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Required Permissions

Make sure the user accounts that you plan to use have permissions described in the following sections.

Installing and Configuring Nutanix AHV Plug-in

The accounts used to install and configure Nutanix AHV Plug-in must have the following permissions.

Account

Required Permission

Setup Account

The account used to install Nutanix AHV Plug-in must have the local Administrator permissions on the target machine.

Veeam Backup & Replication User Account

The account used to run Veeam Backup & Replication services including the Veeam AHV Service must be a LocalSystem account or must have the local Administrator permissions on the server where Nutanix AHV Plug-in is installed.

Adding Nutanix AHV Cluster to Veeam Backup & Replication Infrastructure

When you add an AHV cluster to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure, the specified account must have privileges of the Prism Admin role or higher. For details, see the Access Control Management section of the Prism Central Guide.