Required Roles and Permissions for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure
| KB ID: | 3154 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Published: | 2020-04-28 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-08-10 |
Challenge
You want to create manual permissions for your Azure account (service account) for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure or for a repository account. The Azure or service account is responsible for:
- Synchronization of virtual machines and disks with the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure database.
- Synchronization of subscriptions and storage accounts.
- Accessing virtual machines and its disks as a source of backup.
- Creating and deleting snapshots of virtual disks during backup.
The repository account can be used to store data in a different Azure Active Directory.
More information
For more information, see the Managing Accounts section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide.
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