6.1

Option Description
Assign permissions to a protection
group folder
Click Site Recovery, expand Inventory Trees, click Protection Groups and
select a protection group folder. You can assign permissions to the root
folder or to a subfolder.
Assign permissions to an individual
recovery plan
Click Site Recovery, expand Inventories, click Recovery Plans, and select
a recovery plan.
Assign permissions to a recovery
plan folder
Click Site Recovery, expand Inventory Trees, click Recovery Plans and
select a recovery plan folder. You can assign permissions to the root folder
or to a subfolder.
Assign permissions to an individual
array manager
Click Site Recovery > Array Based Replication, and select an array
manager.
Assign permissions to all array
managers for a site
Click Site Recovery, expand Inventory Trees, click Array Based
Replication and select a site folder.
2 In the Manage tab, click Permissions, then click the Add Permission icon.
3 Identify a user or group for the role.
a Click Add in the Users and Groups column.
b From the Domain drop-down menu, select the domain that contains the user or group.
c Enter a user or user group name in the Search text box or select a name from the User/Group list.
d Click Add and click OK.
4 Select a role from the Assigned Role drop-down menu to assign to the user or user group that you
selected in Step 3.
The Assigned Role drop-down menu includes all of the roles that vCenter Server and its plug-ins make
available. Site Recovery Manager adds several roles to vCenter Server.
Option Action
Allow a user or user group to
perform all Site Recovery Manager
configuration and administration
operations.
Assign the SRM Administrator role.
Allow a user or user group to
manage and modify protection
groups and to configure protection
on virtual machines.
Assign the SRM Protection Groups Administrator role.
Allow a user or user group to
perform recoveries and test
recoveries.
Assign the SRM Recovery Administrator role.
Allow a user or user group to
create, modify, and test recovery
plans.
Assign the SRM Recovery Plans Administrator role.
Allow a user or user group to test
recovery plans.
Assign the SRM Recovery Test Administrator role.
When you select a role, the hierarchical list displays the privileges that the role includes. Click a
privilege in the hierarchical list to see a description of that privilege. You cannot modify the list of
privileges that each role includes.
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