5.2

Configure a vCenter Server User for View Manager, View Composer, and Local
Mode
To configure a user account that gives View Manager permission to operate in vCenter Server, you must
assign a role with appropriate privileges to that user. To use the View Composer service in vCenter Server,
you must give the user account additional privileges. To manage desktops that are used in local mode, you
must give the user account privileges that include View Manager, View Composer, and local mode
privileges.
To support View Composer, you also must make this user a local system administrator on the vCenter
Server computer.
Prerequisites
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In Active Directory, create a user in the View Connection Server domain or a trusted domain. See
“Creating a User Account for vCenter Server,” on page 22.
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Familiarize yourself with the privileges that are required for the user account. See “View Manager
Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User,” on page 91.
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If you use View Composer, familiarize yourself with the additional required privileges. See “View
Composer Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User,” on page 92.
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If you manage local desktops, familiarize yourself with the additional required privileges. See “Local
Mode Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User,” on page 92.
Procedure
1 In vCenter Server, prepare a role with the required privileges for the user.
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You can use the predefined Administrator role in vCenter Server. This role can perform all
operations in vCenter Server.
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If you use View Composer, you can create a limited role with the minimum privileges needed by
View Manager and View Composer to perform vCenter Server operations.
In vSphere Client, click Home > Roles > Add Role, enter a role name such as
View Composer Administrator, and select privileges for the role.
This role must have all the privileges that both View Manager and View Composer need to operate
in vCenter Server.
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If you manage local desktops, you can create a limited role with the minimum privileges needed by
View Manager, View Composer, and the local mode feature to perform vCenter Server operations.
In vSphere Client, click Home > Roles > Add Role, enter a role name such as
Local Mode Administrator, and select privileges for the role.
This role must have all the privileges that View Manager, View Composer, and the local mode
feature need to operate in vCenter Server.
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If you use View Manager without View Composer and do not manage local desktops, you can
create an even more limited role with the minimum privileges needed by View Manager to
perform vCenter Server operations.
In vSphere Client, click Home > Roles > Add Role, enter a role name such as
View Manager Administrator, and select privileges for the role.
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.
NOTE You must define the vCenter Server user at the vCenter Server level.
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