Required VMware vSphere Permissions
Product version: 11.0
Last modified: 01 April 2025
Question
I do not want to grant full administrative vSphere permissions to NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
What are the permissions required by NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
Answer
The following vSphere permissions are required:
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Cryptographic Operations
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Add disk
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Direct access
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Encrypt new
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Migrate
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Datastore
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Allocate space
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dvPort group
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Create
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Delete
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Global
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Disable methods
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Enable methods
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Licenses
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Manage custom attributes
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Set custom attribute
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Settings
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Host > Configuration
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Network configuration
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Query patch (only required for I/O Filter)
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Storage partition configuration
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Network
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Assign network
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Configure
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Resource
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Assign virtual machine to resource pool
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vApp
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Add virtual machine
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Import
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Virtual machine > Change Configuration
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Acquire disk lease
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Add existing disk
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Add new disk
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Add or remove device
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Advanced configuration
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Change CPU count
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Change Memory
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Change Settings
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Change Swapfile placement
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Change resource
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Configure Host USB device
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Configure Raw device
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Display connection settings
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Extend virtual disk
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Modify device settings
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Remove disk
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Rename
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Toggle disk change tracking
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Virtual machine > Interaction
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Configure CD media
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Configure floppy media
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Connect devices
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Create screenshot
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Guest operating system management by VIX API
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Power Off
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Power On
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Virtual machine > Edit Inventory
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Create new
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Remove
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Virtual machine > Provisioning
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Allow disk access
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Allow read-only disk access
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Allow virtual machine download
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Allow virtual machine files upload
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Mark as template
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Virtual machine > Snapshot management
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Create snapshot
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Remove snapshot
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Revert to snapshot
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- Virtual machine > Guest operations
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Guest operation modifications
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Guest operation program execution
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Guest operation queries
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