Setting Up Reservation Manager › Post-Installation Administrative Tasks › Let Users Perform Some Administrative Tasks

Let Users Perform Some Administrative Tasks

Administrators can give users permission to perform some administrative tasks on VMware virtual machines. Users can then perform the following actions without contacting an administrator:

• Change the administrative password when creating a virtual machine.
• Control the power status of a virtual machine. The administrator can let users turn on, turn off, and suspend virtual machines that are assigned to them.
• Take a snapshot of a virtual machine. A snapshot is a record of a virtual machine at a certain point in time.
• Change the configuration of a virtual machine after the original provisioning.

To let users perform some administrative tasks

1. Log in to the Reservation Manager using the CA Server Automation administrator user credentials.

   The home page opens.

2. Click Administer Your Reservation Manager.

   The Administration page opens.

3. Click Manage your resource pools.

   The Resource Pools page opens, and lists existing pools.

4. Double-click a resource pool.

   The Resource Pool details page opens, with the Properties tab displayed.

5. Select or clear the following fields:

   Allow user to specify the Administrator password

   Lets users set the administrator password.

   Default: Off

   Note: If you enable this option, the password must be blank in templates that you create.

   Allow users to manage VM power state

   Lets users turn on, turn off, and suspend virtual machines that are assigned to them.

   Allow users to take a VM snapshot

   Lets users make a record of a virtual machine at a certain point in time. You can also specify the maximum number of snapshots per VM (up to 10), and indicate whether the VM slows down to conserve power when not in use.

   Allow users to change the VM configuration

   Lets users change such things as reservation start and end dates, the notification email address, and notes.

6. Click OK.

   The permissions are granted.