Unable to power on Virtual Machine when the user's permission is on cluster level only and DRS automation level is Manual
Article ID: 321419
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
The user needs to have relevant permissions to read the task status at the Datacenter level.
Symptoms:
When the user has permission on cluster such as 'Virtual machine power user' role (and no other permission) and DRS automation level is Manual, the user cannot power-on VM. Power on icon/menu is available but 'Power on Recommendation' won't pop up.
Symptoms:
When the user has permission on cluster such as 'Virtual machine power user' role (and no other permission) and DRS automation level is Manual, the user cannot power-on VM. Power on icon/menu is available but 'Power on Recommendation' won't pop up.
Environment
VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.7.x
VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 8.0
Cause
This is the expected behavior. Users need relevant permissions on datacenter level to track the Datacenter.PowerOn task object progress and read the "info" property to show recommendations dialog.
Resolution
The user can power-on the Virtual Machine when the user has at least "Read-only" role on Datacenter level.
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