Administering Data Replication
You can perform administrative tasks for Data
Replication. Ensure that you have the
required permissions to complete tasks.
Service configuration
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Creating a service instance | Instance administrator | When you install Data Replication, a service instance is created automatically. You can optionally create more service instances in the operands project. |
| Creating a service instance from the web client | Instance administrator | You can use the web client to create service instances. The web client guides you through the process of creating service instances. |
Creating a service instance with the
cpd-cliservice-instance create command |
Instance administrator | You can use the cpd-cli service-instance create command to script the process of creating service instances. |
| Creating a service instance programmatically | Instance administrator | You can use the /v3/service_instances REST API call to programmatically
create service instances. |
Security
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Exporting Cloud Pak for Data audit records to a security information and event management solution | Not supported |
Resource management
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Manually scaling resources for services | Cluster administrator or Instance administrator | Adjust Data Replication 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 | Not supported | |
| Shutting down and restarting services | Not supported |
Backup and restore
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Backing up and restoring Cloud Pak for Data | Cluster administrator | Choose the correct method to back up and restore Cloud Pak for Data. |