Administering SPSS Modeler
You can perform administrative tasks for SPSS Modeler, such as exporting audit
records, scaling the service, or migrating project assets. Ensure that you have the required
permissions to complete tasks.
Service configuration
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Building custom images to install ODBC drivers | Cluster administrator | Create a custom image for SPSS Modeler to use ODBC drivers for your connections. |
| Building custom images to install R and Python packages | Cluster administrator | Create a custom image so that you can install R and Python packages in SPSS Modeler. |
| Configuring Teradata to use LDAP | Cluster administrator | Create a custom image for SPSS Modeler to enable LDAP for your connection to Teradata |
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 SPSS Modeler. |
| Audit events for SPSS Modeler | Instance administrator | Review the list of auditable events that SPSS Modeler generates. |
Resource management
| Task | Required permissions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Manually scaling resources for services | Instance administrator | Adjust SPSS Modeler 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 SPSS Modeler 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. |