
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Monitor network interface
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Monitor the health of a Vserver
vsadmin-readonly
A Vserver administrator with this role has the following capabilities:
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Monitor the health of a Vserver
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Monitor network interface
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View volumes and LUNs
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View services and protocols
All Vserver administrators can manage their own user local password and public key information.
In addition to these predefined roles, you can create customized Vserver administrator roles with combination of available capabilities. You can assign these roles to the Vserver administrators after creating a Vserver and user accounts.