Managing the platform | IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service

Managing the platform

As the owner or an administrator of the IBM Cloud account, you can monitor and manage services and the platform.

Configuring services
Configuring the platform

An IBM Cloud account administrator is a user in the account who was assigned the Administrator role in IBM Cloud for the All Identity and Access enabled services option in IAM. If you're not sure of your roles, see Determine your roles.

You perform some administrative tasks within Cloud Pak for Data as a Service, and others in IBM Cloud. Some tasks require steps in both areas, depending on your goals.

Configuring services

The core services include the watsonx.ai Studio, watsonx.ai Runtime, Watson OpenScale, IBM Knowledge Catalog, Watson Query, DataStage, Match 360, and Cognos Dashboard Embedded services.

Task	In Cloud Pak for Data as a Service?	In IBM Cloud?
Manage services in IBM Cloud	✓	✓
Switch service region	✓
Upgrade your IBM Cloud account	✓	✓
Upgrade your services	✓
Upgrade your IBM Cloud services	✓	✓
Configure private service endpoints		✓
Remove users	✓	✓
Stop using Cloud Pak for Data as a Service	✓	✓
Monitor account resource usage	✓	✓
View and manage environment runtimes	✓
Set up IBM Cloud Object Storage for use with Cloud Pak for Data as a Service	✓	✓
Manage storage space in IBM Cloud Object Storage	✓	✓
Manage users and access	✓	✓
Assign IBM Knowledge Catalog roles	✓
Create user access groups		✓
Activate the Hybrid Subscription Advantage	✓
Set resources scope	✓
Set type of credentials for connections	✓
Manage IBM Cloud account in IBM Cloud		✓
Manage all projects in the account	✓	✓
Secure Cloud Pak for Data as a Service	✓	✓
Set up IBM Cloud App ID (beta)		✓
Enable data linege	✓	✓

Configuring the platform

The options on the Administration > Configurations and settings page provide customizations for assets and IBM Knowledge Catalog artifacts, catalogs, and reports, and other platform configurations.

Task	In Cloud Pak for Data?	In IBM Cloud?
Customize the Cloud Pak for Data as a Service browser home page	✓
Manage IBM Knowledge Catalog catalogs	✓	✓
Manage users and access to IBM Knowledge Catalog	✓	✓
Manage reports for IBM Knowledge Catalog	✓
View asset and artifact definitions	✓
Configure custom properties and relationships for assets and artifacts	✓
Delegate encryption keys for IBM Cloud Object Storage	✓	✓
Specify authorized users (for watsonx.ai Studio legacy plans)	✓

Switch service region

The platform and services are available in multiple IBM Cloud service regions and you can have services in more than one region. Your projects, catalogs, and data are specific to the region in which they were saved and can be accessed only from your services in that region. For example, if you provision watsonx.ai Studio services in both the Dallas and the Frankfurt regions, you cannot access projects that you created in the Frankfurt region from the Dallas region.

To switch your service region:

Log in to Cloud Pak for Data as a Service.
Click the Region Switcher in the home page header.
Select the region that contains your services and projects.

For wider browsers, you can select the region from the dropdown menu.

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Parent topic: Administration