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NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

VMware vSphere privileges for vApp restore and vApp restore to template

This section lists the required privileges for vApp restore and vApp restore to template operations in the VMware vSphere.

These privileges need to be set at the vCenter server level.

Datastore privileges

  • Allocate space

  • Browse datastore

Global privileges

  • Enable methods

  • Disable methods

Network privileges

  • Assign network

Resource privileges

  • Assign virtual machine to resource pool

vApp privileges

  • Add virtual machine

  • Assign resource pool

  • Create

  • Move

  • Power off

  • Power on

Virtual machine privileges

  • Change configuration

    • Acquire disk lease

    • Add existing disk

    • Add new disk

    • Add or remove device

    • Advanced configuration

    • Change settings

    • Change Swapfile placement

    • Modify device settings

    • Remove disk

    • Toggle disk change tracking

  • Edit inventory

    • Create new

    • Register

  • Provisioning

    • Allow disk access

    • Allow read-only access

  • Snapshot management

    • Create snapshot

    • Remove snapshot

    • Revert to snapshot

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