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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 4.7
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Minimum vCenter privileges required

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Before you begin deployment of SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere, you should make sure you have the minimum required vCenter privileges.

Required privileges for vCenter Admin role

System.Anonymous
System.View
System.Read
Datastore.Rename
Datastore.Move
Datastore.Delete
Datastore.Browse
Datastore.FileManagement
Datastore.AllocateSpace
Network.Assign
Host.Config.Storage
Host.Config.AdvancedConfig
Host.Config.Resources
Host.Config.Settings
Host.Local.CreateVM
Host.Local.ReconfigVM
Host.Local.DeleteVM
VirtualMachine.Inventory.Create
VirtualMachine.Inventory.CreateFromExisting
VirtualMachine.Inventory.Register
VirtualMachine.Inventory.Delete
VirtualMachine.Inventory.Unregister
VirtualMachine.Inventory.Move
VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOn
VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOff
VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Query
VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Modify
VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Execute
VirtualMachine.Config.AddExistingDisk
VirtualMachine.Config.AddNewDisk
VirtualMachine.Config.RemoveDisk
VirtualMachine.Config.Resource
VirtualMachine.Config.AdvancedConfig
VirtualMachine.Config.ReloadFromPath
VirtualMachine.State.CreateSnapshot
VirtualMachine.State.RevertToSnapshot
VirtualMachine.State.RemoveSnapshot
Resource.AssignVMToPool
Resource.ApplyRecommendation
Resource.HotMigrate
Resource.ColdMigrate
Resource.QueryVMotion
Task.Create
Task.Update
Extension.Register
Extension.Update
Extension.Unregister

Required privileges specific to SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vCenter

netappSCV.Guest.RestoreFile
netappSCV.Recovery.MountUnMount
netappSCV.Backup.DeleteBackupJob
netappSCV.Configure.ConfigureStorageSystems.Delete
netappSCV.View
netappSCV.Recovery.RecoverVM
netappSCV.Configure.ConfigureStorageSystems.AddUpdate
netappSCV.Backup.BackupNow
netappSCV.Guest.Configure
netappSCV.Configure.ConfigureSnapCenterServer
netappSCV.Backup.BackupScheduled