Users Guide

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Setup and Administration
Security Management
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 user 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 levels are: User, Power User,
Administrator, and Elevated Administrator.
• Users can view most information.
•
Power Users can set warning threshold values and configure which alert
actions are to be taken when a warning or failure event occurs.
•
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 Administrators can view and manage information.
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. See Table 2-1.
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