Specifications

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Appendix A Defined Privileges
Virtual Machine Interaction
Table A-19. Virtual Machine Interaction
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Answer
Question
ResolvesissueswithVMstate
transitionsorruntimeerrors.
Userinterfaceelement–Summarytab,
Inventorymenu,pop‐upmenu
HCandVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
ConfigureCD
Media
ChangesthebackingofaCD‐ROM
device.
Userinterfaceelement–Virtual
MachinePropertiesdialogbox>
DVD/CD‐ROM
HC
andVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
Configure
FloppyMedia
Changesthebackingofafloppydevice.
Userinterfaceelement–Virtual
MachinePropertiesdialogbox
HCandVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
Console
Interaction
Interactswiththevirtualmachine’s
virtualmouse,keyboard,andscreen;
getsscreenshotinformation.
Userinterfaceelement–Consoletab,
toolbarbutton,Inventory>
Virtual
Machine>OpenConsole,inventory
pop‐upmenu
HCandVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
Defragment
AllDisks
Defragmentsalldisksonthevirtual
machine.
HCandVC. Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
Device
Connection
Changestheconnectedstateofavirtual
machine’sdisconnectablevirtual
devices.
Userinterfaceelement–Virtual
MachinePropertiesdialogbox
HC
andVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
PowerOff Powersoffapowered‐onvirtual
machine,shutsdownguest.
Userinterfaceelement–Filemenu
item,pop‐upmenu,pop‐upconsole
menu,toolbarbutton,Summarytab
HCandVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
PowerOn Powersonapowered‐offvirtual
machine,resumesasuspendedvirtual
machine.
User
interfaceelement–Filemenu
item,pop‐upmenu,pop‐upconsole
menu,toolbarbutton,Summarytab
HCandVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines