Administering watsonx Assistant
You
can perform administrative tasks for watsonx Assistant, such as giving users access to the
service or backing up and restoring data. Ensure that you have the required permissions to complete
tasks.
Service configuration
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Adding users to watsonx Assistant instance on IBM Software Hub | Instance administrator |
Give users appropriate access and permissions to the watsonx Assistant instance. |
| Monitoring watsonx Assistant instance | Cluster administrator |
Monitor the license usage metrics of your watsonx Assistant instance. |
| Enabling or disabling Analytics | Instance administrator | Enable or disable analytics by editing the watsonx Assistant custom resource or by applying the patch commands. |
| Configuring GPU features and models | Instance administrator | Enable or disable GPU features in your watsonx Assistant by applying the patch commands. |
| Configuring CLU cleanup scheduler | Instance administrator | Remove the zombie records in your watsonx Assistant by setting the cron schedule. |
Database configuration
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Managing security for your watsonx Assistant data stores | Cluster administrator |
Manage the access credentials for your PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and Redis data stores. |
| Enabling or disabling Postgres Sync Replication | Instance administrator |
Enable or disable PostgreSQL sync replication by editing the watsonx Assistant custom resource or by applying the patch commands. |
Security
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Exporting IBM® Software Hub audit records to a security information and event management solution | Instance administrator | Record user activities for watsonx Assistant. |
Resource management
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Manually scaling resources for services | Instance administrator | Adjust watsonx Assistant by scaling resources to support high availability or to increase processing capacity. Resources can be scaled based on predefined resource configurations. |
| Automatically scaling resources for services | Instance administrator | Enable autoscaling with the OpenShift® Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA). The HPA changes the resource allocation of services by increasing or decreasing the number of pods in response to CPU or memory consumption. |
| Shutting down and restarting services | Instance administrator | Manually shut down watsonx Assistant to prevent it from using resources. You can restart the service when you need to use it again. |
Backup and restore
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Backing up and restoring IBM Software Hub | Cluster administrator | Choose the correct method to back up and restore IBM Software Hub. |