Create a Custom vCenter Server Role Using PowerCLI

You can create custom vCenter Server roles by using PowerCLI.

CryptographicOperations.DirectAccess is required only when the virtual machine's storage has encryption policies.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that PowerCLI must be installed in the virtual machine.
• Ensure that the PowerShell script is run in the PowerCLI console.

Procedure

1. Create a text file called CV_role_ids.txt and add the following content:

   System.Anonymous
   System.View
   System.Read
   Global.CancelTask
   Folder.Create
   Folder.Delete
   CryptographicOperations.DirectAccess
   Datastore.Browse
   Datastore.DeleteFile
   Datastore.FileManagement
   Datastore.AllocateSpace
   Datastore.UpdateVirtualMachineFiles
   Host.Local.CreateVM
   Host.Local.ReconfigVM
   Host.Local.DeleteVM
   VirtualMachine.Inventory.Create
   VirtualMachine.Inventory.CreateFromExisting
   VirtualMachine.Inventory.Register
   VirtualMachine.Inventory.Delete
   VirtualMachine.Inventory.Unregister
   VirtualMachine.Inventory.Move
   VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOn
   VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOff
   VirtualMachine.Interact.Suspend
   VirtualMachine.Config.AddExistingDisk
   VirtualMachine.Config.AddNewDisk
   VirtualMachine.Config.RemoveDisk
   VirtualMachine.Config.AddRemoveDevice
   VirtualMachine.Config.Settings
   VirtualMachine.Config.Resource
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.Customize
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.Clone
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.PromoteDisks
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.CreateTemplateFromVM
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DeployTemplate
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.CloneTemplate
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.MarkAsTemplate
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.MarkAsVM
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ReadCustSpecs
   VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs
   Resource.AssignVMToPool
   Task.Create
   Sessions.TerminateSession
   

2. Modify the vCenter Server location in the following PowerShell script and run it:
   The CV_role_ids.txt file must be in the same folder as the PowerShell script.

   $cvRole = <name_of_the_custom_vCenter_Server_Role>
   $cvRolePermFile = "cv_role_ids.txt"
   $viserver = <vCenter_hostname>
   
   Connect-VIServer -server $viserver
   
   $cvRoleIds = @()
   
   Get-Content $cvRolePermFile | Foreach-Object{
   $cvRoleIds += $_
   }
   
   New-VIRole -name $cvRole -Privilege (Get-VIPrivilege -Server $viserver -id $cvRoleIds) -Server $viserver
   Set-VIRole -Role $cvRole -AddPrivilege (Get-VIPrivilege -Server $viserver -id $cvRoleIds) -Server $viserver
   
   Disconnect-VIServer -server $viserver -Confirm:$false