vCenter server user privileges

Provide Portworx with a vCenter server user that has the following minimum vSphere privileges using your vSphere console:

• Datastore

  • Allocate space
  • Browse datastore
  • Low level file operations
  • Remove file

• Host

  • Local operations
  • Reconfigure virtual machine

• Virtual machine

  • Change Configuration
  • Add existing disk
  • Add new disk
  • Add or remove device
  • Advanced configuration
  • Change Settings
  • Extend virtual disk
  • Modify device settings
  • Remove disk

  If you create a custom role as above, make sure to select Propagate to children when assigning the user to the role.

  Why select Propagate to Children ?

  In vSphere, resources are organized hierarchically. By selecting "Propagate to Children," you ensure that the permissions granted to the custom role are automatically applied not just to the targeted object, but also to all objects within its sub-tree. This includes VMs, datastores, networks, and other resources nested under the selected resource.