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Chapter 3 Installing Lab Manager
Credential Requirements for Connecting to the VirtualCenter
Server from Lab Manager
TosetupaconnectionwiththeVirtualCenterServer,Lab Managerrequiresauserwho
ispartofaroleinVirtualCenterwithatleasttheprivilegeslistedinTable 3‐1.Aswith
otherrolesinVirtualCenter,youcanassignWindowsusersorVirtualCenterusersto
thisrole.
Iftheconnectionto
theVirtualCenterServerissetupwithVirtualCenteradministrator
credentials,theuseralreadyhasthepropercredentialstomakethisconnection.
Lab Managerrequirestheusertohavecertainpermissionsonobjects.Anychangein
theroleofthisusertoanotherVirtualCenterrolewithfewerprivilegeshinders
Lab Manageroperations.Forexample,
assigningtheusertotheNoAccessrolein
VirtualCenterforanobject,suchasaresourcepool,blocksthevisibilityofthisobjectin
aLab Managerenvironment.Forinformationaboutrolesandsettingobject
permissions,seeVMware Infrastructure3documentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html.
TheprivilegesinTable 3‐1appearinthe
EditRoledialogboxoftheVIClient:
Table 3-1. Required Privileges for Connecting to the VirtualCenter Server
VI Client Privilege Category Required Privileges
Global
 EnableMethods
 DisableMethods
Folder
 CreateFolder
 DeleteFolder
 RenameFolder
 MoveFolder
Datastore  BrowseDatastore
 FileManagement
Network
 Remove
Host
 Inventory
 ModifyCluster
 Configuration
 SystemManagement
 NetworkConfiguration
 LocalOperations
 AddhosttoVirtualCenter