1.2. System Permissions

Figure 1.4. Permissions & Roles

Figure 1.5. Red Hat Virtualization Object Hierarchy
1.2.1. User Properties
1.2.2. User and Administrator Roles
- Administrator Role: Allows access to the Administration Portal for managing physical and virtual resources. An administrator role confers permissions for actions to be performed in the User Portal; however, it has no bearing on what a user can see in the User Portal.
- User Role: Allows access to the User Portal for managing and accessing virtual machines and templates. A user role determines what a user can see in the User Portal. Permissions granted to a user with an administrator role are reflected in the actions available to that user in the User Portal.
administrator
role on a cluster, you can manage all virtual machines in the cluster using the Administration Portal. However, you cannot access any of these virtual machines in the User Portal; this requires a user
role.
1.2.3. User Roles Explained
Table 1.1. Red Hat Virtualization User Roles - Basic
Role | Privileges | Notes |
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UserRole | Can access and use virtual machines and pools. | Can log in to the User Portal, use assigned virtual machines and pools, view virtual machine state and details. |
PowerUserRole | Can create and manage virtual machines and templates. | Apply this role to a user for the whole environment with the Configure window, or for specific data centers or clusters. For example, if a PowerUserRole is applied on a data center level, the PowerUser can create virtual machines and templates in the data center. |
UserVmManager | System administrator of a virtual machine. | Can manage virtual machines and create and use snapshots. A user who creates a virtual machine in the User Portal is automatically assigned the UserVmManager role on the machine. |
Table 1.2. Red Hat Virtualization User Roles - Advanced
Role | Privileges | Notes |
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UserTemplateBasedVm | Limited privileges to only use Templates. | Can use templates to create virtual machines. |
DiskOperator | Virtual disk user. | Can use, view and edit virtual disks. Inherits permissions to use the virtual machine to which the virtual disk is attached. |
VmCreator | Can create virtual machines in the User Portal. | This role is not applied to a specific virtual machine; apply this role to a user for the whole environment with the Configure window. Alternatively apply this role for specific data centers or clusters. When applying this role to a cluster, you must also apply the DiskCreator role on an entire data center, or on specific storage domains. |
TemplateCreator | Can create, edit, manage and remove virtual machine templates within assigned resources. | This role is not applied to a specific template; apply this role to a user for the whole environment with the Configure window. Alternatively apply this role for specific data centers, clusters, or storage domains. |
DiskCreator | Can create, edit, manage and remove virtual disks within assigned clusters or data centers. | This role is not applied to a specific virtual disk; apply this role to a user for the whole environment with the Configure window. Alternatively apply this role for specific data centers or storage domains. |
TemplateOwner | Can edit and delete the template, assign and manage user permissions for the template. | This role is automatically assigned to the user who creates a template. Other users who do not have TemplateOwner permissions on a template cannot view or use the template. |
VnicProfileUser | Logical network and network interface user for virtual machine and template. | Can attach or detach network interfaces from specific logical networks. |
1.2.4. Administrator Roles Explained
Table 1.3. Red Hat Virtualization System Administrator Roles - Basic
Role | Privileges | Notes |
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SuperUser | System Administrator of the Red Hat Virtualization environment. | Has full permissions across all objects and levels, can manage all objects across all data centers. |
ClusterAdmin | Cluster Administrator. | Possesses administrative permissions for all objects underneath a specific cluster. |
DataCenterAdmin | Data Center Administrator. | Possesses administrative permissions for all objects underneath a specific data center except for storage. |
Important
Table 1.4. Red Hat Virtualization System Administrator Roles - Advanced
Role | Privileges | Notes |
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TemplateAdmin | Administrator of a virtual machine template. | Can create, delete, and configure the storage domains and network details of templates, and move templates between domains. |
StorageAdmin | Storage Administrator. | Can create, delete, configure, and manage an assigned storage domain. |
HostAdmin | Host Administrator. | Can attach, remove, configure, and manage a specific host. |
NetworkAdmin | Network Administrator. | Can configure and manage the network of a particular data center or cluster. A network administrator of a data center or cluster inherits network permissions for virtual pools within the cluster. |
VmPoolAdmin | System Administrator of a virtual pool. | Can create, delete, and configure a virtual pool; assign and remove virtual pool users; and perform basic operations on a virtual machine in the pool. |
GlusterAdmin | Gluster Storage Administrator. | Can create, delete, configure, and manage Gluster storage volumes. |
VmImporterExporter | Import and export Administrator of a virtual machine. | Can import and export virtual machines. Able to view all virtual machines and templates exported by other users. |