The PowerCLI command fails with error 'PropertyCollector-propertyCollector' : 'System.Read'.

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

PowerCLI fails with a 'PropertyCollector-propertyCollector' : 'System.Read' error.
  *** Permission to perform this operation was denied. Required privileges: 'PropertyCollector-propertyCollector' : 'System.Read' 

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 8.0.*.

Cause

This is a known issue affecting VMware vCenter Server 8.0.

Resolution

This issue is fixed in VMware vCenter Server 8.0 Update3 (Build 24022515). Refer to "Download vCenter Server patches and ISOs for latest releases" for information on how to download vCenter Server.

Additional Information

If further investigation is required, open a case with Broadcom Support and include this KB article ID (420636) in the problem description.