Replication

Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for replication:

Privilege Level

Required Permissions

Direct SAN Access Mode

Virtual Appliance Mode

Network Mode

Cryptographic operations

Direct Access

Direct Access

Direct Access

Datastore

Allocate space
Browse datastore
Configure datastore
Low-level file operations
Remove file

Allocate space
Browse datastore
Configure datastore
Low-level file operations
Remove file

Allocate space
Browse datastore
Configure datastore
Low-level file operations
Remove file

Global

Disable methods
Enable methods
Licenses
Log event
Manage custom attributes
Set custom attribute

Disable methods
Enable methods
Licenses
Log event
Manage custom attributes
Set custom attribute

Disable methods
Enable methods
Licenses
Log event
Manage custom attributes
Set custom attribute

Network

Assign network

Assign network

Assign network

Resource

Assign virtual machine to resource pool

Assign virtual machine to resource pool

Assign virtual machine to resource pool

Datastore cluster

Configure a datastore cluster

Configure a datastore cluster

Configure a datastore cluster

Profile-driven storage (for VMware vSphere prior to 8.x)

Profile-driven storage update
Profile-driven storage view

Profile-driven storage update
Profile-driven storage view

Profile-driven storage update
Profile-driven storage view

VM storage policies (for VMware starting from 8.x)

Update VM storage policies
View VM storage policies

Update VM storage policies
View VM storage policies

Update VM storage policies
View VM storage policies

vApp

Add virtual machine
Assign resource pool
Unregister

Add virtual machine
Assign resource pool
Unregister

Add virtual machine
Assign resource pool
Unregister

Virtual Machine

Change Configuration

Acquire disk lease
Add new disk
Advanced configuration
Change Settings
Extend virtual disk
Modify device settings
Toggle disk change tracking

Acquire disk lease
Add existing disk
Add new disk
Advanced configuration
Change Settings
Change resource
Extend virtual disk
Modify device settings
Remove disk
Toggle disk change tracking

Acquire disk lease
Add new disk
Advanced configuration
Change Settings
Extend virtual disk
Modify device settings
Toggle disk change tracking

Edit Inventory

Create new
Register
Remove

Create new
Register
Remove

Create new
Register
Remove

Guest operations

Guest operation modifications
Guest operation program execution
Guest operation queries

Guest operation modifications
Guest operation program execution
Guest operation queries

Guest operation modifications
Guest operation program execution
Guest operation queries

Interaction

Connect devices
Guest operating system management by VIX API

Connect devices
Guest operating system management by VIX API

Connect devices
Guest operating system management by VIX API

Provisioning

Allow disk access
Allow read-only disk access
Allow virtual machine download

Allow disk access
Allow read-only disk access
Allow virtual machine download

Allow disk access
Allow read-only disk access
Allow virtual machine download

Snapshot Management

Create snapshot
Remove snapshot
Rename snapshot
Revert to snapshot

Create snapshot
Remove snapshot
Rename snapshot
Revert to snapshot

Create snapshot
Remove snapshot
Rename snapshot
Revert to snapshot

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