2V0-620 · Question #44
An administrator logs into the vSphere Web Client, but is unable to see any hosts and clusters. Which two options could fix the problem? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. Verify that the vCenter Server system is registered with the same Platform Services Controller as D. Log in to the vSphere Web Client as a user with permissions on the vCenter Server system. Inability to see hosts and clusters in the vSphere Web Client is typically caused by a Platform Services Controller registration mismatch or insufficient user permissions on the vCenter inventory.
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An administrator logs into the vSphere Web Client, but is unable to see any hosts and clusters. Which two options could fix the problem? (Choose two.)
Options
- AVerify that the client web browser and vCenter Server are in the same broadcast domain.
- BVerify that the vCenter Server system is registered with the same Platform Services Controller as
- CLog in to the vCenter Server as a user within the Active Directory domain.
- DLog in to the vSphere Web Client as a user with permissions on the vCenter Server system.
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A17% (7)
- B76% (32)
- C7% (3)
Why each option
Inability to see hosts and clusters in the vSphere Web Client is typically caused by a Platform Services Controller registration mismatch or insufficient user permissions on the vCenter inventory.
The vSphere Web Client communicates with vCenter Server over routed TCP/IP and does not require the browser client and vCenter to share the same Layer 2 broadcast domain.
If vCenter Server is not registered with the same Platform Services Controller as the identity source in use, SSO authentication tokens will not be validated correctly, preventing the user's session from resolving inventory objects such as hosts and clusters.
Membership in an Active Directory domain alone does not grant any vSphere permissions; the AD account must also be explicitly assigned a role with appropriate privileges on the vCenter Server object.
A user must have at minimum a role with Read permissions explicitly assigned on the vCenter Server object or a parent inventory container; without this permission, hosts and clusters are hidden from the user's view in the Web Client regardless of successful login.
Concept tested: vSphere Web Client inventory visibility - permissions and PSC registration
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-5372F580-5C23-4E9C-8A4E-EF1B4DD9033E.html
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