A junior security analyst needs to view Instana dashboards, service maps, and metric trends to support daily operations reporting. However, the analyst must not be permitted to create or modify alert policies, edit application perspectives, or manage users. Which built-in Instana role should the administrator assign?
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The Viewer role in Instana provides read-only access to all monitoring data, including dashboards, service maps, and metrics, without granting any ability to create or modify configurations. Assigning the Viewer role enforces the principle of least privilege for personnel who only need to observe rather than act. Admin and Product roles both grant write access that would violate the stated access requirements.
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Full Explanation
The Viewer role in Instana provides read-only access to all monitoring data, including dashboards, service maps, and metrics, without granting any ability to create or modify configurations. Assigning the Viewer role enforces the principle of least privilege for personnel who only need to observe rather than act. Admin and Product roles both grant write access that would violate the stated access requirements. The correct answer is 'Viewer — provides read-only access to dashboards and monitoring data without modification rights'. The incorrect options — 'Admin — grants full configuration access including user and alert management', 'Product — enables management of application perspectives and service definitions', 'Owner — reserved for the account holder with full platform and billing control' — are wrong because they do not align with IBM Instana's architecture or recommended practices for this scenario. Understanding this concept is essential for the Domain 7: Security/Compliance domain of the IBM Instana Observability certification.