Table A-11.
Host Inventory Privileges (Continued)
Privilege Name
Description
Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Remove cluster
Delete a cluster or standalone host.
In order to have permission to perform this
operation, you must have this privilege
assigned to both the object and its parent
object.
User interface element – Inventory context
menu, Edit > Remove, Inventory > Cluster >
Remove
VC only
Datacenters,
Host folders,
Clusters, Hosts
Clusters, Hosts
Remove host
Remove a host.
In order to have permission to perform this
operation, you must have this privilege
assigned to both the object and its parent
object.
User interface element – Inventory drag-and-
drop out of cluster, context menu, Inventory >
Host > Remove
VC only
Datacenters,
Host folders,
Clusters, Hosts
Hosts plus parent
object
Rename cluster
Rename a cluster.
User interface element– Inventory single click,
inventory hierarchy context menu, Inventory
> Cluster > Rename
VC only
Datacenters,
Host folders,
Clusters
Clusters
Host Local Operations
Host local operations privileges control actions performed when the vSphere Client is connected directly to a
host.
Table A-12.
Host Local Operations Privileges
Privilege Name
Description
Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Add host to
vCenter
Install and uninstall vCenter agents, such as
vpxa and aam, on a host.
No user vSphere Client interface elements are
associated with this privilege.
HC only
Root host
Root host
Create virtual
machine
Create a new virtual machine from scratch on
a disk without registering it on the host.
No user vSphere Client interface elements are
associated with this privilege.
HC only
Root host
Root host
Delete virtual
machine
Delete a virtual machine on disk, whether
registered or not.
No user vSphere Client interface elements are
associated with this privilege.
HC only
Root host
Root host
Manage user
groups
Manage local accounts on a host.
User interface element – Users & Groups tab
(only present if the vSphere Client logs on to
the host directly)
HC only
Root host
Root host
Reconfigure
virtual machine
Reconfigure a virtual machine.
HC only
Root host
Root host
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