Permissions
The accounts used to deploy and administer backup infrastructure components must have the following permissions.
Backup Server Windows Account
The Windows account used to install Veeam Backup & Replication and Nutanix AHV Plug-in on the backup server must have the following permissions.
Account | Required Permission |
|---|---|
Setup Account | The account used to install Veeam Backup & Replication and Nutanix AHV Plug-in must have the Local Administrator permissions on the backup server. |
Veeam Backup & Replication User Account | The account used to run Veeam Backup & Replication services must be a LocalSystem account or must have the Local Administrator permissions on the backup server. |
Nutanix AHV Cluster Administrator Account
The Nutanix AHV administrator account that Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV uses to access the cluster must have privileges of the Prism Admin role or higher. For more information on user access control, see Nutanix documentation.