Admin roles compared
Infrastructure administrator | System administrator | Application administrator | |
|---|---|---|---|
TrendMiner UI | Edge Manager | ConfigHub | TrendHub, ContextHub, TrendMiner API |
Description | The infrastructure admin is responsible for installation and maintenance of the TrendMiner servers on infrastructure, network and security level. | The system admin is responsible for the TrendMiner data source connections, user management and other configuration. | The application administrator can do basic configuration and troubleshooting in the TrendMiner application. |
Required skills | Basic network and security skills, basic Linux knowledge, no or little TrendMiner knowledge required. | Basic network and security skills. Good understanding of TrendMiner and its users. | Good understanding of TrendMiner and its users. |
Required access permissions | VM console access, RDP access to TrendMiner connector server (if applicable). | Access to the IDP infrastructure (if applicable). | No specific permissions required. |
Example tasks | Install and upgrade TrendMiner, collect diagnostics logs for troubleshooting, configuration of SSL, renewal of SSL certificates, configure network and NTP, ... | Add new data sources, basic troubleshooting of data source issues, configure IDPs, user management, time series access permission management, ... | Re-index tags, build an AF with the digital twin manager, configure AF/EF permissions, trigger global monitoring health check, write scripts based on the TrendMiner API, ... |
Account | 1 hardcoded account, only password required for login | 1 hardcoded "admin" account with enforced 2FA. Regular TrendMiner user accounts with "System Administrator" role. | Regular TrendMiner user accounts with "Application Administrator" role. |
Password recovery | No self-service recovery. Contact TrendMiner support in case of lost password. | Hardcoded admin account password and 2FA can be reset via Edge Manager. Regular user account passwords can be reset by other system administrators in ConfigHub. | Regular user account passwords can be reset by other system administrators in ConfigHub. |