Customer Handbook: Dedicated VMware vCenter Server
v1.0 (2015-08-18)
©2015 Rackspace US, Inc.
Dedicated VMware® vCenter Server™ (Dedicated vCenter), provides the ability to quickly expand DC capacity without the need for further CapEx investment. IT professionals can easily manage hosted VMware environments using existing scripts, direct access to the vSphere API, and existing VMware and third-party tools. Dedicated vCenter improves agility by eliminating long procurement lead times so that new business demands are met all while maintaining control. Rackspace provides 24x7x365 proactive support by our VMware Certified master professionals. The document is for informational purposes only and is provided “AS IS.”
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Table of Contents
1. Preface ... 1
1.1. Dedicated VMware vCenter Server support ... 1
2. Getting started ... 2
2.1. Product description ... 2
2.2. Architecture ... 2
2.3. Dedicated vCenter components ... 3
2.4. Dedicated vCenter features ... 4
2.5. Dedicated vCenter permissions ... 5
2.6. Rackspace support services ... 6
2.7. Authentication methods ... 6
3. Billing ... 7
4. Licensing, images, and patching ... 8
4.1. Licensing ... 8
4.2. Guest Operating System images ... 8
4.3. Patching ... 8
5. IP addresses ... 10
6. API list ... 11
7. Spheres of support ... 12
8. FAQ ... 14
9. Appendix: Dedicated vCenter Server permissions ... 17
10. Additional resources ... 25
List of Figures
2.1. Architecture ... 3
List of Tables
2.1. VMware services ... 4
2.2. Dedicated vCenter Server features ... 4
2.3. Dedicated vCenter Server permissions ... 5
3.1. Dedicated vCenter Server pricing ... 7
7.1. Virtualized support ... 12
7.2. Hardware support ... 12
7.3. Network support ... 12
7.4. Monitoring support ... 13
7.5. Operating systems support ... 13
7.6. Security support ... 13
9.1. Dedicated vCenter permissions list ... 17
1. Preface
Dedicated VMware® vCenter Server™ (Dedicated vCenter Server), provides the ability to quickly expand DC capacity without the need for further capex investment. Easily manage hosted VMware environments using existing scripts, direct access to the vSphere API, and existing VMware and third-party tools. Dedicated vCenter Server improves agility by elimi- nating long procurement lead times so that new business demands are met all while main- taining control. Rackspace provides 24x7x365 proactive support by our VMware Certified Professionals.
1.1. Dedicated VMware vCenter Server support
Rackspace offers 24x7x365 support for Dedicated VMware vCenter Server. Rackspace com- pletely manages and supports the management nodes; Rackspace manages and supports the physical infrastructure and the ESX hypervisors on the compute nodes, however, cus- tomers are expected to self-manage the virtual machines and guest OS.
You can also visit the Rackspace Managed Virtualization community forums. The forum is open to all Dedicated VMware vCenter Server users and is moderated and maintained by Rackspace personnel:
https://community.rackspace.com/products/f/52
For more information about Dedicated VMware vCenter Server, please visit the following pages:
•Dedicated VMware vCenter Server product page
•Dedicated VMware vCenter Server resources
2. Getting started
This chapter provides the following information:
• An overview of the Dedicated vCenter Server product
• Components and features
• Permissions
• Rackspace support
• Authentication methods
2.1. Product description
Dedicated VMware® vCenter Server™ (Dedicated vCenter Server), offers you the ability to quickly expand DC capacity without the need for further CapEx investment. With direct access to the vSphere API, you can use your existing scripts, and the same VMware and third-party tools to easily manage the hosted VMware environment. Dedicated vCenter Server improves agility by helping eliminate long procurement lead times so that you can readily meet new business demands while maintaining control. With over 14 years of man- aged hosting experience, Rackspace provides around-the-clock proactive support and the VMware Certified Professional expertise that you require.
2.2. Architecture
The following diagram shows the architecture of the Dedicated vCenter Server, including firewalls, load balancers, storage, and VM locations.
Figure 2.1. Architecture
2.3. Dedicated vCenter components
The Dedicated vCenter Server product comprises the VMware vSphere cluster for manage- ment and VMware vSphere cluster for compute. The following VMware services operate on a management cluster with two hypervisors, which increases availability.
• vCenter Server
• Dedicated Virtual Machine Recovery (VMR) Virtual Appliance (Backup Appliance)
• vRealize Operations (vROps) Virtual Appliance
• VMware Update Manager (VUM) Virtual Appliance
• IP Allocation for VMs
Note
Access to these VMware services is limited to the user interface or API for vCen- ter Server, and vROps. Rackspace manages and maintains the servers running the Dedicated vCenter services.
The following VMware services operate on the management cluster.
Table 2.1. VMware services
vCenter Server Provides centralized visibility, proactive management and extensibility for VMware vSphere from a single console.
Accessible via the java VI client, the vSphere Web Client and the vSphere API.
Dedicated Virtual Machine Recovery (VMR) Virtual Appli-
ance (Backup Appliance) VMR appliance enables image-based backup of the man- agement cluster VMs. This allows Rackspace to quickly re- cover management cluster VMs. This VMR appliance is for use only by Rackspace and will not back up any of the VMs created by customer on the compute cluster. No customer access is provided to the VMR appliance.
vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) Virtual Appliance vROps is a capacity management tool that the customer can use to check the health of the hosted VMware envi- ronment, perform capacity planning or proactively elimi- nate performance bottlenecks.
VMware Update Manager (VUM) Virtual Appliance VUM automates patch management and eliminates manu- al tracking and patching of vSphere hosts. It compares the state of vSphere hosts with baselines then updates and patches hosts to enforce compliance. Rackspace uses this system to maintain dedicated VMware services. No cus- tomer access is provided.
IP Allocation for VMs Pre-determined IP blocks that are assigned to your account for the purpose of managing all virtual machines created.
2.4. Dedicated vCenter features
The following table provides a list and description of Dedicated vCenter features. As a Ded- icated vCenter Server customer, you are granted the permissions listed as "Customer" in the Responsibility column.
Table 2.2. Dedicated vCenter Server features
Feature Supported Responsibility Description
vMotion Yes Customer Set up by Rackspace but the
customer is responsible for executing migrations
Storage vMotion Yes Customer Enables live migration of vir-
tual machine disk files with- in and across storage arrays without service disruptions
HA Yes Rackspace HA clustering is set up by
Rackspace.
Data Protection No
Fault Tolerance No
vShield Endpoint No
vSphere replication No
Feature Supported Responsibility Description
Hot Add Yes Customer If a VM has a hot-add set,
you can add or remove memory or CPU.
App HA No
Big Data Extensions No
Virtual Serial Port Concen- trator
No
DRS Yes Rackspace DRS clustering is set up by
Rackspace.
DPM No
Storage DRS No
Profile Driven Storage No
Storage I/O Control No
Network I/O Control No
SR-IOV No
Flash Read Cache No
VAAI Yes Rackspace VAAI is available if support-
ed on the storage array.
Ditrubuted Switch No
Host Profiles No
Auto Deploy No
2.5. Dedicated vCenter permissions
Customers have the rights to create, delete, and manage VMs within their Dedicated vCen- ter Server. Rackspace manages the ESXi hosts and the vCenter Server. Customers therefore only have limited permissions on hosts and servers. See Chapter 9, “Appendix: Dedicated vCenter Server permissions” [17] for a full list of permissions.
The following table lists a summary of vCenter Server permissions.
Table 2.3. Dedicated vCenter Server permissions
Privileges Type of Access
Alarms Full Access
Datastore Full Access
Folder Full Access
Network Full Access
Performance Full Access
Profile-driven Storage Full Access
Resource Full Access
Scheduled Task Full Access
Tasks Full Access
vApp Full Access
Virtual Machine Full Access
Datacenter Limited Access
Global Limited Access
Host Limited Access
Privileges Type of Access
Sessions Limited Access
Storage Views Limited Access
Datastore Cluster No Access
Distributed Virtual Switch No Access
Distributed Virtual Port Group No Access
ESX Agent Manager No Access
Extension No Access
vCenter Inventory Service No Access
VMWare vSphere Update Manager No Access
VRM Policy No Access
vService No Access
2.6. Rackspace support services
Rackspace provides specific support for the Dedicated vCenter Server environment and vir- tual machines that are built from vCenter environments.
Infrastructure support Rackspace offers Fanatical Support for the hardware in- frastructure resources including Network, Server, and Storage components.
VMware virtualization services Rackspace is one of VMware's largest global vCloud Air Network partners, with elevated access to technical spe- cialists for rapid resolution of unexpected software-re- lated issues within the VMware stack.
Rackspace's VMware Certified Professionals (VCPs) assist in the architecture, deployment, and troubleshooting of the Dedicated vCenter Server environment. Rackspace monitors and maintains the VMware software stack, including installing and configuring the vCenter Server and vROps appliance, backing up the VMware service VMs, and monitoring the hypervisors.
Virtual machines Virtual machines created by you within the Dedicat- ed vCenter Server environment do not have Rackspace Guest OS support. Services such as monitoring, OS Patching, anti-virus and backups are your responsibility.
2.7. Authentication methods
You use either the Rackspace Intensive Domain as your Active Directory (AD) source or pro- vide your own. If you use the Rackspace Intensive Authentication, then any requests to add users must be submitted through a ticket to Rackspace Support. If you use your own AD, Rackspace adds your AD as an authentication source and assigns any groups you request to specific roles within the Dedicated vCenter Server.
3. Billing
Dedicated vCenter Server is billed based on monthly recurring fees for hardware, infrastruc- ture, and support.
Table 3.1. Dedicated vCenter Server pricing
Management and compute hypervisors Management and compute hypervisors in the environ- ment incur a monthly recurring fee. This fee is set by a ne- gotiated contract price.
Dedicated VMware services All virtual machines and appliances included in the man- agement cluster incur a monthly recurring fee. This fee is set by a negotiated contract price.
4. Licensing, images, and patching
This chapter provides the following information:
• Dedicated vCenter Server licensing
• Guest Operating System Images
• Operating System patching
4.1. Licensing
This section describes the various licensing options for Dedicated vCenter Server.
VMware licensing You can provide your own VMware licenses, or purchase Rackspace provided VMWare licenses. VMware licenses pur- chased from Rackspace for Dedicated vCenter Server are in- stalled during provisioning. Customer supplied VMware li- censes are applied by Rackspace when Dedicated vCenter Server is provisioned. Prior to Rackspace applying a license, a VMware installation uses an evaluation license.
OS licensing You can provide your own OS licenses or purchase a
Rackspace provided Windows Data Center license or RHEL 5 or 6 host-based license.
Application licensing You will need to provide all application licensing.
4.2. Guest Operating System images
If Rackspace provided OS (Operating System) licensing, Rackspace provides images to de- ploy when your initial deployment is complete. Rackspace does not update the images with patches and updates unless a specific request is made.
During the initial deployment process, communicate the needed OS images to your dedicat- ed account team and implementation team. Images are in an OVA format and will be im- ported into your storage resources. Images are uploaded as templates and can be viewed in the VM and Template view.
OS images can be updated by submitting a request to your dedicated account team.
Rackspace will schedule maintenance to disconnect the existing templates and reconnect new updated templates. During this maintenance window, accessing the existing templates will cause an error.
4.3. Patching
This section describes how Dedicated vCenter Server is patched.
OS patching You can can manage your patches using any external OS patching source or can opt into the Rackspace OS patching sources. If you run
into configuration issues or patching is not working, enter a ticket or call your dedicated account team.
VMware patching Rackspace will patch the vSphere hosts using VMware vSphere® Up- date Manager™. The vCenter Server will be upgraded as needed as Rackspace adds further supported offerings.
5. IP addresses
As a best practice, during the sales process and implementation call, your environment’s IP address count and allocation is reviewed. When additional IP addresses are needed, contact your Rackspace Support team.
6. API list
You can utilize the entire API within the boundaries of the permission set. See the VMware site for the most up-to-date API information: http://www.vmware.com/support/develop- er/vc-sdk.
7. Spheres of support
Refer to the following tables as a guide for areas that are considered supported by Rackspace, and the areas that require your support:
• Virtualization
• Hardware
• Network
• Monitoring
• Operating systems
• Security
Table 7.1. Virtualized support
Virtualization Rackspace Customer
VM troubleshooting x
vCenter Server Appliance Support x
VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) x
Remote Administration for VM's x
Table 7.2. Hardware support
Hardware Rackspace Customer
Manage delivery of equipment x
Procure, inventory spare parts, and break-fix equipment
x
Rackspace Fully Managed Dedicated NAS x
Rackspace Fully Managed Dedicated SAN x
Rackspace Fully Managed Shared SAN x
Table 7.3. Network support
Network Rackspace Customer
Architecture design, review, and consultation x
Configure routing and switching equipment x
Allocation of IP blocks for guest OS VMs x
IP management for IP blocks assigned for all guest OS VMs
x
Manage firewall(s) x
Manage load balancer(s) x
Manage intrusion detection system(s) x
Monitor bandwidth consumption x
Troubleshoot network connectivity x
Manage firewall rule set x x
Manage virtual machine DNS x
Table 7.4. Monitoring support
Monitoring Rackspace Customer
Provide monitoring for compute VMs OS and applications
x
Configure monitoring for compute VMs OS
and applications x
Respond to monitoring for compute VMs OS and applications
x
Configure and respond to infrastructure
monitoring (ping and port) x
Configure and respond to vCenter monitor-
ing x
Configure and respond to vROps monitoring (ping and port)
x
Configure and respond to Infrastructure Con-
nectivity Suite (ping and port) x
Table 7.5. Operating systems support
Operating Systems Rackspace Customer
Provision guest operating system image x
Ensure OS licensing compliance x
OS patching x
Table 7.6. Security support
Security Rackspace Customer
Maintain security specifications for VMs x
8. FAQ
General
Q: How do I access the Dedicated vCenter Server?
A: You can access the Dedicated vCenter Server using the java VI client, vSphere Web Client and the vSphere API. The vSphere hypervisors (ESXi) are not available for ad- min access. Any requests for changes to the hypervisor must be made to Rackspace by opening a Support ticket.
Q: How do I know if resources are low?
A: Dedicated vCenter Server includes VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) which has advanced monitoring, forecasting and reporting capabilities. By viewing the vROps dashboard or by setting certain alerts, you will be able to know when resources will run out and how best to optimize and eliminate bottlenecks. Additional third party software can be installed on a time and materials basis.
Q: Are there backups and antivirus agents included?
A: The VMware services and managment cluster VMs are protected using the Dedicated Virtual Machine Recovery (VMR) Virtual Appliance for backups and antivirus. It is in- stalled and configured using the latest Rackspace-supported platform. Backups and antivirus are not provided or supported for any VMs created by you in the compute cluster.
Q: How do I migrate my data?
A: When migrating data into a Rackspace environment, you can use VMware vCloud®
Connector™, a free tool to move VMs from your on-premise VMware environment to the Rackspace-hosted Dedicated vCenter Server environment. Additionally, you can directly upload to a datastore or import an OVF/OVA-formatted VM. For moving VMs into Dedicated vCenter or migrating existing virtual machines from a Rackspace Serv- er Virtualization environment, please contact Rackspace Support.
Access control
Q: How are the permissions for users controlled in Dedicated vCenter Server?
A: Rackspace retains admin access to the Dedicated vCenter Server and vSphere hypervi- sors. However, over 300 permissions are enabled so that you can manage the hosted VMs as you would on-premise. If you need more access, it will be handled on a case- by-case basis to ensure that the requested permission does not put the health of the environment at risk.
Q: Can I use the same login information if I have multiple Dedicated vCenter Servers in a single data center?
A: Each vCenter is deployed autonomously, so each will have its own set of accounts.
Rackspace can provide a single authentication source for all environments (for exam- ple, Rackspace Intensive Domain).
Q: Is the Dedicated vCenter Server a VM or is it dedicated hardware?
A: The Dedicated vCenter Server is a VM appliance. Additional VMware services are also be installed as VMs.
Q: Which edition of Microsoft SQL Server is used?
A: The vCenter Server uses an embedded Postgres database. The vSphere Update Man- ager server uses a SQL database
Q: Can I manage the vSphere hypervisors (ESXi) if I have Dedicated vCenter Server?
A: No. You will not have direct access to the vSphere hypervisor and thus cannot man- age it. All hypervisor change requests will need to be made to Rackspace by submit- ting a Support ticket.
Q: Can I add vSphere hypervisors (ESXi) in my on-premise data center to the Dedicated vCenter Server in a Dedicated vCenter Server environment?
A: This is currently not supported. Only vSphere hypervisors hosted at Rackspace as part of the Dedicated vCenter Server environment can be managed by the Dedicated vCenter Server.
Q: With Dedicated vCenter Server, do I have full control over ESXi hypervisors to im- port/export my own VMs?
A: You have full import and export capability of your VMs. However, Rackspace-provid- ed images will not work outside of the Rackspace data center.
Q: Can I manage the Dedicated vCenter Server plugins and add my own third-party plug- ins?
A: You can instal Rackspace endorsed plugins. Rackspace does not support or configure anything that Rackspace is not actively using. The support of endorsed plugins is limit- ed to install and basic configuration.
Q: What kind of Single Sign-On (SSO) capabilities can we use?
A: By default, your Dedicated vCenter Server authenticates against the Rackspace Inten- sive Domain. If you want to add your domain as another authentication source, then Rackspace can add it into the VMware SSO service.
Architecture
Q: Can I connect the Rackspace hosted Dedicated vCenter Server to a Dedicated vCenter Server in a different data center?
A: No. Enabling Link Mode across any appreciable distance is not supported due to net- working latency concerns. For specific requests, submit a ticket to Rackspace Support.
Q: Which modules are included with Dedicated vCenter Server?
A: vCenter Server (with VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client, vSphere Web Client, vSphere (API access), Dedicated Virtual Machine Recovery (VMR) backup appliance, vRealize
Operations (vROps) appliance and VMware Update Manager (VUM) appliance are in- cluded. Additional services outside the core offering (for example, unsupported 3rd- party tools that require administrator permissions) can be installed on a time and ma- terials basis, but are not be covered by the SLA.
Q: Are automation APIs and VMware vSphere PowerCLI available?
A: Yes, but the permissions, as they are set, may not allow certain actions.
Q: Is Dedicated vCenter compatible with third-party products?
A: In the future, Rackspace may certify third-party products for use with Dedicated vCen- ter Server. Rackspace will provide details about the compatibility level and require- ments as they become available.
Q: Can I install a third-party tool that requires elevated permissions?
A: In some cases, existing role permissions provided by Rackspace do not allow a custom or third-party tool to function. Contact the Rackspace Virtualization Team to deter- mine if role permission adjustments are possible.
9. Appendix: Dedicated vCenter Server
permissions
The following table lists the permissions and privileges available to users Dedicated vCenter Server.
Table 9.1. Dedicated vCenter permissions list
Category Privilege Available?
Alarms
Acknowledge an alarm Yes
Create alarm Yes
Disable alarm action Yes
Modify alarm Yes
Remove alarm Yes
Set alarm status Yes
Datacenter
Create datacenter Move datacenter
Network protocol profile configuration Yes
Query IP pool of allocation Yes
Reconfigure Datacenter Yes
Release IP allocation Yes
Remove datacenter Yes
Rename datacenter Yes
Datastore
Allocate space Yes
Browse datastore Yes
Configure datastore Yes
Perform low level file operations Yes
Move datastore Yes
Remove datastore Yes
Remove file Yes
Rename datastore Yes
Update virtual machine files Yes
Datastore cluster
Configure a datastore cluster Distributed switch
Create Delete Host operation Modify Move
Network I/O Control operation Policy operation
Category Privilege Available?
Port configuration operation Port setting operation VSPAN operation dvPort Group
Create Delete Modify Policy Operation Scope Operation ESX Agent Manager
Config Modify View Extension
Register extensions Unregister extensions Update extensions Folder
Create folder Yes
Delete folder Yes
Move folder Yes
Rename folder Yes
Global
Act as a vCenter Server
Cancel Task Yes
Capacity Planning
Diagnostics Yes
Disable Methods Enable Methods
Global tags Yes
Health Yes
Licences
Log event Yes
Manage customer attributes Yes
Proxy Yes
Script action Yes
Service managers Yes
Set custom attribute Yes
Settings Yes
System tag Yes
vCenter Operations Manager Admin
vCenter Operations Manager User Yes
Host CIM
CIM Interaction Yes
Category Privilege Available?
Host Configuration
Advance Settings Authentication Store Change date and time settings Change PciPassthru settings Change settings
Modify SNMP settings Connection
Firmware Hyperthreading Image configuration Maintenance Memory configuration Network configuration Power
Query patch
Security profile and firewall Storage partition configuration System Management
System resources resource hierarchy Virtual machine autostart configuration Host Inventory
Add a host to cluster Add standalone host Create cluster Modify cluster
Move cluster or standalone host Move host
Remove cluster Remove host
Rename cluster Yes
Host Local Operations
Add host to vCenter
Create virtual machine Yes
Delete virtual machine Yes
Extract NVRAM content Yes
Manage user groups
Reconfigure virtual machine Yes
Relayout snapshots Yes
Host vSphere Replication
Manage replication Host Profile
Clear Create
Category Privilege Available?
Delete Edit Export View Network
Assign network Yes
Configure Yes
Move network Yes
Remove Yes
Performance
Modify intervals Yes
Permissions
Modify permission Modify role
Reassign role permissions Profile-driven Storage
Profile-driven storage update Yes
Profile-driven storage view Yes
Resource
Apply recommendation Yes
Assign vApp to resource pool Yes
Assign a virtual machine to resource pool Yes
Create resource pool Yes
Migrate powered off virtual machine Yes
Migrate powered on virtual machine Yes
Modify resource pool Yes
Move resource pool Yes
Query vMotion Yes
Remove resource pool Yes
Rename resource pool Yes
Scheduled task
Create tasks Yes
Modify task Yes
Remove task Yes
Run task Yes
Sessions
Impersonate user
Message Yes
Validate Session Yes
View and stop sessions Yes
Storage Views
Configure service
View Yes
Tasks
Category Privilege Available?
Create task Yes
Update task Yes
vApp
Add a virtual machine Yes
Assign resource pool Yes
Assign vApp Yes
Clone Yes
Create Yes
Delete Yes
Export Yes
Import Yes
Move Yes
Power off Yes
Power on Yes
Rename Yes
Suspend Yes
Unregister Yes
vApp application configuration Yes
vApp instance configuration Yes
vApp managedBy configuration Yes
vApp resource configuration Yes
View OVF environment Yes
vCenter Inventory Service Tagging
Yes
Assign or Unassign Inventory Service Tag Create Inventory Service Tag
Create Inventory Service Tag Category Delete Infentory Service Tag
Delete Inventory Service Tag Category Edit Inventory Service Tag
Edit Invenroy Service Tag Category Virtual Machine Configura-
tion Yes
Add existing disk Yes
Add new disk Yes
Add or remove device Yes
Advanced Yes
Change CPU count Yes
Change resource Yes
Configure managedBy Yes
Disk change tracking Yes
Disk lease Yes
Display connection settings Yes
Extend virtual disk Yes
Host USB device Yes
Category Privilege Available?
Memory Yes
Modify device settings Yes
Query Fault Tolerance compatibility Yes
Query unowned files Yes
Raw device Yes
Reload from path Yes
Remove disk Yes
Rename Yes
Reset guest information Yes
Set annotation Yes
Settings Yes
Swapfile placement Yes
Unlock virtual machine Yes
Upgrade virtual machine compatibility Yes
Virtual Machine Guest Oper- ations
Guest Operation Modifications Yes
Guest Operation Program Execution Yes
Guest Operation Queries Yes
Virtual Machine Interaction
Answer question Yes
Backup operations on a virtual machine Yes
Configure CD media Yes
Configure floppy device Yes
Console interation Yes
Create screenshot Yes
Defragment all disks Yes
Device connection Yes
Disable Fault Tolerance Yes
Enable Fault Tolerance Yes
Guest operating system management by VIX API Yes
Inject USB HID scan codes Yes
Perform wipe or shrink operation Yes
Power off Yes
Power on Yes
Record a session on virtual machine Yes
Replay session on virtual machine Yes
Reset Yes
Suspend Yes
Test failover Yes
Test restert Secondary VM Yes
Turn off Fault Tolerance Yes
Turn on Fault Tolerance Yes
VMware Tools install Yes
Virtual Machine Inventory
Category Privilege Available?
Create from existing Yes
Create new Yes
Move Yes
Register Yes
Remove Yes
Unregister Yes
Virtual Machine Provisioning
Allow disk access Yes
Allow read-only disk access Yes
Allow virtual machine download Yes
Allow virtual machine file upload Yes
Clone template Yes
Clone virtual machine Yes
Create a template from virtual machine Yes
Customize Yes
Deploy template Yes
Mark as template Yes
Mark as virtual machine Yes
Modify customization specification Yes
Promote disks Yes
Read customization specification Yes
Virtual Machine State
Create a snapshot of the VMs state Yes
Remove a snapshot from history Yes
Rename a snapshot Yes
Make a snapshot current Yes
Virtual Machine Service Con-
figuration Yes
Allow notifications Yes
Allow polling of global event notifications Yes
Manage service configurations Yes
Modify service configuration Yes
Query service configuration Yes
Read service configuration Yes
Snapshot management
Create snapshot Yes
Remove Snapshot Yes
Rename Snapshot Yes
Revert to snapshot Yes
Virtual Machine vSphere
Replication Yes
Configure replication Yes
Manage replication Yes
Monitor replication Yes
Category Privilege Available?
VMware vSphere Update
Manager Configure Yes
Configure Service VMware vSphere Update
Manager Manage Baseline Yes
Attach Baseline Manage Baseline VMware vSphere Update
Manager Manage Patches and Upgrades
Yes
Remediate to Apply Patches, Extensions, and Upgrades Scan for Applicable Patches, Extensions, and Upgrades Stage Patches and Extensions
View Compliance Status VMware vSphere Update
Manager Upload file Yes
Upload file VRM Policy
Query VRMPolicy Update VRMPolicy vServices
Create dependency Destroy dependency
Reconfigure dependency configuration Update dependency
10. Additional resources
These additional resources are designed to help you learn more about Dedicated VMware vCenter Server.
•Dedicated VMware vCenter Server product page
•Dedicated VMware vCenter Server terms and conditions
•Rackspace resources
•VMware site