What User Permissions are required for VMware vCenter access for VADP backup / restore?
If the vCenter is on a Windows environment, the Domain Administrator credentials should be fine.
If the backup / restore user account other than Administrator is used, ensure that the following permissions are assigned to the user account:
BACKUP PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS Datastore
RESTORE PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS Resource
Answer
For complete vCenter protection, credentials with Administrative permissions on the local machine and credentials with Administrative permissions on vCenter Server are required.If the vCenter is on a Windows environment, the Domain Administrator credentials should be fine.
If the backup / restore user account other than Administrator is used, ensure that the following permissions are assigned to the user account:
BACKUP PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS Datastore
o Allocate Space
o Browse a Datastore
o Low level file operations Global
o Disable methods
o Enable methods
o Licenses Virtual Machine
- Configuration
o Browse a Datastore
o Low level file operations Global
o Disable methods
o Enable methods
o Licenses Virtual Machine
o Add existing disk
o Add new disk
o Add or remove device
o Change resource
o Disk change tracking
o Disk lease
o Remove Disk
o Settings Virtual Machine
- Provisioning
o Add new disk
o Add or remove device
o Change resource
o Disk change tracking
o Disk lease
o Remove Disk
o Settings Virtual Machine
o Allow read-only disk access
o Allow virtual machine download
o Clone virtual machine Virtual Machine
- State
o Allow virtual machine download
o Clone virtual machine Virtual Machine
o Create snapshot
o Remove snapshot
o Remove snapshot
RESTORE PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS Resource
o Assign virtual machine to resource pool
o Assign vApp to resource pool Virtual Machine
- Configuration
o Assign vApp to resource pool Virtual Machine
o Add existing disk
o Add new disk
o Add or Remove device
o Advanced
o Change CPU Count
o Change Resource
o Disk Change Tracking
o Disk Lease
o Host USB device
o Memory
o Modify device setting
o Raw device
o Reload from path
o Remove disk
o Rename
o Reset guest information
o Settings
o Swapfile placement
o Upgrade virtual hardware Virtual Machine
- Interaction
o Add new disk
o Add or Remove device
o Advanced
o Change CPU Count
o Change Resource
o Disk Change Tracking
o Disk Lease
o Host USB device
o Memory
o Modify device setting
o Raw device
o Reload from path
o Remove disk
o Rename
o Reset guest information
o Settings
o Swapfile placement
o Upgrade virtual hardware Virtual Machine
o Power Off
o Power On Virtual Machine
- Inventory
o Power On Virtual Machine
o Create new
o Register
o Remove
o Unregister Virtual Machine
- Provisioning
o Register
o Remove
o Unregister Virtual Machine
o Allow disk access
o Allow read-only disk access
o Allow virtual machine download Virtual Machine
- State
o Allow read-only disk access
o Allow virtual machine download Virtual Machine
o Create snapshot
o Remove snapshot
o Revert to snapshot Network
o Assign network Datastore
o Allocate space
o Remove snapshot
o Revert to snapshot Network
o Assign network Datastore
o Allocate space