Required permissions

This article explains the minimum VMware permissions required to use Xopero ONE.

For Xopero ONE to back up and restore VMware environments, the assigned permissions must cover all resources that need protection, ensuring your virtual machines and configurations can be securely accessed and managed.

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VMware permissions

Below you can find a list of all permissions Xopero ONE requires to back up and protect your VMware environment — click each section to expand it and view the full set of privileges.

The listed permissions are the minimum required for Xopero ONE to function. However, we recommend using the full set of permissions to ensure optimal operation.

The list is presented in alphabetical order.

DATASTORE

• Allocate space

• Browse datastore

• Configure datastore

• Low level file operations

• Move datastore

• Remove datastore

• Rename datastore

• Update virtual machine files

FOLDER

• Create folder

• Delete folder

• Rename folder

GLOBAL

• Cancel task

• Licenses

• Log event

HOST

• Configuration

• Storage partition configuration

• System management

• System resources

NETWORK

• Assign network

RESOURCE

• Assign virtual machine to resource pool

TASKS

• Create task

• Update task

vAPP

• Add virtual machine

• Assign resource pool

• Create

VIRTUAL MACHINE

1. Change configuration:

   • Acquire disk lease

   • Add existing disk

   • Add new disk

   • Add or remove device

   • Advanced configuration

   • Change CPU count

   • Change memory

   • Change settings

   • Change swapfile placement

   • Change resource

   • Configure host USB device

   • Configure raw device

   • Configure managedBy

   • Display connection settings

   • Extend virtual disk

   • Modify device settings

   • Query fault tolerance compatibility

   • Query unowned files

   • Reload from path

   • Remove disk

   • Rename

   • Reset guest information

   • Set annotation

   • Toggle disk change tracking

   • Toggle fork parent

   • Upgrade virtual machine compatibility

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1. Edit inventory:

   • Create new

   • Move

   • Register

   • Remove

   • Unregister

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1. Guest operations:

   • Guest operation modifications

   • Guest operation program execution

   • Guest operation queries

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1. Interaction:

   • Answer question

   • Backup operation on virtual machine

   • Create screenshot

   • Guest operating system management by VIX API

   • Power off

   • Power on

   • Reset

   • Suspend

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1. Provisioning:

   • Allow disk access

   • Allow read-only disk access

   • Allow virtual machine download

   • Allow virtual machine files upload

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1. Snapshot management:

   • Create snapshot

   • Remove snapshot

   • Revert to snapshot