Virtual Machine Inventory Privileges

Virtual Machine Inventory privileges control adding, moving, and removing virtual machines.

You can set this privilege at different levels in the hierarchy. For example, if you set a privilege at the folder level, you can propagate the privilege to one or more objects within the folder. The object listed in the Required On column must have the privilege set, either directly or inherited.

Table 1. Virtual Machine Inventory Privileges

Privilege Name	Description	Required On
Virtual machine .Inventory.Create from existing	Allows creation of a virtual machine based on an existing virtual machine or template, by cloning or deploying from a template.	Clusters, Hosts, Virtual machine folders
Virtual machine .Inventory.Create new	Allows creation of a virtual machine and allocation of resources for its execution.	Clusters, Hosts, Virtual machine folders
Virtual machine .Inventory.Move	Allows relocating a virtual machine in the hierarchy. The privilege must be present at both the source and destination.	Virtual machines
Virtual machine .Inventory.Register	Allows adding an existing virtual machine to a vCenter Server or host inventory.	Clusters, Hosts, Virtual machine folders
Virtual machine .Inventory.Remove	Allows deletion of a virtual machine. Deletion removes the virtual machine's underlying files from disk. To have permission to perform this operation, a user or group must have this privilege assigned in both the object and its parent object.	Virtual machines
Virtual machine .Inventory.Unregister	Allows unregistering a virtual machine from a vCenter Server or host inventory. To have permission to perform this operation, a user or group must have this privilege assigned in both the object and its parent object.	Virtual machines