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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