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  2. NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide
  3. Plug-in Configurations
  4. NetBackup permissions for the plug-in
NetBackup™ Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) Guide

NetBackup permissions for the plug-in

Use NetBackup web UI to assign these permissions. See RBAC section in NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide.

Table: Permissions required to perform recovery operations in remote plug-in

Operation

Description

Additional required operations

Global > NetBackup management > Access hosts

View

View the access hosts that are configured.

Global > NetBackup management > NetBackup backup images

View

View the attributes of the backup images.

Assets > VMware assets

View

View VMs, vCenter servers, and ESX hosts.

View, Restore targets

View the available destinations to which to restore an asset.

View

Restore

Restore to the original or to an alternate location.

View

Global > NetBackup management > NetBackup backup images > View

Global > NetBackup management > Access hosts > View

On the target location: View restore targets

Allow restore to overwrite

Allow a restore to overwrite an existing asset. Without this permission a user must restore an existing asset to a different location.

View

Restore

Table: Permissions required to perform instant recovery operations in remote plug-in

Operation

Description

Additional required operations

Global > NetBackup management > Access hosts

View

View the access hosts that are configured.

Global > NetBackup management > NetBackup backup images

View

View the attributes of the backup images.

Assets > VMware assets

View

View VMs, vCenter servers, and ESX hosts.

View, Restore targets

View the available destinations to which to restore an asset.

View

Restore

Restore to the original or to an alternate location.

View

Global > NetBackup management > NetBackup backup images > View

Global > NetBackup management > Access hosts > View

On the target location: View restore targets

Allow restore to overwrite

Allow a restore to overwrite an existing asset. Without this permission a user must restore an existing asset to a different location.

View

Restore

Instant Restore

Option to recover and power on the virtual machines instantly.

Restore

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