Administrator roles

Several separate administrative roles are responsible for creating, configuring, deploying, and managing the IBM® Pattern for IBM Storage Scale.

The following administrative roles are typically involved in managing IBM Storage Scale environments:
Rack administrator
This administrator determines who has rights to deploy within a cloud group or environment profile.
File system administrator
This administrator performs the following general tasks:
  • Deploys the IBM Storage Scale Server pattern.
  • Defines file systems and attaches storage to the file systems.
  • Deploys the IBM shared service for IBM Storage Scale in the Environment Profile or private cloud groups where IBM Storage Scale Clients will also be deployed.
Pattern Developer/Deployer
This is a related, non-administrator role performing the following general tasks:
  • Obtains the file system names from the File system administrator.
  • Defines a file set name within the file system to allow it to share data among peers.
  • Manages file set conflicts between deployed patterns.