VMware ESXi System Requirements

Refer to the V Series Node Release Notes for the hardware requirements on which VMware ESXi runs V Series Node.

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Required VMware Virtual Center Privileges

This section lists the minimum privileges required for the GigaVUE-FM user in Virtual Center. You assign privileges to Virtual Center users by selecting Roles > Administration > Role, and then use the Edit Role dialog box in vCenter. Roles should be applied at the vSphere Virtual Center level and not the Data Center or Host levels.

The following table lists the minimum required permissions for GigaVUE-FM to manage the virtual center.

Category	Required Privilege	Purpose
Host	Configuration • Network Configuration	VSS Tapping
	Inventory • Modify Cluster	Pin V Series Node to the host in cluster configurations. This prevents automatic migration.
Datastore	• Allocate space	V Series Node Deployment
Distributed Switch	• VSPAN Operation	VDS Tapping
Network	• Assign network • Configure	V Series Node Deployment/VSS Tapping V Series Node Deployment
Resource	• Assign virtual machine to resource pool	V Series Node Deployment
vApp	• Import • vApp instance configuration	V Series Node Deployment V Series Node Deployment
Virtual machine	Configuration • Add new disk • Add or remove device • Modify device settings	V Series Node Deployment V Series Node Deployment/VSS Tapping
	Interaction • Connect devices • Power on • Power Off	V Series Node Deployment V Series Node Deployment V Series Node Deployment
	Inventory • Create from existing • Remove	V Series Node Deployment V Series Node Deployment
	Provisioning • Clone virtual machine	V Series Node Deployment