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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Virtual Machine User Guide

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Prerequisites for enabling the vSphere Client PowerProtect plug-in

To use the vSphere ClientPowerProtect plug-in for backup and restore operations, complete the following tasks in the vSphere Client and the PowerProtect Data Manager UI.

  • Add the vCenter server—In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Asset Sources, and select vSphere Plugin to enable the plug-in. Add a VMware vCenter server provides information.
  • Add privileges for the Virtual machine power user group (if you are already an administrator, this task is optional)—In the vSphere Client, go to Administration > Roles, select the Virtual Machine power user (PPDM), and then open the Edit Role window.

    Add the following PowerProtect Data Manager privileges:

    • Backup
    • File Level Restore to Original
    • Instant Access
    • Restore to New
    • Restore to Original
    Figure 1. PowerProtect privileges added for the virtual-machine power user. PowerProtect privileges added for the virtual-machine power user
    PowerProtect privileges added for the Virtual machine power user
    NOTE If you edit the vCenter server in the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface to unregister the vSphere Plugin for PowerProtect Data Manager, these PowerProtect Data Manager privileges are not removed from the user group.
  • For the virtual asset (virtual machine, cluster, host) and all its child elements, add permissions to the Virtual machine power user group that you enabled with PowerProtect Data Manager privileges. To add these permissions, select the asset in the left pane of the vSphere Client, and then click the Permissions tab.
  • Add a virtual machine protection policy in the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface Protection > Protection Policies window to schedule a backup of the virtual machines. Add a protection policy for virtual-machine protection provides information.

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