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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 4.9
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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

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

Required privileges specific to SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vCenter

Privileges

Label

netappSCV.Guest.RestoreFile

Guest File Restore

netappSCV.Recovery.MountUnMount

Mount/Unmount

netappSCV.Backup.DeleteBackupJob

Delete Resource Group/Backup

netappSCV.Configure.ConfigureStorageSystems.Delete

Remove Storage Systems

netappSCV.View

View

netappSCV.Recovery.RecoverVM

Recover VM

netappSCV.Configure.ConfigureStorageSystems.AddUpdate

Add/Modify Storage Systems

netappSCV.Backup.BackupNow

Backup Now

netappSCV.Guest.Configure

Guest Configuration

netappSCV.Configure.ConfigureSnapCenterServer

Configure SnapCenter Server

netappSCV.Backup.BackupScheduled

Create Resource Group