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6.5. Hosts Permissions

A host administrator has system administrator permissions for a specific host only. This role is useful when there are multiple hosts, each of which require their own system administrators. A host administrator has permissions for the assigned host only, not for all hosts in the cluster.

Note

You can only assign roles and permissions to existing users.

Procedure 6.17. To Add a Host Administrator Role

  1. Click the Hosts tab to display a list of hosts. If the required host is not visible, perform a search.
  2. Select the desired host to display the Details pane.
  3. Click the Permissions tab to display a list of users and their current roles.
    Host Permissions Window

    Figure 6.6. Host Permissions Window

  4. Click Add to display the Add Permission to User dialog box. Enter all or part of a name or user name in the Search box, then click Go. A list of possible matches displays in the results list.
  5. Select the user you want to modify. Scroll through the Role to Assign list and select HostAdmin.
  6. Click OK to display the name of the user and their assigned role in the Permissions tab.

Procedure 6.18. To Remove a Host Administrator Role

  1. Click the Hosts tab to display a list of hosts. If the required host is not visible, perform a search.
  2. Select the desired host to display the Details pane.
  3. Click the Permissions tab to display a list of users and their current roles.
  4. Select the desired user and click Remove