Assigning users and groups to vCenter Server
Be it a simple installation or component installation, you will only be able to connect to vCenter Server using the SSO administrator ([email protected]) after the installation. This is because, by default, the SSO administrator is assigned the vCenter administrator role. Most environments require other users to be able to connect to the vCenter Server. To make this possible, you will need to manually assign an access role to the user/group you would like to provide access to.
Getting ready
Make sure that the domain from which you will be selecting a group/user is added as an identity source. For instructions, read the Configuring SSO identity sources section of this chapter.
How to do it...
The following procedure will guide you through the steps required to assign access roles to a user/group:
- Log in to the vSphere Web Client interface as the SSO administrator and select the vCenter Server from the inventory.
- With the vCenter Server selected...