Managing Users

Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV controls access to its functionality with the help of user roles. A role defines what operations users can perform and what range of data is available to them in Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV.

There are 3 user roles that you can assign to users working with Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV. Actions a user can perform depend on the role.

  • Portal Administrator — can perform all configuration actions and can also act as a Portal Operator and Restore Operator.
  • Portal Operator — can create and manage backup jobs, manage the protected data and perform all restore operations.
  • Restore Operator — can only perform restore operations.

The following table describes the functionality available to users with different roles in the Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV web console.

Tab

Functionality

Portal Administrator

Portal Operator

Restore Operator

Dashboard

Overview of protected resources

Full

Full

N/A

Jobs

Backup jobs, snapshot jobs, PD snapshot jobs

Full

Full (except for PD backup and snapshot job custom scripts)

N/A

Protected VMs

Restore

Full

Full

Full

Remove snapshots

Full

Full

N/A

Session Log

Session log

Full

Full

Full

Stop session execution

Full

Full

Restore sessions only

Configuration

Backup Server

Backups rescan

Full

N/A

N/A

Nutanix AHV Cluster

Snapshots rescan, auto-protection settings

Full

N/A

N/A

Accounts

Portal users

Full

N/A

N/A

Workers

Worker instances

Full

N/A

N/A

Settings

Network settings, notifications, time synchronization, mail server configuration

Full

N/A

N/A

Support Information

Updates and logs

Full

N/A

N/A

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