Configure nodes for user roles

Use the Nodes tab in the New User Role dialog box to specify the managed node groups you want to associate with this user role. Operators assigned to this user role can view and operate on only those managed nodes contained in the node group that you specify here.

When you assign responsibilities to operators for a specific group of nodes, your operators can develop in-depth knowledge of a specialized area. For example, you might designate one user role to manage Windows nodes and another to manage UNIX nodes, or assign nodes hosting various database servers to different user roles.

To configure nodes for user roles

1. Open the User Roles dialog box if it is not already open.
   1. Select a node, service, or tool in the console tree.
   2. Click on the Configuration toolbar to open the User Role Configuration Editor and display the User Roles dialog box or right-click to open the shortcut menu and select Configure User Roles.
2. Click New to open the New User Role dialog box. The General tab displays by default.
3. Select the Nodes tab.
4. From the tree view of nodes, select one or more node groups that you want to associate with this user role. When you select a check box, everything below that entry is also selected. The selection includes the nodes as well as the node groups of the selected node group. It is not possible to select a parent node group without the node groups it contains.
5. Click Apply to apply your changes.
6. Click OK to confirm your choices and close this dialog box.
7. Select the Tools tab to continue configuring this user role.