vSphere Stats privileges control the ability to access vStats state and stats data on objects such as virtual machines and hosts.

Table 1. vSphere Stats Privileges
Privilege Name in the vSphere Client Description Required On Privilege Name in the API
Collect Stats Data

Allows creating and updating acquisition specs in vStats.

 The object for which stats data is being collected. vStats.CollectAny
Modify Stats Configuration Allows managing the vStats service configuration settings. vCenter Server vStats.Settings
Query Stats Data Allows enumerating stats providers, and metrics and counters the providers expose, for which providers can collect stats data. The object for which stats data is being queried. vStats.QueryAny