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Users and roles in VMware vCloud Request Manager (1031098)

Last Updated: 11/26/2010Categories: Total Views: 2763Language:
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This article provides information about users and roles in VMware vCloud Request Manager.

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VMware vCloud Request Manager uses roles to allow Active Directory users and groups control over vCloud Request Manager tasks and operations.

VMware vCloud Request Manager supports these roles:

General Access

Workflow Management

Configuration Management

VMware vCloud Request Manager supports these types of users:

Blueprint Administrator – The Blueprint Administrator manages cloud blueprints, including creating and editing cloud blueprints. The Blueprint Administrator also manages Provider CIs, including creating and editing Providers and specifying the vCloud Director source, provider network, and the vCloud Director for that Provider CI.

Asset Manager – The Asset Manager manages software products and licenses within the Admin portal. The Asset Manager receives inventory of new software licenses and links software products to virtual applications.

Blueprint Admin/Asset Manager – The Cloud Blueprint Admin and Asset Manager Security Role is a combination of the Cloud Blueprint Admin and the Asset Manager.

vCloud Administrator – The vCloud Admin is the administrator responsible for Request Manager configuration after installation. The administrator is responsible for:

Assigning security roles to cloud blueprint administrators and asset manager users

Troubleshooting workflow tasks that fail to complete because of system errors

Creating or editing workflow tasks to accommodate company-specific approval processes

Managing integrated sources

This table outlines the roles and users:

User

General Access Role

Workflow Management Role

Configuration Management Role

Blueprint Administrator

None

None

Blueprint Admin

Asset Manager

None

Asset Manager

Asset Manager

Blueprint Administrator/Asset Manager

None

None

Blueprint Admin and Asset Manager

vCloud Administrator

vCD Admin

vCD Admin

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