Required permissions for VMware Consolidated Backup or VMware Converter backup and restore operations when using NetBackup

Products

• VMware
• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides the permissions required to perform backup and restore operations with VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) or restore operations with VMware Converter.

These permissions are used with Symantec NetBackup 6.5.3, which has an integrated 1-click restore to VirtualCenter.

Environment

VMware VirtualCenter 2.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x
VMware Converter 3.0.x
VMware Consolidated Backup 1.5.x

Resolution

You require the following permissions to perform VCB and VMware Converter backup and restore operations when using NetBackup:

Privilege Category	Privilege Subcategory	Privilege
Global		Cancel Task
Virtual Machine	Inventory	Create
		Remove
	Interaction	Power On
	State	Create Snapshot
		Remove Snapshot
	Provisioning	Customize
		Allow Disk Access
		Allow Read-Only Disk Access
		Allow Virtual Machine Download
		Allow Virtual Machine Files Upload
Resource		Assign Virtual Machine to Resource Pool