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--- title: Azure RBAC for Azure Center for SAP solutions resources description: Learn how Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC) manages access to SAP workloads in Azure Center for SAP solutions, including built-in roles and minimum permissions. author: kalyaninamuduri ms.author: kanamudu ms.service: sap-on-azure ms.subservice: center-sap-solutions ms.topic: concept-article ms.date: 04/08/2026 ms.custom: template-concept # Customer intent: As an SAP system administrator, I want to manage access to SAP workloads using role-based access control, so that I can ensure effective permission management and security for deploying and managing SAP systems in Azure. --- # Azure RBAC for Azure Center for SAP solutions Azure [role-based access control (RBAC)](../../role-based-access-control/overview.md) lets you separate duties within your team and grant only the permissions users need to deploy and manage SAP systems in Azure Center for SAP solutions. Users or user-assigned managed identities require specific roles or minimum permissions for each capability. This article lists the built-in roles and minimum permissions that users and user-assigned managed identities need for each Azure Center for SAP solutions capability. ## Built-in roles Use [Azure built-in roles](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md) for Azure Center for SAP solutions, or [create Azure custom roles](../../role-based-access-control/custom-roles.md) for more control. Azure Center for SAP solutions provides the following built-in roles to deploy and manage SAP systems on Azure: - The **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** role has the required permissions for a user to deploy infrastructure, install SAP, and manage SAP systems from Azure Center for SAP solutions. The role allows users to: - Deploy infrastructure for a new SAP system. - Install SAP software. - Register existing SAP systems as a [Virtual Instance for SAP solutions (VIS)](overview.md#what-is-a-virtual-instance-for-sap-solutions) resource. - View the health and status of SAP systems. - Perform operations such as **Start** and **Stop** on the VIS resource. - Perform all actions available in Azure Center for SAP solutions, including the deletion of the VIS resource. - The **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** is intended for use by the user-assigned managed identity. The Azure Center for SAP solutions service uses this identity to deploy and manage SAP systems. This role has permissions to support the deployment and management capabilities in Azure Center for SAP solutions. - The **Azure Center for SAP solutions reader** role has permissions to view all VIS resources. > [!NOTE] > To use an existing user-assigned managed identity for deploying a new SAP system or registering an existing system, you must also have the **Managed Identity Operator** role. This role is required to assign a user-assigned managed identity to the Virtual Instance for SAP solutions resource. > > If you're creating a new user-assigned managed identity when you deploy a new SAP system or register an existing system, you must also have the **Managed Identity Contributor** and **Managed Identity Operator** roles. These roles are required to create a user-assigned identity, make necessary role assignments to it, and assign it to the VIS resource. ## Deploy infrastructure for new SAP system To deploy infrastructure for a new SAP system, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | **Managed Identity Operator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/write` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/Operations/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/Locations/OperationStatuses/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getSizingRecommendations/action` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getSapSupportedSku/action` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getDiskConfigurations/action` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getAvailabilityZoneDetails/action` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourcegroups/deployments/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourcegroups/deployments/write` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/sshPublicKeys/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/sshPublicKeys/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/sshPublicKeys/*/generateKeyPair/action` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/shares/read` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/disks/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/disks/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/delete` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/write` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/write` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/write` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/join/action` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/join/action` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/loadBalancerPools/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/loadBalancerPools/write` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/write` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/join/action` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/ipconfigurations/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/ipconfigurations/join/action` | | `Microsoft.Network/privateEndpoints/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/privateEndpoints/write` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/joinLoadBalancer/action` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/join/action` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/write` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/listAccountSas/action` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/PrivateEndpointConnectionsApproval/action` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/write` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/shares/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/shares/write` | ## Install SAP software To install SAP software, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/write` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/applicationInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/centralInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/databaseInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/Operations/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/Locations/OperationStatuses/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/shares/read` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | **Reader and Data Access** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/disks/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/disks/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/delete` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/loadBalancerPools/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/ipconfigurations/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/privateEndpoints/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/listAccountSas/action` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/shares/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/read` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/filter/action` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/write` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/listAccountSas/action` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/write` | | `Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/fileServices/shares/write` | ## Register and manage existing SAP system To register an existing SAP system and manage that system with Azure Center for SAP solutions, a *user* or *user-assigned managed identity* requires the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | **Managed Identity Operator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapvirtualInstances/*/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/*/write` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/Locations/*/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/delete` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/frontendIPConfigurations/loadBalancerPools/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/ipconfigurations/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/read` | | `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/write` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourcegroups/deployments/*` | | `Microsoft.Resources/tags/*` | ## View VIS resources To view VIS resources, a *user* or *user-assigned managed identity* requires the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions reader** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/applicationInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/centralInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/databaseInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/Operations/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/Locations/OperationStatuses/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getSizingRecommendations/action` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getSapSupportedSku/action` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getDiskConfigurations/action` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/locations/sapVirtualInstanceMetadata/getAvailabilityZoneDetails/action` | | `Microsoft.Insights/Metrics/Read` | | `Microsoft.ResourceHealth/AvailabilityStatuses/read` | | `Microsoft.Advisor/configurations/read` | | `Microsoft.Advisor/recommendations/read` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | | Built-in permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | ## Start SAP system To start the SAP system from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/start/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## Stop SAP system To stop the SAP system from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/stop/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## Start SAP Central services instance To start the SAP Central services instance from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/centralInstances/start/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## Stop SAP Central services instance To stop the SAP Central services instance from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/centralInstances/stop/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## Start SAP application server instance To start the SAP application server instance from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/applicationInstances/start/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## Stop SAP application server instance To stop the SAP application server instance from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/applicationInstances/stop/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## Start SAP HANA database instance To start the SAP HANA database instance from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/databaseInstances/start/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## Stop SAP HANA database instance To stop the SAP HANA database instance from a VIS resource, a *user* and *user-assigned managed identity* require the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/databaseInstances/stop/action` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions service role** | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/read` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions/write` | | `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/instanceView/read` | ## View cost analysis To view the cost analysis, a *user* requires the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Cost Management Reader** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Consumption/*/read` | | `Microsoft.CostManagement/*/read` | | `Microsoft.Billing/billingPeriods/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/read` | | `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read` | | `Microsoft.Billing/billingProperty/read` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | ## View Quality Insights To view Quality Insights, a *user* requires the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions reader** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | None, except the minimum role assignment. | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | ## Set up Azure Monitor for SAP solutions To set up Azure Monitor for SAP solutions for your SAP resources, a *user* requires the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Contributor** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | None, except the minimum role assignment. | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | ## Delete VIS resource To delete a VIS resource, a *user* or *user-assigned managed identity* requires the following role or permissions. | Built-in roles for *users* | | ------------------------- | | **Azure Center for SAP solutions administrator** | | Minimum permissions for *users* | | ------------------------------- | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/delete` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/applicationInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/centralInstances/read` | | `Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/databaseInstances/read` | | Built-in roles for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | | Minimum permissions for *user-assigned managed identities* | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | This scenario doesn't apply to *user-assigned managed identities*. | ## Related content - [Manage VIS resources in Azure Center for SAP solutions](manage-virtual-instance.md)