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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.12 Administration and User Guide

vCenter server PowerProtect Data Manager host privileges

In order for the vCenter server that is specified as the PowerProtect Data Manager host to have the ability to take snapshots, the user account associated with it must have certain privileges.

SettingvCenter 6.0 and later required privilegesPowerCLI equivalent required privileges
Global
  • Manage custom attributes
  • Set custom attributes
  • Global.ManageCustomFields
  • Global.SetCustomField
Virtual Machine Snapshot Management
  • Create snapshot
  • Revert to snapshot
  • Remove snapshot
  • Rename snapshot
  • VirtualMachine.State.CreateSnapshot
  • VirtualMachine.State.RevertToSnapshot
  • VirtualMachine.State.RemoveSnapshot
  • VirtualMachine.State.RenameSnapshot
NOTE A complete list of the privileges required for a dedicated vCenter user account is provided in the PowerProtect Data Manager Virtual Machine User Guide.

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