The table below lists activities that can be performed using the S Series Node interfaces and indicates which roles grant permission to perform each of those activities. The column headings for the roles are Adm. (administrator), Mon. (monitor), Sec. (security), Serv. (service), and Data. Unless otherwise indicated, you can perform each activity both in the HCP S Series Management Console and by using the management API.
| Activity | Adm. | Mon. | Sec. | Serv. | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform the initial configuration of the S Series Node (restricted to authorized service providers; no credentials needed; can be successfully done only once) | — | — | — | — | — |
| View the default settings for the initial configuration of the S Series Node (restricted to authorized service providers; no credentials needed; cannot be done after the initial configuration is complete) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Log in to the HCP S Series Management Console | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View the user account list | ✓ | X | ✓ | X | X |
| View an individual user account | X | X | ✓ | X | X |
| Create, modify, and delete user accounts | X | X | ✓ | X | X |
| View the rules for passwords | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change your password | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Generate your S3 compatible API access key and secret key | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
| View your S3 compatible API access key | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
| View the bucket list | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View a list of the buckets you own (S3 compatible API only) | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
| View an individual bucket with the Management Console or management API | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
| View an individual bucket with the S3 compatible API | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
| Create, modify, and delete buckets with the Management Console or management API | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
| Create and delete buckets with the S3 compatible API | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
| Create, manage, and delete objects (S3 compatible API only) | X | X | X | X | ✓ |
| View a list or count of irreparable objects in a bucket (management API only) | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View a list or count of all irreparable objects (management API only) | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View the network list | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View an individual network | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Modify a network | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View the minimum TLS version setting | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Modify the minimum TLS version setting | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View the S Series Node domain name, serial number, and software version | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Modify the S Series Node domain name | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View S Series Node license information | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View the Management Console configuration | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View the Management Console login message | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configure the Management Console | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View the management API configuration | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Configure the management API | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View the data access protocol list (management API only) | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View the S3 compatible API configuration | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Configure the S3 compatible API | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View the currently installed SSL server certificate | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Generate and install a self-signed SSL server certificate, install a certificate created outside the S Series Node, or generate a certificate signing request and install the returned certificate | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
| View and configure S Series Node security settings | X | X | ✓ | X | X |
| View information about the currently active SSH keys | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Install and revoke exclusive SSH keys | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| View the lists of DNS servers and time servers | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Modify the lists of DNS servers and time servers | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View current and historical storage-usage and repair statistics | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View resource-load statistics (management API only) | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View current and historical system-load statistics (management API only) | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View the event log except for security events | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| View security events in the event log | X | X | ✓ | X | X |
| View alerts that are currently in effect | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| View any current S Series Node status messages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View the syslog logging configuration | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Configure syslog logging | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View hardware information | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Turn beaconing on and off | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| Power on, power off, and reboot server modules | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| Insert a comment into the internal logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Download the internal logs | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| Power server modules off and on | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View hardware maintenance activity and history | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | X |
| Perform hardware maintenance procedures | X | X | X | ✓ | X |
| View the HCP S Series OS and software update history | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X |
| Update the HCP S Series OS and software | X | X | X | ✓ | X |