vSphere Web Client Administration
As we explained when outlining the home screen of the vSphere Web Client, there are three distinct areas: Inventories, Monitoring, and Administration. So far, we've explained a number of features of the Inventories and Monitoring areas, but let's also briefly touch on the third category of features, Administration.
There are three areas under the Administration banner: Roles, Licensing, and vCenter Solutions Manager. There is some overlap between these areas and those that come under Inventories.
Roles
The Roles option from the Administration menu is available only when the view is set to Administration and the Roles tab is selected. This menu works like a context menu where you can add, edit, rename, or remove roles based on what object is selected. Although you set up the roles and accounts within this area, you apply those roles for permissions against vCenter objects within the various inventory views. Chapter 8 describes vCenter Server...