Specifications

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Appendix A Defined Privileges
Host Inventory
System
Management
Allowsextensionstomanipulatethefile
systemonthehost.
NouserVIClientinterfaceelementsare
associatedwiththisprivilege.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
System
Resource
Settings
Updatestheconfigurationofthesystem
resourcehierarchy.
Userinterfaceelement–Host
Configurationtab>SystemResource
Allocation
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Storage
Partition
Configuration
Manages
VMFSdatastoreand
diagnosticpartitions.Scansfornew
storagedevices.ManagesiSCSI.
Userinterfaceelement–Host
Configurationtab>Storage,Storage
Adapters,HostConfigurationtab
datastorepop‐upmenu
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Virtual
Machine
Auto‐start
Configuration
Changesauto‐startandauto‐stoporder
ofvirtualmachinesonasinglehost.
User
interfaceelement–Host
Configurationtab>VirtualMachine
StartuporShutdown
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Table A-8. Host Configuration Privileges (Continued)
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Table A-9. Host Inventory Privileges
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
AddHostTo
Cluster
Addsahosttoanexistingcluster.
Userinterfaceelement–Inventory
pop‐upmenu
VConly Hosts Clusters
Add
Stand‐alone
Host
Addsastandalonehost.
Userinterfaceelement–Toolbar
button,inventorypop‐upmenu,
Inventory>Datacenter>AddHost,
File>New>Add
Host,Hoststab
pop‐upmenu
VConly Hosts Datacenters,
Hostfolders