The following permissions are required to backup VMs, browse VM data, and restore VMs or VM files. For detailed information about security, see User Security Settings.
Client permissions:
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Data Protection/Management Operations: Perform backups for their own VMs.
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Browse: Browse virtual machine data.
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Download: Download the selected files to the local computer.
You can download files up to 5 GB in size. For larger files, perform a restore operation.
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In Place Recover: Recover files and folders to the source VM.
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Live Browse: Browse files and folders from a backup that did not collect file details.
Note
If a virtual machine is configured to perform file system backups and is also included in backups for virtualization, this permission is required in order to perform file system restores.
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Out-of-Place Recover: Recover files and folders to a different location.
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In Place Full Machine Recovery: Recover a full VM to the original location.
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Out of Place Full Machine Recovery: Recover a full VM to a different location.