About this task

To create a role in vCenter Server for VMware vRealize Orchestrator in order to be able to execute workflows, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Log in to VMware vSphere Web Client(VWC) using administrator credentials. Click Administration in the Navigator pane.

    The browser displays the VWC Home page including a Navigator pane similar to the following. Note that the Administration tab is highlighted for emphasis.

    Figure 1. VWC Home Page




  2. Click Roles (if not already selected).
    Figure 2. VWC - Administration - Roles




  3. Click the Plus sign in the pane to the right of the Navigator pane (pointed to by the arrow for emphasis).

    The browser displays the Create Role dialog similar to the following:

    Figure 3. VWC - Administration - Roles - Create Role




  4. In the Role name field, type: VLA vRO user
  5. In the Privilege section, find and check the following privileges for the role:
    Table 1. Role Privilege Settings

    Privilege Settings

    Global-> Log event

    Virtual Machine-> Interaction-> Power On

    Virtual Machine-> Interaction-> Power Off

    Virtual Machine-> Interaction-> Suspend

    Datastore-> Allocate space

    Network-> Assign network

    Resource-> Assign virtual machine to resource pool

    Resource-> Migrate powered off virtual machine

    Resource-> Migrate powered on virtual machine

    Virtual Machine-> Configuration-> Settings

    Virtual Machine-> Configuration-> Modify device settings

    Virtual Machine-> Inventory-> Create from existing

    Virtual Machine-> Provisioning-> Clone virtual machine

    Virtual Machine-> Provisioning-> Customize

    Virtual Machine-> Provisioning-> Deploy template

    Virtual Machine-> Provisioning-> Mark as template

    Virtual Machine-> Provisioning-> Mark as virtual machine

    Virtual Machine-> Provisioning-> Read customization specifications

    Virtual Machine-> Snapshot management-> Create snapshot

    Virtual Machine-> Snapshot management-> Remove snapshot

    Virtual Machine-> Snapshot management-> Revert to snapshot

    Virtual Machine-> Inventory-> Remove

    To understand the various LaMa operations and the corresponding privilege settings that you should set when you create a VMware VLA Role in vCenter Server for VMware vRealize Orchestrator, refer to Role Privilege Settings - VMware VLA Role for VMware vRealize Orchestrator

  6. Upon completing the previous step, Privilege area of the Create Role dialog should look similar to the following:
    Figure 4. VWC - Create Role - Privileges




    Note:

    the half-marked boxes for groups with checked privileges.

  7. Click OK to create the role.

    The browser closes the Create Role pop-up. You should now see the new role in the list similar to the following:

    Figure 5. VWC - Create Role




    Note:

    The VLA vRO user role you created is selected for emphasis.

Results

Upon successfully completing the steps mentioned in this section, you next create a role in vCenter Server for VMware vRealize Orchestrator in order to be able to execute workflows.