A Defined Privileges; Datacenter; Datastore - VMware 4817V62 - vSphere - PC Administration Manual

Datacenter

Datacenter privileges control the ability to create and edit datacenters in the vSphere Client inventory.
Table A-2. Datacenter Privileges
Privilege Name
Create
datacenter
IP pool
configuration
Move datacenter
Remove
datacenter
Rename
datacenter

Datastore

Datastore privileges control the ability to browse, manage, and allocate space on datastores.
Table A-3. Datastore Privileges
Privilege Name
Allocate space
Browse datastore
Low level file
operations
Move datastore
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Description
Creates a new datacenter.
User interface element– Inventory context
menu, toolbar button, and File > New
Datacenter
Allows configuration of a pool of IP
addresses.
Moves a datacenter.
Privilege must be present at both the source
and destination.
User interface element – Inventory drag-
and-drop
Removes a datacenter.
In order to have permission to perform this
operation, you must have this privilege
assigned to both the object and its parent
object.
User interface element– Inventory context
menu, Inventory > Datacenter > Remove,
Edit > Remove
Changes the name of a datacenter.
User interface element – Inventory object,
Inventory context menu, Edit > Rename,
Inventory > Datacenter > Rename
Description
Allocates space on a datastore for a virtual
machine, snapshot, clone, or virtual disk.
Browses files on a datastore.
User interface element – Add existing disk,
browse for CD-ROM or Floppy media,
serial or parallel port files
Carries out read, write, delete, and rename
operations in the datastore browser.
Moves a datastore between folders.
Privileges must be present at both the
source and destination.
User interface element – Inventory drag-
and-drop
Pair with
Affects Object
VC only Datacenter
folders or
root object
VC only Datacenters,
Datacenter
folders, or
root object
VC only Datacenters,
Datacenter
folders, or
root object
VC only Datacenters,
Datacenter
folders, or
root object
VC only Datacenters,
Datacenter
folders, or
root object
Effective on
Affects Object
HC and VC Datastores
HC and VC Datastores
HC and VC Datastores
VC only Datastore,
source and
destination
Appendix A Defined Privileges
Effective on Object
Datacenter folder or root
object
Datacenter
Datacenter, source and
destination
Datacenter plus parent
object
Datacenter
Pair with
Object
Datastores
Datastores,
Datastore
folders
Datastores
Datastores,
Datastore
folders
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