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Macrium Site Manager can be configured to allow different users on the Site Manager server or a Windows Active Directory Domain to log in to the Site Manager console, access different parts of the SiteDeploy® UI, and log in to Site Manager on the deployment media allowing the user to access golden image stores, create golden images, and deploy golden images.
From SiteDeploy 8.1.7888, a 'User Management' section has been added to the Site Manager settings, from here all SiteDeploy user and permission management can be performed:
By default, members of the Administrators group on the Site Manager server and members of Domain Administrators on the Site Manager server's domain can log in. Additional domains and permissions can be configured as described below:
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While the automatic providers should cater to most needs, custom domain providers can be created to connect to domains outside of the forest the Site Manager server is in. Beware that members of authorized groups can only access Site Manager if they are on the same domain as the group. This differs from the automatic domain providers which support cross-domain authorization.
All providers are listed within the provider manager dialogon the 'Login Providers' page of the settings. Providers can be configured or removed by clicking the respective buttons in the 'Actions' column of the table. New providers can be created by clicking the 'Add' button, which opens the dialog to configure a new domain provider.
A domain provider can be configured with the following fields:
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| Name | A friendly name that is displayed to users. If no name is provided then the provider will be named after the domain it is associated with. | ||
| Domain Controller | The hostname of a domain controller. This can be in the form of a DNS-style name, a NetBIOS address, or an IP address.
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| Username | The username of an account on the domain. The credentials of this account will be used to perform any lookups against the LDAP server. | ||
| Password | The password of the account specified by the username entered in the previous field. | ||
| Display Order Priority | The order that the provider will appear in dropdown lists like on the login page and the permissions modal. There is also an option to hide the provider from lists other than the table in the provider manager which may be useful if there are unused automatically generated providers. |
After clicking 'Save', Site Manager will check the validity of the configuration. If a prover can be created then the configuration is saved and a provider is added to the list of providers in the previous window. Otherwise, an error message will appear explaining the problem.
Configuring
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Next to the 'Manage Provider' button on the security settings page is the 'Manage Permissions' button. Clicking this will open the permissions management window.
Permissions are configured separately for each provider. Select the correct provider from the dropdown before configuring permissions.
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Roles and Permissions
From Site Manager 8.1.7888, users can create their own custom roles can that can be assigned to users. Roles can be viewed and managed on the 'Roles' page of the Site Manager settings. The 'Roles' page is made up of two parts, the 'Roles' list will show the roles that are available and can be assigned to users this includes the 'Pre-Defined' roles and 'Custom Roles'. The 'Permissions' list shows the permissions that are enabled for the selected role:
There are eight pre-defined roles that are available by default, these are the same roles that were available prior to SiteDeploy 8.1.7888 and are shown below along with the permissions that are assigned to the role:
Role | Permission |
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| Administrator | This role has all permissions assigned and grants full administrative access to SiteDeploy® and Site Manager. |
| Viewer | This role has no permissions assigned and grants minimum access to the Site Manager and SiteDeploy® user. A user with this role can view the majority of information available in Site Manager and SiteDeploy®, but can't make changes beyond configuring their own instance of the dashboard and table layouts. |
| Backup Operator | Backups:
Repositories:
Remote Sync:
Verification:
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| Restore Operator | Repositories:
Restore:
Rescue Media:
Drivers:
Verification:
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| Backup Manager | Backups:
Agents:
Repositories:
Remote Sync:
Restore:
Rescue Media:
Drivers:
Verification:
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| Deployment Operator | Rescue Media:
Deployment:
Driver:
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| Deployment Manager | Rescue Media:
Deployment:
Drivers:
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| Server Manager | Agents:
Repositories:
Rescue Media:
Drivers:
Licensing:
Settings:
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The pre-defined roles themselves cannot be edited, however, the roles can be easily copied and used as the basis for a custom role by selecting the 'Copy' icon next to the relevant role. Alternatively, select '+ Add Custom Role' to create a new custom role with no permissions pre-selected.
Any combination of permissions can be selected from the permissions list to be assigned to the new custom role.
Select 'Save' to save the custom role with the selected permissions. The role will now be available when adding users to the Site Manager, or modifying the roles that are assigned to existing users.
Adding and Configuring Users
Users and groups can be managed on the 'Users & Groups' page of the settings. Here the names of authorized users and groups are displayed in the table. All members of an authorized group are given the permissions of that group (membership is applied transitively). Permissions can be deleted by clicking the 'Remove'bin buttonicon. Click 'Configure' to add permissionsthe pencil icon to change the roles that have been assigned to a user or group. Changes to permissions can be discarded by clicking 'Cancel'.
Additional users and groups can be granted access to Site Manager and SiteDeploy and assigned a role to control how much access they have. Permissions are configured separately for each provider, select the correct provider from the dropdown before configuring permissions.
The structure of the directory is navigable through the tree on the left, which shows the folders and organizational units which have been configured on the domain. On the right is a table listing the users and groups in the selected folder. Rows can be selected using the checkbox and added to the permissions list when the 'Add' button is pressed.
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All users and groups that are added to the active permissions listing are given the 'Viewer' role by default, this role has the most restricted access. To increase a user's or group's access further, select 'Edit' from the role column to access the role editor for the selected user or group.
The role editor displays all role options available for selection. Select the roles required for the user or group and apply changed roles using the 'Save' button. Roles can be combined where necessary. Selecting all the non-administrator roles is equivalent to granting the administrator role to the account.
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Role
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Description
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Grants minimum access to the Site Manager and SiteDeploy® user. A user with this role can view the majority of information available in Site Manager and SiteDeploy®, but can't make changes beyond configuring their own instance of the dashboard and table layouts. The repository browser and verification pages are unavailable to the user.
The user will only be able to launch Macrium Reflect using the deployment media, and will not be able to log in to the Site Manager.
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Grants the same access as a 'Standard User' to Site Manager, but the user can perform remote restores, generate and download rescue media, access the repository browser (and open backups), and verify backups.
The user can log in to Site Manager using the deployment media but will only have access to the 'Restore Agent' button and the 'Launch Reflect' button.
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Grants the same access as a backup and restore operator to Site Manager, but the user can configure backup plans, definitions, schedules, repositories, remote syncs, agent tags, access to the repository browser (full access, including deletion), and full access to manage agents (add, remove, remote install, upgrade and perform maintenance actions including reboot agent, reset VSS and resync logs).
The user can log in to Site Manager using the deployment media but will only have access to the 'Restore Agent' button and the 'Launch Reflect' button.
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Grants the same access as a 'Standard User' to Site Manager, but the user can configure server settings, configure repositories, access the repository browser (view listings only), manage agent licensing, perform agent maintenance actions (reboot agent, reset VSS and resync logs), generate rescue media and install server updates.
the pencil icon shown next to the user or group in the 'Actions' column.
In the window that opens, the custom and pre-defined roles, described above, will be displayed. Select any combination of roles to control how much access the selected user or group will have:
