Creating a VMware vCenter Admin Operator

Procedure

  1. 1.Open the All Content domain.
  2. In the All Content domain, navigate to Roles.
  3. In the Roles window, right-click and select Create Role.
  4. In the Create Role... window, enter a name for your new role. For example VcenterAdmin
  5. Select the Computer Assignments tab in the Role: window and click Add.
  6. Navigate to All Computers > By Retrieved Properties > By Device Type.
  7. Select all types that begin with ESXi and click OK.
  8. In the All Content domain, select Operators.
  9. In the Operators window, right-click and select Create Local Operator.
  10. In the Create Local Operator window, enter a name and password for the new Operator and click OK.
  11. In the Console Operator: window, select the Assigned Roles tab and click Assign Role.
  12. In the Assign Role to User window, select the role which you just created and click OK.
  13. In the Console Operator: window, click Save Changes.
  14. Exit the BigFix console and log in as the new Operator.

Results

You can view and work with all virtual ESXi virtual machines and hypervisors.