Users Guide

Access Control Authentication, Authorization, And Roles
The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter uses the vSphere Client's current user session and the stored administration
credentials for the virtual appliance to perform vCenter operations. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter uses the
vCenter server's built-in roles and privileges model to authorize user actions with the virtual appliance and the vCenter managed
objects (hosts and clusters).
Figure 2. vCenter vSphere Client Roles and Privileges
Dell Operational Role
Contains the privileges/groups to accomplish appliance and vCenter server tasks including rmware updates, hardware inventory,
restarting a host, placing a host in maintenance mode, or creating a vCenter Server task.
This role contains the following privilege groups:
Table 1. Privilege groups
Group Name Description
Privilege Group — Dell.Conguration Perform Host-Related Tasks, Perform vCenter-Related Tasks,
Congure SelLog, Congure ConnectionProle, Congure
ClearLed, Firmware Update
Privilege Group — Dell.Inventory Congure Inventory, Congure Warranty Retrieval, Congure
ReadOnly
Privilege Group — Dell.Monitoring Congure Monitoring, Monitor
Privilege Group — Dell.Reporting (Not used) Create a Report, Run a Report
Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role
This role contains the privileges specically related to the hypervisor deployment features.
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