Install and configure Veeam backup for Office 365

How to install and configure Veeam backup for Office 365. Configure a backup repository, add an Office 365 organization and register a new Azure AD application, setup email alerts.

Steps to install and configure Veeam Backup for Office 365

1. Create a Veeam account
2. Install Veeam backup for Office 365
3. Install Veeam Explorers
4. Install Veeam License
5. Add a backup repository
6. Add an Organization and register a new Azure AD application
7. Set up email alerts
8. Configure automatic updates
   

Create a Veeam account

Register an account on the Veeam website to download a one month trial of Veeam backup for Office 365 or the free Community Edition

Veeam
https://www.veeam.com

• Backup up to 10 users
• Backup 10 Teams
• Backup 1 TB of SharePoint data
• No other feature limitations
• No license required

Install Veeam backup for Office 365 

Download Veeam backup for Office 365, extract the zip file and run the Veeam backup installer

Veeam.Backup365_5.0.1.225.msi

Next

Tick to accept the license agreements

Select all Veeam components

In this example, we are installing Veeam on a server so we'll select all the components

Install

Finish

Install Veeam Explorers

Install the Veeam Explorers for Exchange, SharePoint and Teams that are included in the download

Install Veeam License

If you are using the free Veeam backup for Office 365 community edition, you don't need to install a license

Open Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365

Menu - License

Click install and browse to select your license file

Add a backup repository

Backup Infrastructure - Backup Repositories - Add Repository

In this example, the backup repository is a local folder on the Veeam server's D drive called "Office 365 Backups"

Backup repository name: Office 365 Backups

Browse to select the repository

In this example, we're not using an Object storage backup repository. You can read more about this feature in the Veeam docs

Specify Object Storage Repository
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/guide/new_repository_3.html

Leave default settings - Next

Specify retention policy settings e.g. 1 year

Add an Organization and register a new Azure AD application

Organizations - Add Org

Select organization deployment type: Microsoft Office 365

Select the services you want to protect - leave default settings

Office 365 connection settings

Leave default settings
Region: Default
Authentication method: Modern authentication 

Register a new Azure AD application automatically

Name: Veeam Backup for Office 365
Certificate to authenticate with Azure AD - click Install 

Generate new self-signed certificate

Certificate friendly name: Veeam Software Group GmbH certificate

Azure AD application registration - Next

Open the website link and enter the code

Sign in with your Office 365 credentials when prompted

You have now authenticated to Office 365

Click Next

Finish

Set up email alerts

Menu - General Options

Notifications

Tick Enable e-mail notifications
Enter the SMTP server address, From and To email addresses

Click Advanced to change mail server port and authentication settings 

Advanced SMTP options

Send a test message to check the email settings are correct

Once the initial backup jobs have completed and everything is working OK, you might want to untick notify on success

Configure automatic updates

Menu - Options - Updates

Tick both of these options:
Automictically check and notify me on available updates
Send e-mail notification on available updates

References

Installing Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/guide/vbo_installing_vbo.html

Microsoft Office 365 Organizations
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/guide/vbo_add_office365_org.html

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 Community Edition
https://www.veeam.com/free-backup-microsoft-office-365.html

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