User Management: An Overview

HMC users are classified as having five different roles. Each of these roles allow the user to access different parts of the HMC. The user roles specified by the HMC are:

Each user role is described as follows:

System Administrator
The System Administrator acts as the root user, or manager of the HMC system. The System Administrator has unrestricted authority to access and modify most of the HMC system.
Advanced Operator
An Advanced Operator can perform some partition or system configuration and has access to some user-management functions.
Service Representative
A Service Representative is an employee who is at your location to install or repair the system.
Operator
An Operator is responsible for daily system operation.
User Administrator
A User Administrator can perform user-management tasks, but cannot perform any other HMC functions.

The following table lists all roles and the tasks available to each:
 
 
Task System Administrator Advanced Operator Service Representative Operator User Administrator
Problem Determination
Problem Determination tasks are only available to product support engineers.
Software Maintenance
Backup Critical Console Data X X X X
Format DVD for HMC Backup X X X X
Install Corrective Service X X
Save Upgrade Data X X
System Configuration
Update HMC Date and Time X X X
Customize HMC Network Settings X X X
Schedule Operations X X
View Console Events X X X
Check Network Connectivity X X X
User Management Tasks
Create Users X X
Modify Users X X
View User Information X X
Delete Users X X
Change User Password X X
Managed System Tasks
Open Terminal Session X X X X
Close Terminal Session X X X X
Release Lock on Managed System X X X
Power On Managed System X X X X
Power Off Managed System X X X
Delete Managed System X
View Managed System Properties X X X X X
Modify Managed System Properties X X
Rebuild HMC Software Connection X X X X X
Backup Profile Data X X X
Restore Profile Data X X X
Remove Profile Data X X X
Initialize Profile Data X
System Profile Tasks
Create System Profile X X
View System Profile X X X X X
Modify System Profile X X
Activate System Profile X X X X
Delete System Profile X
Copy System Profile X X
Partition Tasks
Create Partition X X
Setup Affinity Partitions X X
View Partition X X X X X
Modify Partition X X
Update Affinity Partitions X X
Activate Partition X X X X
Delete Partition X
Remove Affinity Partitions X X
Reset Operating System X X X
Open Terminal Session X X X X
Close Terminal Session X X X X
Partition Profile Tasks
Create Partition Profile X X
View Partition Profile X X X X X
Copy Partition Profile X X X
Delete Partition Profile X
Activate Partition Profile X X X X
Modify Partition Profile X X
Change Default Profile X X
Service Focal Point Tasks
Enable or Disable Call Home X X X X
Enable or Disable Extended Error Data Collection X X X X
Select Serviceable Events X X X X
Inventory Scout Services Tasks
Configure Profile X X X
Conduct Microcode Survey X X X
Collect VPD Information X X X
Restart Inventory Scout Daemon X X X X
Service Agent Tasks
Register and Customize Service Agent X X X X X
Stop Service Agent X X X X X
Change Modes X X X X X
Start Processes X X X X X
Stop Processes X X X X X