Yes it is possible to run VMmark3 without full Administrator permissions. We have run it in AWS Cloud environment with the provided CloudAdmin privileges. Below I have provided those privileges for that are set for that role. However, even though I am sure all the ones provided aren't needed. You could start with the role privileges provided below and eliminate privileges, but at this time I don't have a better answer for you. I will bring up this issue with the VMmark team about identifying only those role privileges needed versus administrator role for a future release or improvement.
CloudAdmin role privileges:
Alarms
· -Acknowledge alarm
· -Create alarm
· -Disable alarm action
· -Modify alarm
· -Remove alarm
· -Set alarm status
Permissions
· -Modify permission
· -Modify role
Certificate Management
· -Create/Delete (below Admins priv).
Cns
· -Searchable
Compute Policy
· -Create and Delete Compute Policy
Content Library
· -Add library item
· -Check in a template
· -Check out a template
· -Create local library
· -Create subscribed library
· -Delete library item
· -Delete local library
· -Delete subscribed library
· -Download files
· -Evict library item
· -Evict subscribed library
· -Import storage
· -Probe subscription information
· -Read storage
· -Sync library item
· -Sync subscribed library
· -Type introspection
· -Update configuration settings
· -Update files
· -Update library
· -Update library item
· -Update local library
· -Update subscribed library
· -View configuration settings
Datastore
· -Allocate space
· -Browse datastore
· -Configure datastore
· -Low level file operations
· -Remove file
· -Update virtual machine files
· -Update virtual machine metadata
Extension
· -Register extension
· - Unregister extension
· - Update extension
Folder
· -Create folder
· -Delete folder
· -Move folder
· -Rename folder
Global
· -Cancel task
· - Global tag
· -Health
· -Log event
· -Manage custom attributes
· -Service managers
· -Set custom attribute
· -System tag
Hybrid Linked Mode
· -Manage
Host
· -vSphere Replication
o -Manage replication
vSphere Tagging
· -Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag
· -Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on Object
· -Create vSphere Tag
· -Create vSphere Tag Category
· -Delete vSphere Tag
· -Delete vSphere Tag Category
· -Edit vSphere Tag
· -Edit vSphere Tag Category
· -Modify UsedBy Field For Category
· -Modify UsedBy Field For Tag
Network
· -Assign network
Resource
· -Apply recommendation
· -Assign vApp to resource pool
· -Assign virtual machine to resource pool
· -Create resource pool
· -Migrate powered off virtual machine
· -Migrate powered on virtual machine
· Modify resource pool
· -Move resource pool
· -Query vMotion
· -Remove resource pool
· -Rename resource pool
Scheduled task
· -Create tasks
· -Modify task
· -Remove task
· -Run task
Sessions
· -Message
· -Validate session
Profile-driven storage
· -Profile-driven storage update
· -Profile-driven storage view
Storage views
· -View
VcTrusts/VcIdentity
· -Create/Update/Delete (below Admins priv).
vApp
· -Add virtual machine
· -Assign resource pool
· -Assign vApp
· -Clone
· -Create
· -Delete
· -Export
· -Import
· -Move
· -Power off
· -Power on
· -Rename
· -Suspend
· -Unregister
· -View OVF environment
· -vApp application configuration
· -vApp instance configuration
· -vApp managedBy configuration
· -vApp resource configuration
Virtual machine
· -Change Configuration
o --Acquire disk lease
o --Add existing disk
o --Add new disk
o --Add or remove device
o --Advanced configuration
o --Change CPU count
o --Change Memory
o --Change Settings
o --Change Swapfile placement
o --Change resource
o --Configure Host USB device
o --Configure Raw device
o --Configure managedBy
o --Display connection settings
o --Extend virtual disk
o --Modify device settings
o --Query Fault Tolerance compatibility
o --Query unowned files
o --Reload from path
o --Remove disk
o --Rename
o --Reset guest information
o --Set annotation
o --Toggle disk change tracking
o --Upgrade virtual machine compatibility
· -Edit Inventory
o --Create from existing
o --Create new
o --Move
o --Register
o --Remove
o --Unregister
· -Guest operations
o --Guest operation alias modification
o --Guest operation alias query
o --Guest operation modifications
o --Guest operation program execution
o --Guest operation queries
· -Interaction
o --Answer question
o --Backup operation on virtual machine
o --Configure CD media
o --Configure floppy media
o --Connect devices
o --Console interaction
o --Create screenshot
o --Defragment all disks
o --Drag and drop
o --Guest operating system management by VIX API
o --Inject USB HID scan codes
o --Install VMware Tools
o --Pause or Unpause
o --Perform wipe or shrink operations
o --Power off
o --Power on
o --Reset
o --Suspend
· -Provisioning
o --Allow disk access
o --Allow file access
o --Allow read-only disk access
o --Allow virtual machine download
o --Allow virtual machine files upload
o --Clone template
o --Clone virtual machine
o --Create template from virtual machine
o --Customize guest
o --Deploy template
o --Mark as template
o --Mark as virtual machine
o --Modify customization specification
o --Promote disks
o --Read customization specifications
· -Service configuration
o --Allow notifications
o --Allow polling of global event notifications
o --Manage service configurations
o --Modify service configuration
o --Query service configurations
o --Read service configuration
· -Snapshot management
o --Create snapshot
o --Remove snapshot
o --Rename snapshot
o --Revert to snapshot
· -vSphere Replication
o --Configure replication
o --Manage replication
o --Monitor replication
vSAN
· -Cluster
o ---ShallowRekey
vService
· -Create dependency
· -Destroy dependency
· -Reconfigure dependency configuration
· -Update dependency
