Responsibilities Matrix for LogScale Cluster Operations and Ownership
The following table provides some general guidelines on levels of access required depending on role:
| Role Name | Responsibilities | Access Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| System Administrator |
Add or remove nodes Object storage administration Upgrade LogScale Software version Perform Emergency Upgrades Change cluster configurations Perform cluster restarts Managing firewall rules |
Admin access to Servers Admin access to Object storage | |
| Kafka Administrator |
Kafka monitoring Adding or removing Kafka nodes |
Admin access to Kafka Servers LogScale user account with read access to the repository containing the humio insights dashboards | LogScale relies on a Kafka cluster to keep LogScale running, so it is important to monitor your Kafka cluster (Use Insights dashboards). |
| LogScale Cluster Administrator |
Evict and manage nodes (see note 2) LogScale monitoring Query administration (monitoring, managing quotas and blacklists) Manage root accounts | Root privileges for the LogScale user |
Monitoring is done through the insights dashboards. Collaboration with the System Administrator is needed for node management and eviction. |
| LogScale Organization Administrator |
Create and manage repositories and views Create and manage users, roles, security policies, identity providers, IP filters, organization tokens Data administration (managing data retention and ingestion) | Admin rights for the managed organization | For clusters with only one organization, this role is often combined with the Cluster administrator role. |
| LogScale User |
Search LogScale Create and manage dashboards if needed and permitted | Create and manage Automations (Alerts, Scheduled Searches, Actions, etc.) if needed and permitted |