Introduction to Tags
Managing a large number of clusters and nodes in GigaVUE-FM can be a daunting challenge. Using tags, GigaVUE‑FM lets you group similar types of clusters and objects such as ports, port groups, GigaSMART groups, GigaStreams, port pairs and maps. User-defined tags can be associated to clusters as well as other objects.
Note: Starting in software version 6.5.00, the number of tag Ids per object is not limited to any hard-coded number nor is the number of tag values per tag ID. However, the following numbers have been qualified: A maximum of 20 tag Ids per object and a maximum of 20 tag values per tag Id.
To create tag, you must be a user with fm_super_admin or a user with write access to the FM Security Management category. You can create the following types of tags:
- Access Control Tags
- Aggregation Tags
Based on the number of values they take, tags can be of the following types:
- Single valued: If a tag id is single-valued, then the resource can be assigned only a single tag value.
- Multi valued: If a tag id is multi-valued, then the resources can be assigned multiple tag values.
RBAC Tags (Access Control Tags)
Starting in software version 5.8.00, you can use tags for access control operations by associating tags to user groups. Access control tags control the way the users access the resources such as clusters, ports, port groups, GigaSMART groups, GigaStreams, port pair and map. You can use the tags for access control operations in the following ways:
- To associate the resources in the system to tag keys and their associated values.
- To associate the user groups in the system to tag keys and their associated values.
Thus, the tags for access control are associated to the resources as well as to the user groups. The users will be able to access the resources only if the tag value, by virtue of the user group they belong to, matches the tag value of the resources. Tag keys and the corresponding tag values are created in advance in the system. The tag keys are also associated to the tag values in advance.
When a user with a specific tag key and tag value creates a map, the tag key and tag value of the user is associated with the map that is created.
You can define the tag key and tag value depending on what the user is required to perform. Refer to the following examples:
|
User |
User Group |
Role |
Tag Key and Tag Value |
Accessibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
User 1 |
Super admin group |
fm_super_admin [Read/write access to all resources] |
Tag Key = All Tag Value = All |
The user can:
|
|
User 2 |
Admin group |
fm_admin [Read access to FM Security Management Category] [Read/Write access to all other categories]
|
Tag Key = All Tag Value = All |
The user can:
|
|
User 3 |
View only user group |
fm_user [Read access to all resources]
|
Tag Key = All Tag Value = All |
The user
|
|
User 4 |
Custom user group |
Custom role [Read/Write access to resources that belong to Physical Device Infrastructure Management]
|
Tag Key = Specific tag keys based on the resources to be controlled by the admin user (example location) Tag Value = All |
The user can:
|
|
User 5 |
Custom user group |
Custom role [Read access to resources that belong to Physical Device Infrastructure Management Read/write access to resources that belong to Traffic Control Management Resources]
|
Tag Key = Specific tag keys based on the resources to be controlled by the admin user (example location) Tag Value = Specific location, e.g. Dubai |
The user can:
|
User Association with Roles and Tags
Refer to the Create User Groups section for more details about roles and tags.
