OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3

Required privileges for non-administrator users

To register OMIVV with vCenter, a non-administrator user requires the following privileges:

NOTE: While registering a vCenter server with OMIVV by a non-administrator user, an error message is displayed if the following privileges are not assigned:
  • Alarms
    • Create alarm
    • Modify alarm
    • Remove alarm
  • Extension
    • Register extension
    • Unregister extension
    • Update extension
  • Global
    • Cancel task
    • Log event
    • Settings
    NOTE: Assign the following health update privileges, if you are using VMware vCenter 6.5 or upgrading to vCenter 6.5 or later:
  • Health Update Provider
    • Register
    • Unregister
    • Update
  • Host
    • CIM
      • CIM Interaction
    • Configuration
      • Advanced settings
      • Connection
      • Maintenance
      • Network configuration
      • Query patch
      • Security profile and firewall
      NOTE: Assign the following privileges, if you are using VMware vCenter 6.5 or upgrading to vCenter 6.5 or later:
      • Host.Config
        • Advanced settings
        • Connection
        • Maintenance
        • Network configuration
        • Query patch
        • Security profile and firewall
    • Inventory
      • Add host to cluster
      • Add standalone host
      • Modify cluster
        NOTE: Ensure that you assign the modify cluster privilege, if you are using vCenter 6.5 or upgrading to vCenter 6.5 or later.
  • Host profile
    • Edit
    • View
  • Permissions
    • Modify permission
    • Modify role
  • Sessions
    • Validate session
  • Task
    • Create task
    • Update task
NOTE: If a non-administrator user is trying to register vCenter server, it is mandatory to add Dell privileges to the existing role. For more information about assigning Dell privileges, see Assigning Dell privileges to existing role.