Issues with Backup User account

In EV 8 the documentation has the following:

Enterprise Vault backup mode
Enterprise Vault lets you place vault stores and index locations in backup mode for the duration of a data backup. Enterprise Vault does not write any data into vault store partitions or index locations while they are in backup mode. However, services to users are maintained while vault stores and index locations are in backup mode. Users can continue to search, and retrieve items from their archives.

You can set backup mode on vault stores and index locations in the Enterprise Vault administration console. You can also use PowerShell cmdlets in the Enterprise Vault Management Shell to set, clear, and report on vault store and index location backup mode.

See Backup mode cmdlets.

To manage backup mode on vault stores and index locations, your user account must be assigned the storage administrator role.

So if you don't add your back up user account you will see an error like this:

Event ID 4216
Source: Enterprise Vault Category Storage Management
Type: Warning
Description:
Access denied. user is not in a role that allows '{STO} Can manage Vault Store Backup mode.
User:

So you then go and add your account to Storage Administrator role using these instructions:

1. Open the Enterprise Vault Administrator's Console.

2. Right click on the Directory level and click Authorization Manager.

3. Expand to the Role Assignments container and select Storage Administrator.

4. Select the Action menu option and click Assign Windows Users and Groups.

5. Enter the account that is now used to run backups and click OK. Based on the error message this should be 'Loncfd\loncfdbackup'

6. Select File from the menu option and click Exit.

7. Select Yes to save the Authorization Store to the Directory database.

8. Select OK.

9. Close and re-open the Enterprise Vault Administrator Console.

BUT you then see an event like this:

No worries, this is quickly solved.  :)

1. Once again open the Enterprise Vault Administrator's Console.

2. Right click on the Directory level and click Authorization Manager.

3. Expand to the Definitions container and select Role Definitions.

4. Right Click the Storage Administrator and choose Properties and click the Definitions tab.

5. Click Add and then click Task.  Browse down and choose EVT Manage Index Location Backup Mode

6. Click OK and then OK again. Select File from the menu option and click Exit.

7. Select Yes to save the Authorization Store to the Directory database.

8. Select OK.

9. Close and re-open the Enterprise Vault Administrator Console.

You should now be all set.