6.5.1

Required Privileges for
Common Tasks 11
Many tasks require permissions on multiple objects in the inventory. If the user who attempts to perform
the task only has privileges on one object, the task cannot complete successfully.
The following table lists common tasks that require more than one privilege. You can add permissions to
inventory objects by pairing a user with one of the predefined roles or with multiple privileges. If you
expect that you assign a set of privileges multiple times, create custom roles.
If the task that you want to perform is not in this table, the following rules explain where you must assign
permissions to allow particular operations:
n
Any operation that consumes storage space requires the Datastore.Allocate Space privilege on the
target datastore, and the privilege to perform the operation itself. You must have these privileges, for
example, when creating a virtual disk or taking a snapshot.
n
Moving an object in the inventory hierarchy requires appropriate privileges on the object itself, the
source parent object (such as a folder or cluster), and the destination parent object.
n
Each host and cluster has its own implicit resource pool that contains all the resources of that host or
cluster. Deploying a virtual machine directly to a host or cluster requires the Resource.Assign
Virtual Machine to Resource Pool privilege.
Table 11‑1. Required Privileges for Common Tasks
Task Required Privileges Applicable Role
Create a virtual machine On the destination folder or data center:
n
Virtual machine .Inventory.Create new
n
Virtual machine.Configuration.Add new disk (if creating a new virtual
disk)
n
Virtual machine.Configuration.Add existing disk (if using an existing
virtual disk)
n
Virtual machine.Configuration.Raw device (if using an RDM or SCSI
pass-through device)
Administrator
On the destination host, cluster, or resource pool:
Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool
Resource pool
administrator or
Administrator
On the destination datastore or the folder that contains the datastore:
Datastore.Allocate space
Datastore
Consumer or
Administrator
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