Creating a VMware Read-Only user
Permissions can be granted to an existing local account or domain/AD user. The following VMware user-creation steps are required only if you do not want to grant permissions to an existing user. Refer to the information specific to Virtualization Manager data collection for a detailed procedure for the following steps.
In VMware, clone a read-only role and create a Virtualization Manager Group role.
Add the permission and add it to the root-level folder.
Create a User and assign it to the Virtualization Manager Group.