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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.15 Microsoft SQL Server User Guide

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Minimum required privileges for VM Direct backup and recovery

Learn about the user requirements for VM Direct backup and recovery.

The minimum required privileges for VM Direct backup and restore operations depend on the version of vmtools that is installed on the VM system:

  • With the vmtools version 11.x or later, the Microsoft application agent supports a domain user or local user account with enabled UAC for the virtual machine credentials.
  • With the vmtools version earlier than 11.x, the Microsoft application agent supports only a domain Administrator or local Administrator account with disabled UAC for the virtual machine credentials. The user can be an Administrator, a domain user with local Administrator privileges, or a local user with local Administrator privileges (user is added to the domain of PowerProtect Data Manager).

The following subtopic provides more details about enabling the required user privileges for VM Direct operations.

Windows permissions required for the domain user or local user for VM Direct workflow

With vmtools version 11.x or later installed on the VM system, you can configure the protection policies and perform the VM Direct backup and restore operations by using domain user or local user credentials with enabled UAC.

To enable the support for a domain user or local user with enabled UAC, make the user a member of the "Administrators" Active Directory group in Computer Management > System Tools > Local Users and Groups.

The user can be an Administrator, a domain user with local Administrator privileges, or a local user with local Administrator privileges.

NOTE:UAC is enabled by default on a Windows VM system. If you need to enable UAC, complete the following steps:
  1. Select Control Panel > User Accounts > User Accounts > Change User Account Control Settings, and move the slider to select Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer.
  2. Select Local Security Policy > Local Policies > Security Options > User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode, and select Enabled on the Local Security Setting tab.
  3. Reboot the VM system.

When you configure a protection policy, edit the policy and select the domain user or local user.

NOTE:To use the SSMS plug-in as the local user to perform a self-service restore of a VM Direct backup, you must launch the SSMS plug-in by selecting Run as administrator.

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