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Vector Retrieval Service for Milvus:Grant permissions to Vector Retrieval Service for Milvus

Last Updated:Sep 22, 2025

Before you can use Vector Retrieval Service for Milvus, you must grant it permissions to access other Alibaba Cloud resources on your behalf. This is done by creating the AliyunServiceRoleForCloudMilvus service-linked role for this service with your Alibaba Cloud account. This topic walks you through this one-time authorization process.

Authorization process

When you access Milvus for the first time, the system prompts you to create and authorize the required service-linked role.

  1. Log on to the Vector Retrieval Service for Milvus console.

  2. On the Dependency Check page, click Authorize.

    Note

    The system automatically grants Milvus the AliyunServiceRoleForCloudMilvus role and associated AliyunServiceRolePolicyForCloudMilvus policy.

Related topics

If you use a Resource Access Management (RAM) user to manage Milvus, you must grant the required permissions. For more information, see Grant permissions to a RAM user.