Specifications

Basic System Administration
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ChangeSNMP
Settings
Edits,restarts,andstopsSNMPagent.
NouserVIClientinterfaceelementsare
associatedwiththisprivilege.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Connection Changestheconnectionstatusofahost
(connectedordisconnected).
Userinterfaceelement–Right‐click
Host
VConly Hosts Hosts
Firmware Allowsupdatestothehostfirmwareon 
ESXServer3ihosts.
No
userVIClientinterfaceelementsare
associatedwiththisprivilege.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts(ESX
Server3i
only)
Hyper
Threading
Enablesanddisableshyperthreadingin
thehostCPUscheduler.
Userinterfaceelement–Host
Configurationtab>Processors
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Maintenance Putsthehostinandoutofmaintenance
mode,shutsdownandrestartsthe
host.
Userinterfaceelement–Hostpop‐up
menu,Inventory>Host>Enter
MaintenanceMode
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Memory
Configuration
Setsconfiguredserviceconsolememory
reservation.Thissettingisapplicable
onlyonESXServer3hosts.
Userinterfaceelement–Host
Configurationtab>Memory
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Network
Configuration
Configuresnetwork,firewall,
and
VMotionnetwork.
Userinterfaceelement–Host
Configurationtab>Networking,
NetworkAdapter,DNSandRouting
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
QueryPatch Allowsqueryingforinstallablepatches
andinstallationofpatchesonthehost.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Security
Profileand
Firewall
Configuresinternetservices,suchas
SSH,Telnet,SNMP,andhostfirewall.
Userinterface
element–Host
Configurationtab>SecurityProfile
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Table A-8. Host Configuration Privileges (Continued)
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object