Example Tenant Structure

The following diagram shows an example NNMi topology containing two tenants, represented by the rectangles. The three ovals indicate the primary groupings for which users need to view the nodes. The topology for Tenant 1 is managed as a single group, so it needs only one security group. The topology for Tenant 2 is managed in overlapping sets, so it is separated into three security groups.

Example Security Group Mappings for Multiple Tenants lists the mappings between the security groups and the possible custom user groups for this topology. (An actual implementation of this security model might not require all of these custom user groups.) Example User Account Mappings for Multiple Tenants lists the mappings for several user accounts and the user groups for this topology.

Example Topology for Multiple Tenants

Example Security Group Mappings for Multiple Tenants

Security Group

Nodes of Security Group

User Group

Object Access Privilege

T1 SG

A, B, C, D, E

T1 Administrator

Object Administrator

T1 Level 2

Object Operator Level 2

T1 Level 1

Object Operator Level 1

T1 Guest

Object Guest

T2 SGa

F, G

T2_a Administrator

Object Administrator

T2_a Level 2

Object Operator Level 2

T2_a Level 1

Object Operator Level 1

T2_a Guest

Object Guest

T2 SGb

H

T2_b Administrator

Object Administrator

T2_b Level 2

Object Operator Level 2

T2_b Level 1

Object Operator Level 1

T2_b Guest

Object Guest

T2 SGc

I, J

T2_c Administrator

Object Administrator

T2_c Level 2

Object Operator Level 2

T2_c Level 1

Object Operator Level 1

T2_c Guest

Object Guest

Example User Account Mappings for Multiple Tenants

User Account

User Groups

Node Access

Notes

User L

NNMi Level 2 Operators

none

This user has operator level 2 access to the nodes in the pink oval (solid line), which groups all nodes in Tenant 1.

T1 Level 2

A, B, C, D, E

User M

NNMi Level 1 Operators

none

This user has operator level 1 access to the nodes in the orange oval (dashed line), which groups a subset of the nodes in Tenant 2.

T2_a Level 1

F, G

T2_b Level 1

H

User N

NNMi Level 2 Operators

none

This user has operator level 2 access to the nodes in the green oval (dotted line), which groups a subset of the nodes in Tenant 2.

T2_b Level 2

H

T2_c Level 2

I, J