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title: "CDP with Veeam Cloud Connect"
description: "To use the continuous data protection with Veeam Cloud Connect, you need the vCenter Server permissions described in Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for both the service provider and tenant."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/permissions/cdp_cc.html"
breadcrumb: "Permissions for VMware vSphere > CDP with Veeam Cloud Connect"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
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# CDP with Veeam Cloud Connect

To use the continuous data protection with Veeam Cloud Connect, you need the vCenter Server permissions described in [Continuous Data Protection (CDP)](cdp.md) for both the service provider and tenant. You also need the permissions described in the following table. All of them are required for the service provider and only some for the tenant, which is marked with an asterisk.

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th colspan="2" style="width:167px;">
      <p>Privilege Level</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:575px;">
      <p>Required Permissions</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2" style="width:167px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">dvPort Group</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:575px;">
      <p>Create<br/>Delete</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2" style="width:167px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Folder</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:575px;">
      <p>Create folder,<br/>Delete folder</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:250px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Host</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:250px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Configuration</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:575px;">
      <p>Network configuration</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td colspan="2" style="width:167px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Resource</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:575px;">
      <p>Create resource pool,<br/>Modify resource pool<br/>Remove resource pool</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td rowspan="2">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">VM</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:83px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Change Configuration</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:575px;">
      <p>Add o remove device*,<br/>Set annotation*</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="width:83px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Interaction</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:575px;">
      <p>Power on*,<br/>Power off*</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

[* The permission is required only for tenants who plan to perform Full Site Failover with a tenant-side network extension appliance. If you use Veeam Cloud Connect for backup only, or for replication without Full Site Failover, the permission is not needed for the tenant and can be skipped.]{.Small_Text}