File-level Restore

File-level Restore (Windows)

Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for file-level restore of a Windows VM:

Privilege Level

Required Permissions

Virtual Machine

Guest operations

Guest operation modifications
Guest operation program execution
Guest operation queries

File-level Restore (Other guest)

Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for file-level restore of a non-Windows VM:

Privilege Level

Required Permissions

Datastore

Browse datastore
Low-level file operations

Global

Log event

Host

Configuration

Storage partition configuration

Network

Assign network
Configure

Resource

Assign virtual machine to resource pool

Virtual Machine

Change Configuration

Modify device settings
Change Settings

Interaction

Power Off
Power On

Edit Inventory

Register
Unregister

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