Below are the minimum required vCenter User Account Permissions for an Avamar account in order to setup image level backups. EMC recommends as a best practice to setup a separate account for Avamar to use during the image-level backups. This is to assist with troubleshooting any problems with backups and to also help maintain a secure vCenter environment. In high-security environments, you can restrict the vCenter user account permissions required to configure and administer the Avamar VMware image backup and restore feature to all of the following: