Assign a vCenter Role to a User

After creating a vCenter role for the backup user, you can assign the role to a user.

Note: The following procedure describes how to assign a vCenter role using one version of the vSphere Client. For complete information, see the documentation from VMware.

To assign a vCenter role to a user:

1.   Open a vSphere client and select View > Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.

2.   In the tree panel, select the level at which you want the user permission to start.

3.   Select the Permissions tab.

4.   Right-click to add permissions.

5.   Select the role on the right.

6.   Click Add. On the left, select the new or existing user.

7.   Click OK.