Glossary

Glossary

domain

IP domains are logical groupings that identify data from different devices and networks. Monitoring by domain means that IP addresses with associated interfaces or applications that belong to separate customer networks are monitored separately. When combined with appropriate permissions, IP domains are monitored from a single console, but users view data only for the domains that they monitor.

global administrator

The global administrator administers product settings for all tenants. This user account, also called the "Default Tenant administrator" because of its association with the Default Tenant, creates tenants and performs tenant configuration.

group

A group is a filter definition that functions as a container for managed items. Groups let you logically organize managed items in a tree structure, with each group containing subgroups or managed items. The structure is propagated to the data sources, where it enables drilldown from top-level groups into data from an increasingly narrow but related context.

host

The host corresponds to the main CA Performance Center Administrator. In many cases, the host represents the managed services provider whose IT staff are managing and monitoring the networks and systems of multiple customers. Each host contains multiple user accounts for IT staff members, as well as its own grouping structure to organize managed items from shared infrastructure. A host can manage the domains and infrastructure of multiple tenants.

role

The role is a parameter assigned to a user account that controls user access to product features and dashboard pages. Based on user job functions, the role grants administrative access to product configuration using role rights. Roles let users access data and product features that they require to perform their duties and restrict access to features that they do not require.

SNMP profiles

SNMP profiles are definitions that contain the information necessary to enable secure queries of device MIBs using SNMP.

tenant

A tenant represents a customer environment that a managed service provider administers. Each tenant environment is independent and effectively functions as a separate instance of CA Performance Center. Each instance can contain multiple users and roles that are not shared among tenants.

tenant administrator

A tenant administrator has permissions to view all data from a single tenant. The tenant administrator can also add configuration, such as group definitions, profiles, and user accounts, to this tenant. This administrator role does not have permission to view items associated with any other tenant.