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2 In vSphere Client, right-click the vCenter Server at the top level of the inventory, click Add Permission,
and add the vCenter Server user.
N You must dene the vCenter Server user at the vCenter Server level.
3 From the drop-down menu, select the Administrator role, or the View Composer or View Manager role
that you created, and assign it to the vCenter Server user.
4 If you install View Composer on the same machine as vCenter Server, add the vCenter Server user
account as a member of the local system Administrators group on the vCenter Server machine.
This step is not required if you install View Composer on a dierent machine than vCenter Server.
What to do next
In View Administrator, when you add vCenter Server to View, specify the vCenter Server user. See “Add
vCenter Server Instances to View,” on page 102.
Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
The vCenter Server user must have sucient vCenter Server privileges to enable View to perform
operations in vCenter Server. Create a View Manager role for the vCenter Server user with the required
privileges.
Table 9‑1. Privileges Required for the View Manager Role
Privilege Group Privileges to Enable
Folder Create Folder
Delete Folder
Datastore Allocate space
Virtual Machine In :
n
Add or remove device
n
Advanced
n
Modify device 
In Interaction:
n
Power 
n
Power On
n
Reset
n
Suspend
n
Perform wipe or shrink operations
In Inventory:
n
Create new
n
Create from existing
n
Remove
In Provisioning:
n
Customize
n
Deploy template
n
Read customization 
n
Clone Template
n
Clone Virtual Machine
Resource Assign virtual machine to resource pool
Global Act as vCenter Server
The vCenter Server user requires this privilege even if you
do not use View Storage Accelerator.
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