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Are there changes to the Minimum vCenter privileges required for vCenter Admin role?

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Applies to

  • SnapCenter Plugin for VMware vSphere, version 4.5+
  • VNware vCenter, version 7.0.3

Answer

Yes.  The changes are listed below.
 
The following privileges are automatically assigned to all roles created and it's internally taken care by vCenter
 
  • System.Anonymous
  • System.View
  • System.Read
 
NetApp Documentation               | Privileges in vCenter, version 7.0.3
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  • Datastore.FileManagement    | Datastore   Low level file operations
  • Resource.AssignVMToPool    | Resource    Assign virtual machine to resource pool
  • Host.Config.Storage               | Host Configuration Storage partition configuration
  • Host.Config.AdvancedConfig | Host Configuration Advanced settings
 
The rest of the privileges are correct in the documentation.

Additional Information

Please refer to the link below for the minimum privileges required for the vCenter Admin role.
SCV, version 4.7, Minimum vCenter privileges required
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