Minimum Permission of VMware Required for IVM Tasks

The table displays list of minimum permission of VMware required to perform all the instant VM tasks.

Note: Global permissions are set at vCenter level.

Tasks	Permission
Datastore	Allocate space
Global	Disable methods
	Enable methods
	Licenses
Host>Configuration	Storage partition configuration
Network	Assign network
Resource	Assign virtual machine to resource pool
Virtual machine > Configuration	Add existing disk
	Advanced
Virtual machine > Interaction	Power off
	Power on
	Reset
	Console Interaction
Virtual machine > Inventory	Create new
	Remove
Virtual machine > Provisioning	Allow disk access
	Allow read-only disk access
	Allow virtual machine download
Virtual machine > Snapshot management	Create snapshot
	Remove snapshot
	Revert to snapshot
Virtual machine > Guest Operations	Guest Operation Queries