Users Guide

▪ Advanced settings
▪ Connection
▪ Maintenance
▪ Network configuration
▪ Query patch
▪ Security profile and firewall
NOTE: Assign the following privileges, if you are using VMware vCenter 6.5 or upgrading to vCenter 6.5 or later:
▪ Host.Config
- Advanced settings
- Connection
- Maintenance
- Network configuration
- Query patch
- Security profile and firewall
○ Inventory
▪ Add host to cluster
▪ Add standalone host
▪ Modify cluster
NOTE: Ensure that you assign the modify cluster privilege, if you are using vCenter 6.5 or upgrading to
vCenter 6.5 or later.
• Host profile
○ Edit
○ View
• Permissions
○ Modify permission
○ Modify role
• Sessions
○ Validate session
• Task
○ Create task
○ Update task
NOTE:
If a non-administrator user is trying to register vCenter server, it is mandatory to add Dell privileges to the
existing role. For more information about assigning Dell privileges, see Assigning Dell privileges to existing role on page
14.
Assigning Dell privileges to existing role
You can edit an existing role to assign the Dell privileges.
NOTE: Ensure that you are logged in as a user with Administrator privileges.
1. Log in to the vSphere web client with administrative rights.
2. In the left pane, click Administration → Roles in the vSphere web client.
3. Select a vCenter server system from the Roles provider drop-down list.
4. Select the role from the Roles list, and click .
5. Click Privileges, expand Dell, and then select the following Dell privileges for the selected role and click OK:
• Dell.Configuration
• Dell.Deploy-Provisioning
• Dell.Inventory
• Dell.Monitoring
• Dell.Reporting
See Security roles and permissions for more information about the available OMIVV roles within vCenter.
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