Role Information

Roles control access to product menus and data sources. Assign roles to restrict user access to product functionality. For example, limit user access to the System Status page of the Multi-Port Monitor. When a role restricts the user's access, the user cannot view the restricted parts of the product.

The role that is associated with a user account determines the following restrictions:

The menus and report pages a user can access.
The ability of the user to customize data and to drill down for more information.

In CA Application Delivery Analysis, each role has an Area Access parameter that determines page-level access to CA Application Delivery Analysis reports and other features, such as on-demand investigations. The same roles also operate within CA Performance Center after the CA Application Delivery Analysis data source is registered.

The privileges that the role controls do not extend to administration. Administrative permissions are assigned to the user when the user account is created.

The Multi-Port Monitor Roles page is a read-only list of predefined role names and descriptions.

IT Manager

This Administrator role for Multi-Port Monitor and CA Application Delivery Analysis provides access to the following CA Application Delivery Analysis reports:

Investigations
Engineering
Operations
Incidents
Management

IT Engineer

This role:

Consists of user permissions that are geared toward the troubleshooting of reported issues and provides access to the following CA Application Delivery Analysis reports:
- Investigations
- Engineering
- Operations
- Incidents
- Management
Gives Drill into Data Sources role right. This role right enables the user to drill into a data source, including the CA Application Delivery Analysis management console, from Performance Center, and from the CA Application Delivery Analysis management console to the Multi-Port Monitor.
Important! The Multi-Port Monitor does not enforce permission sets from CA Performance Center. For example, if a particular group of servers is assigned to a user, the Multi-Port Monitor displays performance data for all servers in the domain.

IT Operator

This role:

Consists of user permissions that are geared toward the troubleshooting of reported issues and provides access to the following CA Application Delivery Analysis reports:
- Engineering
- Operations
- Incidents
- Management
Does not give Drill into Data Sources role right, however, this role does not prevent a user from logging into the CA Application Delivery Analysis management console and from the management console, drilling into the Multi-Port Monitor.
Important! The Multi-Port Monitor does not enforce permission sets from CA Performance Center. For example, if a particular group of servers is assigned to a user, the Multi-Port Monitor displays performance data for all servers in the domain.