Working with Monitor users

The Monitor supports three types of users:

  • Read-only user   Has read-only access to monitor resources. Read-only users can view the metrics on the Monitoring tab, but cannot access the Administration tab. A user name and password are required.

  • Operator   Has read-only access to monitor resources and can receive alerts. These users can view the metrics on the Monitoring tab, can receive email alerts, and can resolve and delete alerts. However, operators cannot access the Administration tab. A user name and password are required.

  • Administrator   Has the same access as an operator, and can also configure resources and add users. Administrators can also access the Administration tab. The default user, admin, is an administrator. A user name and password are required.

The user name and password for logging in to the Monitor are case sensitive.

Default user

By default, when you first start the Monitor, it has one administrator user, named admin, with password admin. By default, this user has full permissions. It is recommended that you change the default administrator password to restrict access to the Monitor. See Edit Monitor users.

Read-only access without a user name

By default, the Monitor does not require anyone to log in to have read-only access. However, for security and other reasons, the administrator can require that users log in. See Require Monitor users to login.


Create Monitor users
Associate Monitor users with resources
Edit Monitor users
Delete Monitor users
Require Monitor users to login