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The following table shows an overview of the permissions requirements for all supported platforms.
Note: Check individual guides for more details about permissions for each workload.
Application workload | User permissions requirements | Documentation | |||
Installation and discovery | Backup: | Backup: Centralized | Recovery | ||
SQL – Application Direct | Any user with local administrator privileges | Any user with local administrator privileges | Any user with local administrator privileges | Any user with local administrator privileges | PowerProtect Data Manager Microsoft Application Agent SQL Server User Guide |
SQL – Application Aware | Any user with local administrator privileges | Not applicable | Any user with local administrator privileges | Any user with local administrator privileges | PowerProtect Data Manager Microsoft Application Agent SQL Server User Guide |
Microsoft Exchange | Any user with local administrator privileges
Note: To create a user using the App Agent Exchange Admin Configuration tool, log in with domain administrator permissions. | Exchange User configured using the App Agent Exchange Admin Configuration tool | Exchange User configured using the App Agent Exchange Admin Configuration tool | Exchange User configured using the App Agent Exchange Admin Configuration tool
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Any specific user group privileges to the system account and user account that will perform the restore operations | PowerProtect Data Manager Microsoft Application Agent Exchange Server User Guide |
SAP HANA | Operating system root user |
System database user with backup administrator, catalog read role
Either system database user with database administrator role or tenant database administrator with backup administrator, catalog read roles |
System database: System database user with backup administrator, catalog read role
Tenant database: Either system database user with database administrator role or tenant database administrator with backup administrator, catalog read roles
Hana (<sid>adm) user from CLI
| Database administrator or Hana <sid>adm operating system user | |
Oracle | Oracle user for RMAN agent install (.install.sh)
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Operating system root user for agent service (PowerProtect Agent RPM) | Oracle operating system user (by default)
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Oracle database user (Oracle 12c and later sysbackup privilege is required of any database user) Precedence (high to low): Wallet/DB/OS Authentication | Oracle operating system user (by default)
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Oracle database user (Oracle 12c and later sysbackup privilege is required of any database user) Precedence (high to low): Wallet/DB/OS Authentication | Oracle operating system user (by default)
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Oracle database user (Oracle 12c and later sysbackup privilege is required of any database user) Precedence (high to low): Wallet/DB/OS Authentication | |
File system |
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VMware | A vCenter user account at the root level of the vCenter that is strictly dedicated for use with VM Direct protection engine
Note: Avoid using vCenter administrator account. | Not applicable | Dedicated vCenter user account at the root level of vCenter Note: The User Guide provides a full list of user account privileges. |
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Storage Direct/ Storage Array | For Linux – root user
For Windows- Any user with local administrator privileges | Ddboost and DdVdiskUser specified in the lockbox configuration file must have the administrator role. | Ddboost and DdVdiskUser specified in the lockbox configuration file must have the administrator role. | Ddboost and DdVdiskUser specified in the lockbox configuration file must have the administrator role.
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PowerProtect Data Manager Storage Array User Guide
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To provide local administrator privileges correctly to a domain user on Windows server:
This domain user account can now be used to perform SQL, Exchange, and file system application agent installations.