Understanding User Accounts (N1 Provisioning Server 3.1, Blades Edition, Control Center Management Guide)

N1 Provisioning Server 3.1, Blades Edition, Control Center Management Guide

Understanding User Accounts

Control Center users must have user accounts with the appropriate user roles defined for their job functions. The following table lists the Control Center user roles and the job functions and authority level:

Table 3–1 Control Center User Roles


Control Center User Role	Job Function and Authority Level
User	Technical users who are authorized to: Design, activate, modify, and deactivate farm designs within an organization's account. Edit their own personal information, user Information. View account information in read-only mode. Make flex changes to Active farms within the terms of the contract type. Note – Control Center users cannot manage other users within their account.
Account Manager	Technical users who have the authority to perform all the job functions of a Control Center User and are responsible for account level management including: Creating and removing users within an organization's account. Editing their own personal information. Editing Account Information and manage the account users, such as, set-up user groups and contact methods.

Users and account managers have access to the following options:

Table 3–2 Account Options and User Privileges


Option	Permitted Tasks	User Privilege Required
User Information	Establish your user information, such as, email and telephone numbers, and identification question and answer. You can also view your user role.	User, Account Manager
Account Information	Maintain company account information.	Account Manager
Account Request Queue	Display all your requests, for example, submit or deactivate or activate a farm, in the order they were requested.	User, Account Manager
User Management	Add and delete users from your organization who can have access to the account in the Control Center. Establish user's contact information, login account, user role, and authentication information.	Account Manager
User Group	Add and delete user groups and associate users with each group for purposes of configuring alarms.	Account Manager
Contact Methods	For monitoring alarms, define groups of users to be contacted and method of contact.	Account Manager
Server Image Management	Manage software images for your account.	Account Manager and User