Users Guide

OpenManage Enterprise
features
User levels for accessing OpenManage Enterprise
Admin Device Manager Viewer
Deploy operating system Y Y N
Power control Y Y N
Manage reports Y Y N
Refresh inventory Y Y N
Set up the OpenManage
Enterprise appliance
Y N N
Manage discovery Y N N
Manage groups Y N N
Set up security Y N N
Manage traps Y N N
Select targets for
autodeployment
Y N N
Related tasks
Deploy and manage OpenManage Enterprise
Related reference
OpenManage Enterprise user role types
OpenManage Enterprise user role types
NOTE:
• AD and LDAP directory users can be imported and assigned one of the OpenManage Enterprise roles (Admin,
DeviceManager, or Viewer).
• Actions run on the devices require a privileged account on the device.
Table 3. OpenManage Enterprise User role types
User with this role... Has the following user privileges
Administrator
Has full access to all the tasks that can be performed on the
console.
• Full access (by using GUI and REST) to read, view, create, edit,
delete, export, and remove information related to devices and
groups monitored by OpenManage Enterprise.
• Can create local, Microsoft Active Directory (AD), and LDAP
users and assign suitable roles
• Enable and disable users
• Modify the roles of existing users
• Delete the users
• Change the user password
Device Manager (DM)
• Run tasks, policies, and other actions on the devices assigned
by the administrator.
• Cannot delete or modify any groups.
NOTE: Users with Device Manager (DM) privileges
cannot be assigned groups.
Viewer
• Can only view information displayed on OpenManage Enterprise
and run reports.
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