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Chapter 3 Managing and Configuring Stage Manager
6 (Optional)EnteradifferentnamefortheresourcepoolinStage Manager.
7ClickOK.
Credential Requirements for Connecting Stage Manager to the
VirtualCenter Server
TosetupaconnectionwiththeVirtualCenterServer,Stage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.
Stage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Stage
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Stage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.
IfyousetuptheStageManagerconnectiontotheVirtualCenterServerwith
VirtualCenteradministratorcredentials,youhavethepropercredentialstomakethis
connection.
Ifyousetup
theStageManagerconnectiontotheVirtualCenterServerwithuser
credentialsthatdonothaveVirtualCenteradministratorprivileges,completethese
tasks:
 Setupauserrole(forexample,aStage_Manager_Userrole)inVirtualCenterwith
theminimumprivilegeslistedinTable 3‐1.
 AddaWindowsuserontheVirtualCentersystemtotherole.
 InthePermissionstaboftheVIClient,specifyaccesspermissionsfortheuserto
therootfolder(Hosts&ClustersintheleftpaneoftheVIClient)andthe
datacenterthatworkswithStageManager.Propagatethepermissionstoallchild
objectsinthedatacenter.
TheVIclientenables
youtoassignpermissionsforobjects,suchasadatacenter,
cluster,host,andresourcepool.StageManagercanonlyworkwithonedatacenter
atatime.