Permissions

Connecting to the MongoDB replica set, discovering MongoDB nodes

The account specified in the protection group configuration settings to connect to the MongoDB replica set must meet the following requirements:

• The account must be able to authenticate against MongoDB admin database.
• The account must have the the following roles:

• ClusterMonitor role to collect information about replica sets.

• Backup role to perform backup operations.

• HostManager role to lock nodes during backup operations.

To learn more about these roles, see MongoDB documentation.

For details, see Specify Deployments.

Connecting to MongoDB nodes, installing and updating Veeam components

The account specified in the protection group configuration settings to connect to MongoDB nodes must have the following permissions:

• The account must have root privileges.

• The account must be able to authenticate against the Veeam Backup & Replication server.

For enhanced security, we recommend creating a separate standard user that will be solely dedicated to performing the backup and restore operations.

For details, see Specify Computers.

Restoring MongoDB data

To restore MongoDB data using Veeam Explorer for MongoDB, consider the required permissions in the Permissions section of Veeam Explorers User Guide.