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Entire VM Restore

Below are vCenter Server granular permissions required for entire VM restore:

* required for template restore

Privilege Level		Required Permissions
Privilege Level		Direct SAN Access Mode	Virtual Appliance Mode	Network Mode
dvPort Group		Create Delete	Create Delete	Create Delete
Datastore		Allocate space Browse datastore Low-level file operations Remove file	Allocate space Browse datastore Configure datastore (if you restore to vSAN datastore) Low-level file operations Remove file	Allocate space Browse datastore Configure datastore (if you restore to vSAN datastore) Low-level file operations Remove file
Folder		Create folder	Create folder	Create folder
Global		Disable methods Enable methods Licenses Log event	Disable methods Enable methods Licenses Log event	Disable methods Enable methods Licenses Log event
vSphere Tagging		Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on Object	Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on Object	Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag Assign or Unassign vSphere Tag on Object
Network		Assign network Configure	Assign network Configure	Assign network Configure
Resource		Assign virtual machine to resource pool	Assign virtual machine to resource pool	Assign virtual machine to resource pool
Profile-driven storage		Profile-driven storage update Profile-driven storage view	Profile-driven storage update Profile-driven storage view	Profile-driven storage update Profile-driven storage view
vApp		Add virtual machine Assign resource pool Unregister	Add virtual machine Assign resource pool Unregister	Add virtual machine Assign resource pool Unregister
Virtual Machine	Change Configuration	Acquire disk lease Add existing disk Add new disk Advanced configuration Change Settings Modify device settings Remove disk Toggle disk change tracking	Add existing disk Add new disk Advanced configuration Change Settings Modify device settings Remove disk Toggle disk change tracking	Add existing disk Add new disk Advanced configuration Change Settings Modify device settings Remove disk Toggle disk change tracking
	Edit Inventory	Register Remove	Create Register Remove	Create Register Remove
	Interaction	Connect devices Power Off Power On	Connect devices Power Off Power On	Connect devices Power Off Power On
	Provisioning	Allow disk access Allow read-only disk access Allow virtual machine download Allow virtual machine files upload Mark as template* Mark as virtual machine*	Allow disk access Allow read-only disk access Allow virtual machine download Allow virtual machine files upload Mark as template* Mark as virtual machine*	Allow disk access Allow read-only disk access Allow virtual machine download Allow virtual machine files upload Mark as template* Mark as virtual machine*
	Snapshot Management	Create snapshot Remove snapshot Revert to snapshot	Create snapshot Remove snapshot Revert to snapshot	Create snapshot Remove snapshot Revert to snapshot