Starting in 4.5.3, a service account is created during installation, so the SSO administrator account has to be provided so that it can create this account correctly.
Below are the minimum permissions needed for each task with 4.5.2 and below:
Deployment of the OVF:
Datastore:
- Allocate space
Network:
- Assign network
vApp:
- Import
Virtual Machine:
Change Configuration
- Add new disk
- Add or remove device
- Advanced configuration
- Change Memory
- Change Settings
- Modify device settings
Edit Inventory:
- Create new
Interaction:
- Guest operation system management by VIX API
- Power on
- Power off
Registration of the appliance to vCenter:
Extension
- Register extension
- Unregister extension
- Update extension
Global:
- Licenses
Sessions:
- Impersonate user
- Message
- Validate session
- View and stop sessions