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User Roles and Permitted Tasks
Every LCM user role can perform a certain set of tasks. The LCM Administrator can perform all tasks.
Table 1-1 describes how roles are mapped to tasks. Tasks marked with an O can be performed only by the
owner of the request.
Table 1-1. Roles and Permitted Tasks
LCM
Admin
LCM IT
Staff
LCM
Approver
LCM Tech
Requester
LCM
Requester
Create infrastructure elements X
Map infrastructure elements with criteria X
Configure email notifications X
Generate reports X X X
Request virtual machines X X X X X
Cancel virtual machine requests O O O O O
Change state of virtual machine requests X
Change rights for virtual machine requests X
Approve virtual machine requests X X
Set up virtual machines X X
Retry placing failed virtual machine requests X X
Validate virtual machine requests manually X X
Check infrastructure for virtual machine requests X X
Request extensions X O O O O
Approve extensions X X
Choose customization templates X O O
Approve customization templates X X
Approve customization change requests X X X
Decommission virtual machines X O O O O
Delete a request or a token X
LCM Administrator
The LCM Administrator sets up the LCM environment, and can perform all tasks that other user roles can
perform.
The LCM Administrator is responsible for the following tasks.
n
Configuring LCM
n
Determining the infrastructure, such as the server environment
n
Setting up email notifications, the look and feel of the user interface, and style sheets
n
Specifying who can access elements such as resource pools or datastores
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