vSphere Replication includes a set of roles. Each role includes a set of privileges, which enable users with those roles to complete different actions.
For information about how to assign roles, see Assigning Roles in the vSphere Client in vSphere Security.
Role | Actions that this Role Permits | Privileges that this Role Includes | Objects in vCenter Server Inventory that this Role Can Access |
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VRM replication viewer |
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vCenter Server root folder with propagation, at the source site (outgoing replications) and the target site (incoming replications). Alternatively, vCenter Server root folder without propagation on both sites and virtual machine without propagation on the source site. |
VRM virtual machine replication user |
Requires a corresponding user with the same role on the target site and also vSphere Replication target datastore user role on the target data center, or datastore folder or each target datastore. |
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vCenter Server root folder with propagation on both sites. Alternatively, vCenter Server root folder without propagation on both sites, virtual machine without propagation on the source site, source datastores without propagation on the source site. |
VRM administrator | Incorporates all vSphere Replication privileges. |
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vCenter Server root folder with propagation on both sites. Alternatively, vCenter Server root folder without propagation on both sites, virtual machine without propagation on the source site, target datastore, target virtual machine folder with propagation on the target site, target host or cluster with propagation on the target site. |
VRM diagnostics | Generate, retrieve, and delete log bundles. |
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vCenter Server root folder on both sites. |
VRM target datastore user | Configure and reconfigure replications. Used on the target site in on the VRM virtual machine replication user role on both sites. |
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Datastore objects on the target site, or datastore folder with propagation at the target site, or target data center with propagation. |
VRM virtual machine recovery user | Recover virtual machines. |
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Secondary vCenter Server root folder with propagation. Alternatively, secondary vCenter Server root folder without propagation, target datastore without propagation, target virtual machine folder with propagation, target host, or cluster with propagation. |