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Map vSphere API privileges to vSphere Web Client UI
Map vSphere API privileges to vSphere Web Client UI
Developers who work with the vSphere API (usually in Java or C#) ask how they can map privileges in the API to privilege strings in the vSphere Client. In the table below, ¬ represents indentation for the privilege hierarchy in the UI. Last updated for vSphere 6.5.
| Privilege in vSphere API | Label in vSphere Client UI |
|---|---|
| Alarm | "Alarms" |
| Alarm.Acknowledge | ¬ "Acknowledge alarm" |
| Alarm.Create | ¬ "Create alarm" |
| Alarm.Delete | ¬ "Remove alarm" |
| Alarm.DisableActions | ¬ "Disable alarm action" |
| Alarm.Edit | ¬ "Modify alarm" |
| Alarm.SetStatus | ¬ "Set alarm status" |
| Authorization | "Permissions" |
| Authorization.ModifyPermissions | ¬ "Modify permission" |
| Authorization.ModifyPrivileges | ¬ "Modify privilege" |
| Authorization.ModifyRoles | ¬ "Modify role" |
| Authorization.ReassignRolePermissions | ¬ "Reassign role permissions" |
| Certificate | "Certificates" |
| Certificate.Manage | ¬ "Manage certificates" |
| ComputeResource | "Compute resource" |
| Cryptographer | "Cryptographic operations" |
| Cryptographer.Access | ¬ "Direct Access" |
| Cryptographer.AddDisk | ¬ "Add disk" |
| Cryptographer.Clone | ¬ "Clone" |
| Cryptographer.Decrypt | ¬ "Decrypt" |
| Cryptographer.Encrypt | ¬ "Encrypt" |
| Cryptographer.EncryptNew | ¬ "Encrypt new" |
| Cryptographer.ManageEncryptionPolicy | ¬ "Manage encryption policies" |
| Cryptographer.ManageKeyServers | ¬ "Manage KMS" |
| Cryptographer.ManageKeys | ¬ "Manage keys" |
| Cryptographer.Migrate | ¬ "Migrate" |
| Cryptographer.Recrypt | ¬ "Recrypt" |
| Cryptographer.RegisterHost | ¬ "Register host" |
| Cryptographer.RegisterVM | ¬ "Register VM" |
| DVPortgroup | "dvPort group" |
| DVPortgroup.Create | ¬ "Create" |
| DVPortgroup.Delete | ¬ "Delete" |
| DVPortgroup.Modify | ¬ "Modify" |
| DVPortgroup.PolicyOp | ¬ "Policy operation" |
| DVPortgroup.ScopeOp | ¬ "Scope operation" |
| DVSwitch | "Distributed switch" |
| DVSwitch.Create | ¬ "Create" |
| DVSwitch.Delete | ¬ "Delete" |
| DVSwitch.HostOp | ¬ "Host operation" |
| DVSwitch.Modify | ¬ "Modify" |
| DVSwitch.Move | ¬ "Move" |
| DVSwitch.PolicyOp | ¬ "Policy operation" |
| DVSwitch.PortConfig | ¬ "Port configuration operation" |
| DVSwitch.PortSetting | ¬ "Port setting operation" |
| DVSwitch.ResourceManagement | ¬ "Network I/O control operation" |
| DVSwitch.Vspan | ¬ "VSPAN operation" |
| Datacenter | "Datacenter" |
| Datacenter.Create | ¬ "Create datacenter" |
| Datacenter.Delete | ¬ "Remove datacenter" |
| Datacenter.IpPoolConfig | ¬ "Network protocol profile configuration" |
| Datacenter.IpPoolQueryAllocations | ¬ "Query IP pool allocation" |
| Datacenter.IpPoolReleaseIp | ¬ "Release IP allocation" |
| Datacenter.Move | ¬ "Move datacenter" |
| Datacenter.Reconfigure | ¬ "Reconfigure datacenter" |
| Datacenter.Rename | ¬ "Rename datacenter" |
| Datastore | "Datastore" |
| Datastore.AllocateSpace | ¬ "Allocate space" |
| Datastore.Browse | ¬ "Browse datastore" |
| Datastore.Config | ¬ "Configure datastore" |
| Datastore.Delete | ¬ "Remove datastore" |
| Datastore.DeleteFile | ¬ "Remove file" |
| Datastore.FileManagement | ¬ "Low level file operations" |
| Datastore.Move | ¬ "Move datastore" |
| Datastore.Rename | ¬ "Rename datastore" |
| Datastore.UpdateVirtualMachineFiles | ¬ "Update virtual machine files" |
| Datastore.UpdateVirtualMachineMetadata | ¬ "Update virtual machine metadata" |
| EAM | "ESX Agent Manager" |
| EAM.Config | ¬ "Config" |
| EAM.Modify | ¬ "Modify" |
| EAM.View | ¬ "View" |
| Extension | "Extension" |
| Extension.Register | ¬ "Register extension" |
| Extension.Unregister | ¬ "Unregister extension" |
| Extension.Update | ¬ "Update extension" |
| ExternalStatsProvider | "External stats provider" |
| ExternalStatsProvider.Register | ¬ "Register" |
| ExternalStatsProvider.Unregister | ¬ "Unregister" |
| ExternalStatsProvider.Update | ¬ "Update" |
| Folder | "Folder" |
| Folder.Create | ¬ "Create folder" |
| Folder.Delete | ¬ "Delete folder" |
| Folder.Move | ¬ "Move folder" |
| Folder.Rename | ¬ "Rename folder" |
| Global | "Global" |
| Global.CancelTask | ¬ "Cancel task" |
| Global.CapacityPlanning | ¬ "Capacity planning" |
| Global.Diagnostics | ¬ "Diagnostics" |
| Global.DisableMethods | ¬ "Disable methods" |
| Global.EnableMethods | ¬ "Enable methods" |
| Global.GlobalTag | ¬ "Global tag" |
| Global.Health | ¬ "Health" |
| Global.Licenses | ¬ "Licenses" |
| Global.LogEvent | ¬ "Log event" |
| Global.ManageCustomFields | ¬ "Manage custom attributes" |
| Global.ManagePolicies | ¬ "Manage policies" |
| Global.PolicyEditorSuperUser | ¬ "Policy editor SuperUser" |
| Global.Proxy | ¬ "Proxy" |
| Global.ScriptAction | ¬ "Script action" |
| Global.ServiceManagers | ¬ "Service managers" |
| Global.SetCustomField | ¬ "Set custom attribute" |
| Global.Settings | ¬ "Settings" |
| Global.SystemTag | ¬ "System tag" |
| Global.VCServer | ¬ "Act as vCenter Server" |
| HealthUpdateProvider | "Health update provider" |
| HealthUpdateProvider.Register | ¬ "Register" |
| HealthUpdateProvider.Unregister | ¬ "Unregister" |
| HealthUpdateProvider.Update | ¬ "Update" |
| Host | "Host" |
| Host.Amqp | ¬ "AMQP" |
| Host.Amqp.AmqpInteraction | ¬ ¬ "AMQP interaction" |
| Host.Cim | ¬ "CIM" |
| Host.Cim.CimInteraction | ¬ ¬ "CIM interaction" |
| Host.Config | ¬ "Configuration" |
| Host.Config.AdvancedConfig | ¬ ¬ "Advanced settings" |
| Host.Config.AuthenticationStore | ¬ ¬ "Authentication Store" |
| Host.Config.AutoStart | ¬ ¬ "Virtual machine autostart configuration" |
| Host.Config.Connection | ¬ ¬ "Connection" |
| Host.Config.DateTime | ¬ ¬ "Change date and time settings" |
| Host.Config.Firmware | ¬ ¬ "Firmware" |
| Host.Config.HyperThreading | ¬ ¬ "Hyperthreading" |
| Host.Config.Image | ¬ ¬ "Image configuration" |
| Host.Config.Locker | ¬ ¬ "Locker" |
| Host.Config.Maintenance | ¬ ¬ "Maintenance" |
| Host.Config.Memory | ¬ ¬ "Memory configuration" |
| Host.Config.NetService | ¬ ¬ "Security profile and firewall" |
| Host.Config.Network | ¬ ¬ "Network configuration" |
| Host.Config.Nvdimm | ¬ ¬ "NVDIMM" |
| Host.Config.Patch | ¬ ¬ "Query patch" |
| Host.Config.PciPassthru | ¬ ¬ "Change PciPassthru settings" |
| Host.Config.Power | ¬ ¬ "Power" |
| Host.Config.Quarantine | ¬ ¬ "Quarantine" |
| Host.Config.Resources | ¬ ¬ "System resources" |
| Host.Config.Settings | ¬ ¬ "Change settings" |
| Host.Config.Snmp | ¬ ¬ "Change SNMP settings" |
| Host.Config.Storage | ¬ ¬ "Storage partition configuration" |
| Host.Config.SystemManagement | ¬ ¬ "System Management" |
| Host.Hbr | ¬ "vSphere Replication" |
| Host.Hbr.HbrManagement | ¬ ¬ "Manage replication" |
| Host.Inventory | ¬ "Inventory" |
| Host.Inventory.AddHostToCluster | ¬ ¬ "Add host to cluster" |
| Host.Inventory.AddStandaloneHost | ¬ ¬ "Add standalone host" |
| Host.Inventory.CreateCluster | ¬ ¬ "Create cluster" |
| Host.Inventory.DeleteCluster | ¬ ¬ "Remove cluster" |
| Host.Inventory.EditCluster | ¬ ¬ "Modify cluster" |
| Host.Inventory.MoveCluster | ¬ ¬ "Move cluster or standalone host" |
| Host.Inventory.MoveHost | ¬ ¬ "Move host" |
| Host.Inventory.RemoveHostFromCluster | ¬ ¬ "Remove host" |
| Host.Inventory.RenameCluster | ¬ ¬ "Rename cluster" |
| Host.Local | ¬ "Local operations" |
| Host.Local.CreateVM | ¬ ¬ "Create virtual machine" |
| Host.Local.DeleteVM | ¬ ¬ "Delete virtual machine" |
| Host.Local.InstallAgent | ¬ ¬ "Add host to vCenter" |
| Host.Local.ManageUserGroups | ¬ ¬ "Manage user groups" |
| Host.Local.ReconfigVM | ¬ ¬ "Reconfigure virtual machine" |
| ImageLibrary | "Image library" |
| ImageLibrary.Manage | ¬ "Manage" |
| Network | "Network" |
| Network.Assign | ¬ "Assign network" |
| Network.Config | ¬ "Configure" |
| Network.Delete | ¬ "Remove" |
| Network.Move | ¬ "Move network" |
| Performance | "Performance" |
| Performance.ModifyIntervals | ¬ "Modify intervals" |
| Policy | "Policy" |
| Policy.Apply | ¬ "Apply" |
| Profile | "Host profile" |
| Profile.Clear | ¬ "Clear" |
| Profile.Create | ¬ "Create" |
| Profile.Delete | ¬ "Delete" |
| Profile.Edit | ¬ "Edit" |
| Profile.Export | ¬ "Export" |
| Profile.View | ¬ "View" |
| Resource | "Resource" |
| Resource.ApplyRecommendation | ¬ "Apply recommendation" |
| Resource.AssignVAppToPool | ¬ "Assign vApp to resource pool" |
| Resource.AssignVMToPool | ¬ "Assign virtual machine to resource pool" |
| Resource.ColdMigrate | ¬ "Migrate powered off virtual machine" |
| Resource.CreatePool | ¬ "Create resource pool" |
| Resource.DeletePool | ¬ "Remove resource pool" |
| Resource.EditPool | ¬ "Modify resource pool" |
| Resource.HotMigrate | ¬ "Migrate powered on virtual machine" |
| Resource.MovePool | ¬ "Move resource pool" |
| Resource.QueryVMotion | ¬ "Query vMotion" |
| Resource.RenamePool | ¬ "Rename resource pool" |
| ScheduledTask | "Scheduled task" |
| ScheduledTask.Cancel | ¬ "Cancel task" |
| ScheduledTask.Create | ¬ "Create tasks" |
| ScheduledTask.Delete | ¬ "Remove task" |
| ScheduledTask.Edit | ¬ "Modify task" |
| ScheduledTask.Run | ¬ "Run task" |
| Sessions | "Sessions" |
| Sessions.GlobalMessage | ¬ "Message" |
| Sessions.ImpersonateUser | ¬ "Impersonate user" |
| Sessions.TerminateSession | ¬ "View and stop sessions" |
| Sessions.ValidateSession | ¬ "Validate session" |
| StoragePod | "Datastore cluster" |
| StoragePod.Config | ¬ "Configure a datastore cluster" |
| StorageProfile | "Profile-driven storage" |
| StorageProfile.Update | ¬ "Profile-driven storage update" |
| StorageProfile.View | ¬ "Profile-driven storage view" |
| StorageViews | "Storage views" |
| StorageViews.ConfigureService | ¬ "Configure service" |
| StorageViews.View | ¬ "View" |
| System | "System" |
| System.Anonymous | ¬ "Anonymous" |
| System.Read | ¬ "Read" |
| System.View | ¬ "View" |
| Task | "Tasks" |
| Task.Create | ¬ "Create task" |
| Task.Update | ¬ "Update task" |
| TroubleShooting | "Troubleshooting" |
| TroubleShooting.all | ¬ "All" |
| VApp | "vApp" |
| VApp.ApplicationConfig | ¬ "vApp application configuration" |
| VApp.AssignResourcePool | ¬ "Assign resource pool" |
| VApp.AssignVApp | ¬ "Assign vApp" |
| VApp.AssignVM | ¬ "Add virtual machine" |
| VApp.Clone | ¬ "Clone" |
| VApp.Create | ¬ "Create" |
| VApp.Delete | ¬ "Delete" |
| VApp.Export | ¬ "Export" |
| VApp.ExtractOvfEnvironment | ¬ "View OVF environment" |
| VApp.Import | ¬ "Import" |
| VApp.InstanceConfig | ¬ "vApp instance configuration" |
| VApp.ManagedByConfig | ¬ "vApp managedBy configuration" |
| VApp.Move | ¬ "Move" |
| VApp.PowerOff | ¬ "Power off" |
| VApp.PowerOn | ¬ "Power on" |
| VApp.Rename | ¬ "Rename" |
| VApp.ResourceConfig | ¬ "vApp resource configuration" |
| VApp.Suspend | ¬ "Suspend" |
| VApp.Unregister | ¬ "Unregister" |
| VirtualMachine | "Virtual machine" |
| VirtualMachine.Config | ¬ "Configuration" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.AddExistingDisk | ¬ ¬ "Add existing disk" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.AddNewDisk | ¬ ¬ "Add new disk" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.AddRemoveDevice | ¬ ¬ "Add or remove device" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.AddRemoveRawDevice | ¬ ¬ "Add/remove raw device" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.AdvancedConfig | ¬ ¬ "Advanced" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.Annotation | ¬ ¬ "Set annotation" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.CPUCount | ¬ ¬ "Change CPU count" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.ChangeTracking | ¬ ¬ "Disk change tracking" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.DiskExtend | ¬ ¬ "Extend virtual disk" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.DiskLease | ¬ ¬ "Disk lease" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.EditDevice | ¬ ¬ "Modify device settings" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.HostUSBDevice | ¬ ¬ "Host USB device" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.ManagedBy | ¬ ¬ "Configure managedBy" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.Memory | ¬ ¬ "Memory" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.MksControl | ¬ ¬ "Display connection settings" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.QueryFTCompatibility | ¬ ¬ "Query Fault Tolerance compatibility" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.QueryUnownedFiles | ¬ ¬ "Query unowned files" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.RawDevice | ¬ ¬ "Raw device" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.ReloadFromPath | ¬ ¬ "Reload from path" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.RemoveDisk | ¬ ¬ "Remove disk" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.Rename | ¬ ¬ "Rename" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.ResetGuestInfo | ¬ ¬ "Reset guest information" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.Resource | ¬ ¬ "Change resource" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.Settings | ¬ ¬ "Settings" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.SwapPlacement | ¬ ¬ "Swapfile placement" |
| VirtualMachine.Config.UpgradeVirtualHardware | ¬ ¬ "Upgrade virtual machine compatibility" |
| VirtualMachine.GuestOperations | ¬ "Guest operations" |
| VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Execute | ¬ ¬ "Guest operation program execution" |
| VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Modify | ¬ ¬ "Guest operation modifications" |
| VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.ModifyAliases | ¬ ¬ "Guest operation alias modification" |
| VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Query | ¬ ¬ "Guest operation queries" |
| VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.QueryAliases | ¬ ¬ "Guest operation alias query" |
| VirtualMachine.Hbr | ¬ "vSphere Replication" |
| VirtualMachine.Hbr.ConfigureReplication | ¬ ¬ "Configure replication" |
| VirtualMachine.Hbr.MonitorReplication | ¬ ¬ "Monitor replication" |
| VirtualMachine.Hbr.ReplicaManagement | ¬ ¬ "Manage replication" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact | ¬ "Interaction" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.AnswerQuestion | ¬ ¬ "Answer question" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.Backup | ¬ ¬ "Backup operation on virtual machine" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.ConsoleInteract | ¬ ¬ "Console interaction" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.CreateScreenshot | ¬ ¬ "Create screenshot" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.CreateSecondary | ¬ ¬ "Turn on Fault Tolerance" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.DefragmentAllDisks | ¬ ¬ "Defragment all disks" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.DeviceConnection | ¬ ¬ "Device connection" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.DisableSecondary | ¬ ¬ "Suspend Fault Tolerance" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.DnD | ¬ ¬ "Drag and drop" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.EnableSecondary | ¬ ¬ "Resume Fault Tolerance" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.GuestControl | ¬ ¬ "Guest operating system management by VIX API" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.MakePrimary | ¬ ¬ "Test failover" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.Pause | ¬ ¬ "Pause or Unpause" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOff | ¬ ¬ "Power off" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOn | ¬ ¬ "Power on" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.PutUsbScanCodes | ¬ ¬ "Inject USB HID scan codes" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.Record | ¬ ¬ "Record session on virtual machine" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.Replay | ¬ ¬ "Replay session on virtual machine" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.Reset | ¬ ¬ "Reset" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.SESparseMaintenance | ¬ ¬ "Perform wipe or shrink operations" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.SetCDMedia | ¬ ¬ "Configure CD media" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.SetFloppyMedia | ¬ ¬ "Configure floppy media" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.Suspend | ¬ ¬ "Suspend" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.TerminateFaultTolerantVM | ¬ ¬ "Test restart Secondary VM" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.ToolsInstall | ¬ ¬ "VMware Tools install" |
| VirtualMachine.Interact.TurnOffFaultTolerance | ¬ ¬ "Turn off Fault Tolerance" |
| VirtualMachine.Inventory | ¬ "Inventory" |
| VirtualMachine.Inventory.Create | ¬ ¬ "Create new" |
| VirtualMachine.Inventory.CreateFromExisting | ¬ ¬ "Create from existing" |
| VirtualMachine.Inventory.Delete | ¬ ¬ "Remove" |
| VirtualMachine.Inventory.Move | ¬ ¬ "Move" |
| VirtualMachine.Inventory.Register | ¬ ¬ "Register" |
| VirtualMachine.Inventory.Unregister | ¬ ¬ "Unregister" |
| VirtualMachine.Namespace | ¬ "Service configuration" |
| VirtualMachine.Namespace.Event | ¬ ¬ "Allow notifications" |
| VirtualMachine.Namespace.EventNotify | ¬ ¬ "Allow polling of global event notifications" |
| VirtualMachine.Namespace.Management | ¬ ¬ "Manage service configurations" |
| VirtualMachine.Namespace.ModifyContent | ¬ ¬ "Modify service configuration" |
| VirtualMachine.Namespace.Query | ¬ ¬ "Query service configurations" |
| VirtualMachine.Namespace.ReadContent | ¬ ¬ "Read service configuration" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning | ¬ "Provisioning" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.Clone | ¬ ¬ "Clone virtual machine" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.CloneTemplate | ¬ ¬ "Clone template" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ConsolidateDisks | ¬ ¬ "Consolidate disks" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.CreateTemplateFromVM | ¬ ¬ "Create template from virtual machine" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.Customize | ¬ ¬ "Customize" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DeployTemplate | ¬ ¬ "Deploy template" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DiskRandomAccess | ¬ ¬ "Allow disk access" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DiskRandomRead | ¬ ¬ "Allow read-only disk access" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.FileRandomAccess | ¬ ¬ "Allow file access" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.GetVmFiles | ¬ ¬ "Allow virtual machine download" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.MarkAsTemplate | ¬ ¬ "Mark as template" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.MarkAsVM | ¬ ¬ "Mark as virtual machine" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ModifyCustSpecs | ¬ ¬ "Modify customization specification" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.PromoteDisks | ¬ ¬ "Promote disks" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.PutVmFiles | ¬ ¬ "Allow virtual machine files upload" |
| VirtualMachine.Provisioning.ReadCustSpecs | ¬ ¬ "Read customization specifications" |
| VirtualMachine.State | ¬ "Snapshot management" |
| VirtualMachine.State.CreateSnapshot | ¬ ¬ "Create snapshot" |
| VirtualMachine.State.RemoveSnapshot | ¬ ¬ "Remove snapshot" |
| VirtualMachine.State.RenameSnapshot | ¬ ¬ "Rename snapshot" |
| VirtualMachine.State.RevertToSnapshot | ¬ ¬ "Revert to snapshot" |
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