User roles for collecting performance metadata from IBM Storage Virtualize

When you add IBM Storage Virtualize storage systems, you must add the credentials of a user who can log on to the storage system and collect performance metadata.

The required role of the user on your storage system for collecting performance metadata depends on the version of IBM Storage Virtualize.
Versions earlier than 8.3.1.2
The user must have the role of Administrator or SecurityAdmin.
Version 8.3.1.2 or later
The user can have any role, such as the Monitor role.

Important information about user roles for IBM Storage Virtualize 8.3.1.2 or later

If the collection of performance metadata is stopped on the storage system, the role of the storage system user determines whether the collection can be automatically restarted. For example, if the storage system user has the Monitor role and your administrator has stopped the collection on the storage system, the collection must be manually restarted by your administrator before IBM Storage Insights can collect performance metadata.
User has privileges to start collections
If the user has the Administrator or SecurityAdmin role on the storage system, the collection is automatically restarted and the performance metadata is collected.
User does not have privileges to start collections
If the user has the Monitor role on the storage system, IBM Storage Insights can't automatically restart the collection. To manually start the collection of performance metadata on the storage system, complete the following steps:
  1. Log on to the storage system as a user with the Administrator, or SecurityAdmin role.
  2. Run the following command:
    svctask startstats -interval 5