I believe that my own ignorance may be getting in the way, and perhaps the way I have described the problem. I'll try again:
I have an ESX 3.0.2 server. I can load the VI client that comes with it - 2.0 - and manage the VMs on that host. Each VM on that host has its own permissions tab, so that I can delegate permissions to the individual VM's admins, who don't have access to all of the VMs on the box. I further have an ESX 3.5 host, and I can load the VI client that comes with that - 2.5.0 - and can use it to manage both ESX hosts, 3.0.2 and 3.5, but for the VMs on the 3.5 host, there are no permissions tabs on the individual VMs, so as far as I can tell, I can't assign privileges to the individual VMs for their administrators, but when I use the version 2.5 VI client to manage the 3.0.2 host the VMs *do* have the permissions tab. I have not tried to manage the ESX 3.5 host with the 2.0 VI client. The above leads me to believe that there is something I've misconfigured during the setup of my 3.5 ESX host, and I don't know what it might be. We have licenses for ESX Standard - that is, iSCSI/SAN/NAS, 1 physical proc, and nothing else. How do I assign permissions to a single VM without giving permissions to all of the VMs on 3.5? Kurt On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Steven Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, you can do that, but if you have Virtual Infrastructure manager, > why bother? > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Kurt Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Interesting. >> >> The name of the machine is zesx1.zetron.com - I point the VI client at >> that name, and manage the VMs that way. >> >> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Jason Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Agree with Philip's guess. We connect to our VIM server which has the >>> permissions tabs. >>> Jason >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Philip Lindsey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:18 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: VMWare configuration >>> >>> are you connecting the vi client to virtual center or the esx server? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 3:04 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: OT: VMWare configuration >>> >>> We're decommissiong a ESX 3.02 server, and I'm replacing it with an >>> ESX 3.5 machine. >>> >>> I've copied over the VMs from the old box to the new box, and they're >>> running just fine. >>> >>> However, I need to delegate roles on a couple of the VMs, and there is >>> no permissions tab on any of the individual VM displays. WTF, over? >>> >>> What did I not do, or do incorrectly? >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> The pages accompanying this email transmission contain information from >>> MJMC, Inc., which >>> is confidential and/or privileged. The information is to be for the use of >>> the individual >>> or entity named on this cover sheet. If you are not the intended recipient, >>> you are >>> hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or >>> copying of this >>> communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in >>> error, please >>> immediately notify us by telephone so that we can arrange for the retrieval >>> of the original >>> document. >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
