Dell Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) for VMware vSphere Client Version 10.0 Product Guide

Provide Privileges for Current Logged in User for RDM Provisioning

This topic provides information about providing the required privileges to the current logged in user for RDM provisioning.

1. Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
2. Click Menu > Administration > Access Controls > Roles.
3. Click + to add new role. The New Role wizard is displayed.
4. Select Virtual Machine from the list of roles and select the privilege Configure Raw device for the VM. Click NEXT.
   NOTE To view all the privileges for VM, click See more privileges.

   The Configure Raw device privilege allows the user to add or remove a raw disk mapping or SCSI pass through device. Setting this privilege overrides any other privilege for modifying raw devices, including connection states.
5. On the next screen, provide the Role name, Description and click FINISH.
   The privilege for the virtual machine is successfully added.
6. Similarly, select Host from the list of roles and select the privilege Storage partition configuration for the host. Click NEXT.
   NOTE To view all the privileges for host, click See more privileges.

   The Storage partition configuration privilege allows VMFS datastore and diagnostic partition management. Users with this privilege can scan for new storage devices and manage iSCSI.
7. On the next screen, provide the Role name, Description and click FINISH.
   The privilege for the host is successfully added.
8. You must grant the role for the current user on the specific managed objects (the target VM and the target host) in vSphere.
   1. For target host, click Menu > Hosts and Clusters and right-click the target host and click Add Permission. The Add Permission wizard is displayed. Specify the user and the role having the Storage partition configuration privilege and click OK.
   2. For target VM, click Menu > VMs and Templates and right-click the target VM and click Add Permission. The Add Permission wizard is displayed. Specify the user and the role having the Configure Raw device privilege and click OK.