Specifications

Table 4‑7. Datastore and Network Permission Requirements (Continued)
Object Before Upgrade Privilege After Upgrade Privilege Action Required to Enable Access
Network Nonpropagating Read-only No Access Assign access privileges for networks or
network folders.
Propagating Read-only Assign Network None.
NOTE The Read-only propagating permission on a datacenter, as well as all other permissions you have set,
will continue to work as expected after the upgrade.
Datastore Privileges
In VMware vSphere 5.0, datastores have their own set of access control privileges. As a result, you might
need to reconfigure your permissions to grant the new datastore privileges. This is required if you have
nonpropagating Read-only permission set on the datacenter for users.
Table 4‑8. Datastore Privileges
Privilege Name Actions Granted to Users Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Allocate Space Allocate space on a datastore for a virtual
machine, snapshot, or clone.
hosts, vCenter
Servers
datastores datastores,
virtual disks
Browse Datastore Browse files on a datastore, including CD-
ROM or Floppy media and serial or
parallel port files. In addition, the browse
datastore privilege allows users to add
existing disks to a datastore.
hosts, vCenter
Servers
datastores datastores,
datastore folders,
hosts, virtual
machines
Delete Datastore Remove a datastore. hosts, vCenter
Servers
datastores datastores,
datastore folders
Delete Datastore
File
Delete a file in the datastore. hosts, vCenter
Servers
datastores datastores
File Management Carry out file operations in the datastore
browser.
hosts, vCenter
Servers
datastores datastores
Move Datastore Move a datastore between folders in the
inventory.
NOTE Privileges are required on both the
source and destination objects.
vCenter Servers datastore,
source and
destination
object
datastores,
datastore folders
Rename Datastore Rename a datastore. hosts, vCenter
Servers
datastores datastores
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