Datastore Privileges; Network Privileges - VMware ESX 4.0 - UPGRADE GUIDE UPDATE 1 Update Manual

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"Update Datastore Permissions,"
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"Update Network Permissions,"
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Datastore Privileges

In VMware vSphere 4.0, datastores have their own set of access control privileges. As a result, you might need
to reconfigure your permissions to grant the new datastore privileges. This is required if you have
nonpropagating Read-only permission set on the datacenter for users.
Table 9-2 lists the default datastore privileges that, when selected for a role, can be paired with a user and
assigned to a datastore.
Table 9-2. Datastore Privileges
Privilege Name
Allocate Space
Browse Datastore
Delete Datastore
Delete Datastore
File
File Management
Move Datastore
Rename Datastore

Network Privileges

In VMware vSphere 4.0, networks have their own set of access control privileges. As a result, you might need
to reconfigure your permissions to grant the new network privileges. This is required if you have
nonpropagating Read-only permission set on the datacenter.
Table 9-3 lists the default network privileges that, when selected for a role, can be paired with a user and
assigned to a network.
Table 9-3. Network Privileges
Privilege Name
Assign Network
Configure
Network
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Actions Granted to Users
Allocate space on a datastore for a virtual
machine, snapshot, or clone.
Browse files on a datastore, including CD-
ROM or Floppy media and serial or parallel
port files. In addition, the browse datastore
privilege allows users to add existing disks
to a datastore.
Remove a datastore.
Delete a file in the datastore.
Carry out file operations in the datastore
browser.
Move a datastore between folders in the
inventory.
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OTE
source and destination objects.
Rename a datastore.
Actions Granted to Users
Assign a network to a virtual
machine.
Configure a network.
Pair with
Affects Object
hosts, vCenter datastores
Servers
hosts, vCenter datastores
Servers
hosts, vCenter datastores
Servers
hosts, vCenter datastores
Servers
hosts, vCenter datastores
Servers
vCenter Servers datastore,
source and
destination
object
hosts, vCenter datastores
Servers
Pair with
Affects Object
VCenter Servers virtual
machine
hosts, vCenter Servers network,
network
folder
Effective on
Object
datastores,
virtual disks
datastores,
datastore folders,
hosts, virtual
machines
datastores,
datastore folders
datastores
datastores
datastores,
datastore folders
datastores
Effective on
Object
network, virtual
machine
networks, virtual
machines
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