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Chapter 1 VMware Infrastructure Components
IndividualpermissionsareassignedthroughtheVIClientbypairingauserandarole
andassigningthispairtoaVMwareInfrastructureClientobject:
 UsersandGroups–ForVirtualCenter,usersandgroupsarecreatedand
maintainedthroughtheWindowsdomainorActiveDirectorydatabase.Usersand
groupsareregisteredwithVirtualCenter,orcreatedandregisteredwithanESX
Server,throughtheprocessthatassignsprivileges.
 Roles–Asetofaccessrightsandprivileges.Thereareselecteddefaultroles.You
canalsocreaterolesandassigncombinationsofprivilegestoeachrole.