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Module 9
Importance
When multiple users are accessing the VMware vSphere
environment, a best practice is to give each user only the
necessary permissions and nothing more. VMware vCenter
Server allows flexible assignment of permissions.
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Module Lessons
Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
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Lesson 1:
Configure ESXi Host Access and
Authentication
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Learner Objectives
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Lesson 2:
Configuring Roles and Permissions
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Learner Objectives
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Roles
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Objects
Objects are entities on which actions are performed.
Objects include datacenters, folders, resource pools, clusters, hosts,
datastores, networks, and virtual machines.
All objects have a Permissions tab.
This tab shows which user or group and role are associated with the
selected object.
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Assigning Permissions
To assign a
permission:
1. Select a user.
2. Select a role.
3. (Optional)
Propagate the
permission to
child objects.
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Greg Administrator
Greg No Access
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Members of Group1:
Members of Group2:
Greg
Greg
Susan
Carla
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Group2 Read-only
Members of Group1:
Members of Group2:
Greg
Greg
Susan
Carla
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Members of Group1:
Members of Group2:
Greg
Greg
Susan
Carla
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Creating a Role
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Lab 14
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Key Points
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