https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/vmware-vcenter/ Recent content in VMware vCenter on CloudBolt Documentation Hugo en-us https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/vmware-vcenter/minimum-permissions/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/vmware-vcenter/minimum-permissions/ <p>Where a vSphere administrator wants to follow the principle of least privilege, create a vCenter user and assign it a role containing only these privileges.</p> <h2 id="datastore-required-for-provisioning">Datastore, required for provisioning</h2> <ul> <li>Datastore.AllocateSpace</li> <li>Datastore.Browse</li> <li>Datastore.Config</li> <li>Datastore.FileManagement</li> <li>Datastore.UpdateVirtualMachineFiles</li> <li>Datastore.UpdateVirtualMachineMetadata</li> </ul> <h2 id="folder-required-for-provisioning">Folder, required for provisioning</h2> <ul> <li>Folder.Create</li> <li>Folder.Delete</li> <li>Folder.Move</li> <li>Folder.Rename</li> </ul> <h2 id="network-required-for-provisioning">Network, required for provisioning</h2> <ul> <li>Network.Assign</li> </ul> <h2 id="resource-required-for-provisioning">Resource, required for provisioning</h2> <ul> <li>Resource.ApplyRecommendation</li> <li>Resource.AssignVMToPool</li> <li>Resource.QueryVMotion</li> </ul> <h2 id="vapp-required-for-provisioning-and-managing-virtual-machines">vApp, required for provisioning and managing virtual machines</h2> <ul> <li>VApp.ApplicationConfig</li> <li>VApp.AssignResourcePool</li> <li>VApp.AssignVApp</li> <li>VApp.AssignVM</li> <li>VApp.Clone</li> <li>VApp.Create</li> <li>VApp.Delete</li> <li>VApp.Export</li> <li>VApp.ExtractOvfEnvironment</li> <li>VApp.Import</li> <li>VApp.InstanceConfig</li> <li>VApp.ManagedByConfig</li> <li>VApp.Move</li> <li>VApp.PowerOff</li> <li>VApp.PowerOn</li> <li>VApp.Rename</li> <li>VApp.ResourceConfig</li> <li>VApp.Suspend</li> <li>VApp.Unregister</li> </ul> <h2 id="virtual-machine-configuration-required-for-provisioning-and-management">Virtual machine configuration, required for provisioning and management</h2> <ul> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.AddExistingDisk</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.AddNewDisk</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.AddRemoveDevice</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.AdvancedConfig</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.Annotation</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.ChangeTracking</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.CPUCount</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.DiskExtend</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.DiskLease</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.EditDevice</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.HostUSBDevice</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.ManagedBy</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.Memory</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.MksControl</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.QueryFTCompatibility</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.QueryUnownedFiles</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.RawDevice</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.ReloadFromPath</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.RemoveDisk</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.Rename</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.ResetGuestInfo</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.Resource</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.Settings</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.SwapPlacement</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.Unlock</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Config.UpgradeVirtualHardware</li> </ul> <h2 id="guest-operations-required-for-interacting-with-a-virtual-machine">Guest operations, required for interacting with a virtual machine</h2> <ul> <li>VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Execute</li> <li>VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Modify</li> <li>VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Query</li> </ul> <h2 id="virtual-machine-interaction-required-for-power-and-console-operations">Virtual machine interaction, required for power and console operations</h2> <ul> <li>VirtualMachine.Interact.ConsoleInteract</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Interact.DeviceConnection</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOff</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOn</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Interact.Reset</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Interact.SetCDMedia</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Interact.SetFloppyMedia</li> </ul> <h2 id="inventory-required-for-creating-and-managing-virtual-machines">Inventory, required for creating and managing virtual machines</h2> <ul> <li>VirtualMachine.Inventory.Create</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Inventory.CreateFromExisting</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Inventory.Delete</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Inventory.Move</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Inventory.Register</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Inventory.Unregister</li> </ul> <h2 id="provisioning-required-for-deployment-and-customization">Provisioning, required for deployment and customization</h2> <ul> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.Clone</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.CloneTemplate</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.CreateTemplateFromVM</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.Customize</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DeployTemplate</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DiskRandomAccess</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DiskRandomRead</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.GetVmFiles</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.MarkAsTemplate</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.MarkAsVM</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.PromoteDisks</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.PutVmFiles</li> <li>VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ReadCustSpecs</li> </ul> <h2 id="snapshot-management">Snapshot management</h2> <ul> <li>VirtualMachine.State.CreateSnapshot</li> <li>VirtualMachine.State.RemoveSnapshot</li> <li>VirtualMachine.State.RenameSnapshot</li> <li>VirtualMachine.State.RevertToSnapshot</li> </ul> <h2 id="related">Related</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/vmware-vcenter/">VMware vCenter</a>: create the resource handler this account is used by.</li> <li><a href="https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/use/servers/snapshots/">Snapshots</a>: what the snapshot privileges above enable.</li> </ul> https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/vmware-vcenter/use-vcenter-apis/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cmp/configure/infrastructure/resource-handlers/vmware-vcenter/use-vcenter-apis/ <p>Cloud Management Platform (CMP) already manages the resources in a vCenter, but when you need something it does not expose, both vCenter APIs are reachable from a resource handler without setting up your own connection or credentials.</p> <h2 id="vsphere-web-services-api">vSphere Web Services API</h2> <p>The vSphere Web Services API is stable, changes infrequently, and keeps backward compatibility with earlier versions. It is based on SOAP and XML, which makes it complex to call directly.</p>