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Appendix A Defined Privileges
Memory
Configuration
Setsconfiguredserviceconsolememory
reservation.Thissettingisapplicable
onlyonESXhosts.
UserinterfaceelementHost
Configurationtab>Memory
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Network
Configuration
Configuresnetwork,firewall,and
VMotionnetwork.
UserinterfaceelementHost
Configurationtab>Networking,
NetworkAdapter,DNSandRouting
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Query
Patch Allowsqueryingforinstallablepatches
andinstallationofpatchesonthehost.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Security
Profileand
Firewall
ConfiguresInternetservices,suchas
SSH,Telnet,SNMP,andhostfirewall.
UserinterfaceelementHost
Configurationtab>SecurityProfile
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
System
Management
Allowsextensionstomanipulatethefile
systemonthe
host.
NouserVIClientinterfaceelementsare
associatedwiththisprivilege.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
System
Resource
Settings
Updatestheconfigurationofthesystem
resourcehierarchy.
UserinterfaceelementHost
Configurationtab>SystemResource
Allocation
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Storage
Partition
Configuration
ManagesVMFSdatastoreand
diagnosticpartitions.Scansfornew
storagedevices.
ManagesiSCSI.
UserinterfaceelementHost
Configurationtab>Storage,Storage
Adapters,HostConfigurationtab
datastorecontextmenu
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Virtual
Machine
Autostart
Configuration
Changesautostartandautostoporder
ofvirtualmachinesonasinglehost.
UserinterfaceelementHost
Configurationtab>VirtualMachine
Startupor
Shutdown
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
Table A-8. Host Configuration Privileges (Continued)
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object