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2 In vSphere Client, right-click the vCenter Server at the top level of the inventory, click Add Permission,
and add the vCenter Server user.
NOTE You must define the vCenter Server user at the vCenter Server level.
3 From the drop-down menu, select the Administrator role, or the View Composer or View Manager role
that you created, and assign it to the vCenter Server user.
4 If you install View Composer on the same machine as vCenter Server, add the vCenter Server user
account as a member of the local system Administrators group on the vCenter Server machine.
This step is not required if you install View Composer on a different machine than vCenter Server.
What to do next
In View Administrator, when you add vCenter Server to View, specify the vCenter Server user. See “Add
vCenter Server Instances to View,” on page 94.
Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
The vCenter Server user must have sufficient vCenter Server privileges to enable View to perform
operations in vCenter Server. Create a View Manager role for the vCenter Server user with the required
privileges.
Table 8‑1. Privileges Required for the View Manager Role
Privilege Group Privileges to Enable
Folder Create Folder
Delete Folder
Datastore Allocate space
Virtual Machine In Configuration:
n
Add or remove device
n
Advanced
n
Modify device settings
In Interaction:
n
Power Off
n
Power On
n
Reset
n
Suspend
In Inventory:
n
Create new
n
Create from existing
n
Remove
In Provisioning:
n
Customize
n
Deploy template
n
Read customization specifications
Resource Assign virtual machine to resource pool
Global Act as vCenter Server
The following Host privilege is required to implement
View Storage Accelerator, which enables ESXi host
caching. If you do not use View Storage Accelerator, the
vCenter Server user does not need this privilege.
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