9.10.2. Virtual Machines Administrator Roles Explained

Virtual Machine Administrator Permission Roles

The table below describes the administrator roles and privileges applicable to virtual machine administration.

Table 9.18. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization System Administrator Roles

Role Privileges Notes
DataCenterAdmin Data Center Administrator Possesses administrative permissions for all objects underneath a specific data center except for storage.
ClusterAdmin Cluster Administrator Possesses administrative permissions for all objects underneath a specific cluster.
NetworkAdmin Network Administrator Possesses administrative permissions for all operations on a specific logical network. Can configure and manage networks attached to virtual machines. To configure port mirroring on a virtual machine network, apply the NetworkAdmin role on the network and the UserVmManager role on the virtual machine.