OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2

Required privileges for nonadministrator users

To register OMIVV with vCenter, a nonadministrator user requires the following privileges:

NOTE: While registering a vCenter server with OMIVV by a nonadministrator 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