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Table 13‑1. Required Privileges for Common Tasks (Continued)
Task Required Privileges Applicable Role
Cold migrate (relocate) a
virtual machine
On the virtual machine or folder of virtual machines:
n
Resource.Migrate powered off virtual machine
n
Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool (if destination
is a different resource pool from the source)
Resource Pool
Administrator or
Administrator
On the destination host, cluster, or resource pool (if different from the
source):
Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool
Resource Pool
Administrator or
Administrator
On the destination datastore (if different from the source):
Datastore.Allocate space
Datastore
Consumer or
Administrator
Migrate a virtual machine
with Storage vMotion
On the virtual machine or folder of virtual machines:
Resource.Migrate powered on virtual machine
Resource Pool
Administrator or
Administrator
On the destination datastore:
Datastore.Allocate space
Datastore
Consumer or
Administrator
Move a host into a cluster On the host:
Host.Inventory.Add host to cluster
Administrator
On the destination cluster:
Host.Inventory.Add host to cluster
Administrator
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