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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section I. Identity and access management
  4. Role-based access control
  5. Default Storage Administrator
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Default Storage Administrator

This role has permissions to configure disk-based storage and storage lifecycle policies. SLP settings are managed with the Administrator role.

See Administrator.

Table: RBAC permissions for Default Storage Administrator role

Type

Permissions

Global permissions > NetBackup management

Data classifications

View

NetBackup hosts

View

Media server

View

Remote primary server certificate authority

View

Retention levels

View

Servers > Trusted primary servers

View, Create, Update, Delete

Global permissions > Protection

Policies

View

SLP windows

Full permissions

View, Create, Update, Delete

Storage lifecycle policies

Full permissions

View, Create, Update, Delete

Global permissions > Security

NetBackup security tokens

View, Create

Key Management Services

View, View key details

Global permissions > Storage

Cloud storage

View

Disk pools

View, Create, Update, Delete

Storage servers

View, Create, Update, Delete

 

Disk volumes

View, Create, Update

Storage units

View, Create, Update, Delete

Tape media> Tape media server groups

View

Tape media> Tape media volume pools

View

Replication-capable target storage servers

View

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