IBM admin role-based access control configuration

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The IBM® Admin Role manages IBM resources, runs Backup and restore jobs on those resources, and generates IBM related reports. The IBM Admin is also responsible for configuring work flow templates to allow other IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management users to run Backup and restore jobs using IBM resources without having direct access to them.

Resource pool configuration

Table 1. Resource pool configuration
Resource pool configuration Steps
Providers Tab
  1. Set up the Providers screen to include the root level for all IBM storage resources.
  2. Select a specific SMTP server.
Jobs Tab
  1. Select the root level of IBM Inventory, IBM Backup, and IBM restore jobs.
  2. Select the root Report job.
  3. Select the root All SLA Polices.
  4. Select the root All Schedules.
Reports Tab
  1. Under Protection Compliance, select the IBM RPO Compliance report.
  2. Under Storage Utilization, select the IBM related reports.
Access Control Tab
  1. No Security Resources will be assigned to this role.
Screens Tab
  1. Select all available Screens except Logs. The Logs function contains audit logs that this user should not have access to.
  2. Name and submit the Resource Pool.
Role Configuration
  1. Select the permissions listed above.
  2. Name and submit the Role.
IBM Admin Account Configuration
  1. Create a new account and link it to the newly created IBM Admin Resource Pool and Role.