NMM 9.0 Hyper-V VSS Minimum Required CSV Privileges

Summary: The purpose of this article is to describe briefly the required privileges for a successful configuration and backup of Hyper-V CSV Clusters with NMM 9.0

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Instructions

  Required Hyper-V CSV privileges


Hyper-V CSV backup and recovery requires additional privileges beyond Hyper-V backup
and recovery privileges. Create a Domain User for Hyper-V backups and recoveries.
During client resource configuration for NMM Hyper-V backups, provide this Domain User
account and password (instead of providing a Domain Administrator account and
password) for backup and recovery.
 
Procedure
 
1. Create a Domain User for Hyper-V backups and recoveries.
2. Add the following Active Directory security groups to the newly created Domain User:
 
 Backup Operators
 Hyper-V Administrator
 Windows Authorization Access Group
 Users
 Remote Desktop Users
 Add Group Policy User Control
 Group Policy Creator Owners

 
 
3. On each cluster node, log in and add the Domain User account to the following groups
on the local node:
 
 Users
 Administrators
 Hyper-V Administrators

 
 
a. Provide local administrator privileges to the Domain User.
 
b. Provide access for cluster management to the group. Open PowerShell and type
this command:
 
 
PS C:\> Grant-ClusterAccess -User domain\user -Full
 


Additional Information

Recommended Troubleshooting:
 
After making the changes required for CSV privileges, please use the following to confirm:
 
1.Review section from NMM 90 Hyper-V VSS User guide - Required Hyper-V CSV privileges
and compare differences between those and the permissions of the configured domain user .
 
2.Make the changes recommended in the guide for the domain user that will be used for the backup

then login to cluster node with that user name and run
WHOAMI /all  and collect the new output
 
3.Login to domain controller as a domain Administrator, open Active Directory Users and Computers,
go to the user account, right click Properties,  click Member of tab,
 
*Please take screen shot of the *Member of  tab.
 
 

Article Properties
Article Number: 000022471
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2022
Version:  4
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