Account Permissions

The accounts used to deploy and administer backup infrastructure components must have the following permissions.

Backup Server Windows Account Permissions

The account used to install Veeam Backup & Replication on a Windows-based machine must have the following permissions.

Backup Server Windows Account Permissions

Account

Required Permission

Setup Account

The account used to install Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Plug-in for Xen 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.

Xen Pool Permissions

The administrator account that the backup server uses to access the Xen pool must have the Pool Administrator role.

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