Create a Custom vCenter Server Role

As a vCenter Server administrator, you can create a custom vCenter Server role and assign privileges to it.

A service account is used by the App Volumes Manager to communicate with vCenter Server. The default administrator role can be used for this service account, but you can create a vCenter Server role with certain privileges, specifically for the App Volumes service account.

You can also use PowerCLI to create a custom role. See Create a Custom vCenter Server Role Using PowerCLI.

Procedure

1. Manually create a new vCenter Server role.
2. Assign privileges to the role.

   Object	Permission
   Datastore	Allocate space Browse datastore Low-level file operations Remove file Update virtual machine files
   Folder	Create folder Delete folder
   Global	Cancel task
   Host	Create virtual machine Delete virtual machine Reconfigure virtual machine
   Resource	Assign virtual machine to resource pool
   Sessions	View and stop sessions
   Tasks	Create task
   Virtual machine > Configuration	Add existing disk Add new disk Add or remove device Change resource Remove disk Settings
   Interaction	Power Off Power On Suspend
   Inventory	Create from existing Create new Move Register Remove Unregister
   Provisioning	Clone template Clone virtual machine Create template from virtual machine Customize Deploy template Mark as template Mark as virtual machine Modify customization specifications Promote disks Read customization specifications