User Management: An Overview

HMC users are classified as having five different roles. Each of these roles allow the user to access different parts of the HMC. The user roles specified by the HMC are:

A single user can have multiple roles.

The following table lists all rolls and the tasks available to each:
 
 
Task Operator Advanced Operator System Programmer Access Administrator Service Representative
HMC Log Displayer X X X
HMC Event Trace X
Display System Events X X X
OS Hardware Error Detection X X X
Backup HMC Data X X X X
Restore HMC Data X X X X
Engineering Change Management X
Software Change Management X
Format DVD for HMC Backup X X
View HMC Date and Time X X X X X
Update HMC Date and Time X X X
View Console Information X X X X X
Configure HMC Network Settings X X X
Schedue Operations X X
View Error Log X
Set Water Mark X
Close Service Call X
Modify Users X
Delete Users X
Create Users X
Change User Password X
CEC Power On X X X X
CEC Forced Lock Release X X
CEC Power Off X X X
CEC Delete X
CEC View X X X
CEC Modify X X
Create System Profile X
View System Profile X X X X
Modify System Profile X X
Delete System Profile X
Copy System Profile X
Activate System Profile X X X X
Create LPAR X
View LPAR X X X X
Modify LPAR X X
Activate LPAR X X X X
Delete LPAR X
Virtual Reset LPAR X X X
Create Partition Profile X
View Partition Profile X X X X
Copy Partition Profile X
Delete Partition Profile X
Activate Partition Profile X X X X
Modify Partition Profile X