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.
Prerequisites
A virtual machine must be created.
Steps
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Click
Menu > Administration > Access Controls > Roles.
Click
+ to add new role. The
New Role wizard is displayed.
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.
On the next screen, provide the
Role name,
Description and click
FINISH.
The privilege for the virtual machine is successfully added.
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.
On the next screen, provide the
Role name,
Description and click
FINISH.
The privilege for the host is successfully added.
You must grant the role for the current user on the specific managed objects (the target VM and the target host) in vSphere.
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.
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.
Results
The user has all the required privileges for RDM provisioning.
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