Installation guide

Tasks
Tasks privileges control the ability of extensions to create and update tasks on the vCenter Server.
Table A-20. Tasks Privileges
Privilege Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Create task Allows an extension to create a user-defined
task.
VC only Root vCenter
Server
Root vCenter
Server
Update task Allows an extension to updates a user-defined
task.
VC only Root vCenter
Server
Root vCenter
Server
vApp
vApp privileges control operations related to deploying and configuring a vApp.
Table A-21. vApp Privileges
Privilege Name Description Affects Pair with Object Effective on Object
Add virtual machine Add a virtual machine to a
vApp.
User interface element – drag-
and-drop in the Virtual
Machines and Templates or
Hosts and Clusters inventory
view
HC and VC Datacenters, clusters,
hosts, virtual
machine folders,
vApps
vApps
Assign resource pool Assign a resource pool to a
vApp.
User interface element – drag-
and-drop in the Hosts and
Clusters inventory view
HC and VC Datacenters, clusters,
hosts, virtual
machine folders,
vApps
vApps
Assign vApp Assign a vApp to another vApp
User interface element – drag-
and-drop in the Virtual
Machines and Templates or
Hosts and Clusters inventory
view
HC and VC Datacenters, clusters,
hosts, virtual
machine folders,
vApps
vApps
Clone Clone a vApp.
User interface element –
Inventory > vApp > Clone
HC and VC Datacenters, clusters,
hosts, virtual
machine folders,
vApps
vApps
Delete Delete a vApp.
In order to have permission to
perform this operation, you
must have this privilege
assigned to both the object and
its parent object.
User interface element –
Inventory > vApp > Delete
from Disk
HC and VC Datacenters, clusters,
hosts, virtual
machine folders,
vApps
vApps
Export Export a vApp from vSphere.
User interface element – File >
Export > Export OVF Template
HC and VC Datacenters, clusters,
hosts, virtual
machine folders,
vApps
vApps
Appendix A Defined Privileges
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