diff --git a/docs/accessing_vdc.md b/docs/accessing_vdc.md index 3e7c568e..b55af979 100644 --- a/docs/accessing_vdc.md +++ b/docs/accessing_vdc.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Accessing Veeam Data Cloud" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/accessing_vdc.html" -last_updated: "4/14/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ The license administrator will become the first user of your Veeam Data Cloud or Once your subscription is activated, you will receive an email with an invitation link to your Veeam Data Cloud organization. -1. Accept the invitation and log in to Veeam Data Cloud. For the first login to Veeam Data Cloud, use the Veeam My Account credentials of the license administrator. For details, see [Logging in to Veeam Data Cloud](accessing_vdc.md). +1. Accept the invitation and log in to Veeam Data Cloud. For the first login to Veeam Data Cloud, use the Veeam My Account credentials of the license administrator. For details, see [Logging in to Veeam Data Cloud](accessing_vdc.md#logginginlink). As the first user of your Veeam Data Cloud organization, accept Veeam Data Cloud terms and conditions to start working with Veeam Data Cloud. The first user of your Veeam Data Cloud organization is automatically assigned the OrganizationAdmin role, which allows them to manage users and perform all configuration actions. +Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication + +Veeam Data Cloud supports multi-factor authentication (MFA) through its identity providers. For more information on how to enable MFA for your Veeam My Account, see [this Veeam KB article](https://www.veeam.com/kb4716). For more information on how to enable MFA for sign-in with a Microsoft 365 account, see [Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/tutorial-enable-azure-mfa). + Logging In to Veeam Data Cloud To access Veeam Data Cloud, you can use the direct link to the Veeam Data Cloud portal that you received in your invitation email or go to the webpage. diff --git a/docs/azure_regions.md b/docs/azure_regions.md index 902eb716..0a5ce319 100644 --- a/docs/azure_regions.md +++ b/docs/azure_regions.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Backup Storage Regions" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/azure_regions.html" -last_updated: "2/9/2026" +last_updated: "5/27/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ product_version: "" Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure supports the following Microsoft Azure regions where you can store your Microsoft Azure backups. +Backup Storage Regions + | Global Region | 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-last_updated: "4/27/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ In This Section * [Creating Flex Backup Policies](m365_backup_create_flex.md) * [Creating Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_create_express.md) +* [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md) * [Editing Flex Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_flex.md) * [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md) -* [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md) * [Viewing Backup Logs](m365_backup_view_logs.md) diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_create_express.md b/docs/m365_backup_create_express.md index c0baec2a..7b114e7d 100644 --- a/docs/m365_backup_create_express.md +++ b/docs/m365_backup_create_express.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Creating Express Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_create_express.html" -last_updated: "4/16/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -16,49 +16,54 @@ Consider the following: * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 supports the following types of Express backup policies: -* Selected Items backup policy -* Entire Organization backup policy +* Specific items backup policy +* Entire organization backup policy -* You can only create one Entire Organization backup policy for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). -* You can create multiple Selected Items backup policies for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). Each specific object can only be protected with a single backup policy. +* You can only create one entire organization backup policy for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). +* You can create multiple specific items backup policies for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). Each specific object can only be protected with a single backup policy. * Before you start creating backup policies, check [Considerations and Limitations](m365_considerations_limitations.md#backup). * The schedule for Express backup policies depends on the protected Microsoft 365 service. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). * For Outlook backup policies, you can back up user mailboxes and shared mailboxes. Discovery search mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following warning when you add an unsupported mailbox to a backup policy: Mailbox cannot be added to policy since the recipient type is not supported. -To create new backup policies, do the following: +To create new Express backup policies, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. 3. On the Backup Policies page, click Add New Backup Policy. -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_launch.png)](images/m365_backup_create_express_launch.png "Creating Express Backup Policy") +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") -1. Select New Express Policy and click Next. +1. Select the New Express Policy option and click Continue. -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_policy.png)](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_policy.png "Creating Express Backup Policy") +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express_new.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_new.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") 1. Select the application whose items you want to back up: Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint. -Keep in mind that there can only be one Express Entire Organization backup policy for each application type. If the backup policy already exists when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will offer you to edit the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will display the following message: You already have a policy for Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint. Click Next below to edit it. You can then proceed with editing the existing backup policy. +Keep in mind that there can only be one Express entire organization backup policy for each application type. If the backup policy already exists when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will offer you to edit the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following message: You already have a policy for Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint. Click Next below to edit it. You can then proceed with editing the existing backup policy. -If the existing backup policy is disabled when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will instruct you to enable the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will display the following message: Your Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint backup policy is currently disabled. You will need to enable it before you can edit it. Once you enable the backup policy, you can proceed with editing it. To learn more, see [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md). +If the existing backup policy is disabled when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will instruct you to enable the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following message: Your Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint backup policy is currently disabled. You will need to enable it before you can edit it. Once you enable the backup policy, you can proceed with editing it. To learn more, see [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md). -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_app.png)](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_app.png "Creating Express Backup Policy") +1. On the Add New Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. +2. [Optional] In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. +3. Select one of the following options: -1. Click Next. -2. In the Details section, in the Name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. -3. [Optional] In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. -4. In the Setting items to back up section, choose Entire Organization or Selected Items. +* If you want to back up your entire tenancy, select Backup entire organization and click Add Policy. -If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy runs, it checks the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up is automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. +If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud checks the entire content of the organization, and the list of items to back up is automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. -1. [For selected items backup policies] For Outlook and OneDrive, click Select next to Microsoft 365 Users or Groups and choose specific objects to back up. For SharePoint, click Select next to SharePoint Sites and choose specific objects to back up. +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express_entire.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_entire.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") -For Microsoft 365 Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +* If you want to select which items to add to the backup, select Backup specific items and do the following: -For SharePoint, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. +* For Outlook and OneDrive, click Select next to Users or Groups and select specific objects to back up. -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_sharepoint.png)](images/m365_backup_create_express_sharepoint.png "Creating Express Backup Policy") +For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -1. Click Save to create the new Express backup policy. +* For SharePoint, click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select specific objects to back up. + +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. + +* Click Add Policy. + +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express_specific.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_specific.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex.md b/docs/m365_backup_create_flex.md index f4a56501..74274a3e 100644 --- a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex.md +++ b/docs/m365_backup_create_flex.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Creating Flex Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_create_flex.html" -last_updated: "8/26/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -14,12 +14,65 @@ You can create new backup policies in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. Before you start creating backup policies, check [Considerations and Limitations](m365_considerations_limitations.md#backup). -To create new backup policies, use the New Backup Policy wizard: +To create a new Flex backup policy, do the following: -1. [Launch the New Backup Policy wizard](m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md). -2. [Configure policy information](m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md). -3. [Configure backup data](m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md). -4. [Finish working with the wizard](m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md). +1. On the Microsoft 365 page click the name of the tenant you want to manage. +2. Select Backup Policies. +3. On the Backup Policies page, click Add New Backup Policy. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. Select the New Flex Policy option and click Continue. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_new.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_new.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. On the Add New Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. +2. [Optional] In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. +3. From the Storage region drop-down list, select the backup repository where you want to store the backup data. + +If this is the first backup policy for the tenant, Veeam Data Cloud does not display the Storage region drop-down list. The backup repository is provisioned in the storage region you selected when you added the Microsoft 365 tenant to Veeam Data Cloud after you successfully create the backup policy. + +1. Select one of the following options: + +* Select Backup entire organization to back up all objects within your Microsoft organization. When the backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud will back up the entire content of the organization, and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_entire.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_entire.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +* Select Backup specific items to back up specific objects within your Microsoft organization. In the Select objects to include in the backup section, do the following: + +* Click Select next to Users and select users to back up. For each selected user, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. + +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. + +* Click Select next to Groups and select groups to back up. For each group member, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. For each group mailbox, you can select check boxes to include the group Mailbox and Site in the backup. + +Use dynamic Entra ID groups if you want the groups to be automatically updated between backup policy runs. Otherwise, you must manually add and delete users from the groups. + +* Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select sites to back up. If you select the root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy session starts. For example, if some subsites were added or deleted between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. + +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. + +* Click Select next to Teams and select teams to back up. You can select whether to back up team posts if you enabled [team posts backup](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md). +* Click Select next to Partial Organization and select from the following processing options: Mailboxes, Archive Mailboxes, OneDrive, Sites, Teams, Teams Posts (if [enabled](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md)). When a partial organization backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud will check the entire content of the partial organization and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the partial organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. + +For multi-geo tenants, Veeam Data Cloud also shows the location of the data for the objects you select to back up. Only objects located in the mapped regions for the tenant are visible. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_specific.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_specific.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items check box. Then click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and select specific objects to exclude. + +For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. + +For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_exclude.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_exclude.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. Click Add Policy. + +| | +| --- | +| NOTE | +| Consider the following: * For SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud backs up the latest version of the item by default. To back up all versions, go to Settings > Backup Options and select All versions. For more information, see [Managing Backup Options](m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md). * By default, backup policies run every 24 hours and generate restore points. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). | | | | --- | diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md b/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md deleted file mode 100644 index 81051c43..00000000 --- a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 3. Configure Backup Data" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "userguide" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.html" -last_updated: "4/15/2026" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 3. Configure Backup Data - - -At the Backup Data step of the wizard, select objects to back up. - -* Select Back up entire organization to back up all objects within your Microsoft organization. When the backup policy runs, it will back up the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. - -If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items from the backup check box. Then click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and choose specific objects to exclude. - -For Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. - -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. - -[![Configuring Backup Data](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.png)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.png "Configuring Backup Data") - -* Select Back up the following objects to back up specific objects within your Microsoft organization. Then do the following: - -* Click Select next to Users and choose users to back up. You can also use the Upload file button to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. -* Click Select next to Groups and choose groups to back up. - -Use dynamic Entra ID groups if you want the groups to be automatically updated between backup policy runs. Otherwise, you must manually add and delete users from the groups. - -* Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and choose sites to back up. If you select the root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy runs. For example, if some subsites were added or deleted between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. -* Click Select next to Teams and choose teams to back up. You can select whether to back up team posts if you have [enabled team posts backup](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md). -* Click Select next to Partial Organization and choose from the following processing options: Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive, Sites, Teams, Teams Posts (if [enabled](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md)). When a partial organization backup policy runs, it will check the entire content of the partial organization and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the partial organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. - -If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items from the backup check box. Then click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and choose specific objects to exclude. - -For Users, you can also use the Upload file button to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. - -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. - -[![Configuring Backup Data](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data_objects.png)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data_objects.png "Configuring Backup Data") - -For multi-geo tenants, Veeam Data Cloud also shows the location of the data for the objects you select to back up. Only objects located in the mapped regions for the tenant are visible. - -[![Configuring Backup Data](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data_objects_multigeo.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data_objects_multigeo.webp "Configuring Backup Data") - -| | -| --- | -| NOTE | -| * For SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud backs up the latest version of the item by default. To back up all versions, go to Settings > Backup Options and select All versions. * By default, backup policies run every 24 hours and generate restore points. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). | - diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md b/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md deleted file mode 100644 index d8b25d21..00000000 --- a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 2. Configure Policy Information" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "userguide" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.html" -last_updated: "7/21/2025" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 2. Configure Policy Information - - -At the Details step of the wizard, specify a name and description for the backup policy. - -1. In the Policy Name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. -2. In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. -3. Click Next to continue. - -[![Configuring Policy Information](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.png)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.png "Configuring Policy Information") - diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md b/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6f2ee4a4..00000000 --- a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "userguide" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.html" -last_updated: "12/16/2025" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard - - -After you select what objects to back up, click Create to create the new backup policy. - -[![Finish Working with Wizard](images/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.png)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.png "Finish Working with Wizard") - -| | -| --- | -| NOTE | -| By default, backup policies run every 24 hours and generate restore points. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). | - diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md b/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md deleted file mode 100644 index c941f34a..00000000 --- a/docs/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 1. Launch New Backup Policy Wizard" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "userguide" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.html" -last_updated: "9/19/2025" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 1. Launch New Backup Policy Wizard - - -To launch the New Backup Policy wizard, do the following: - -1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. -2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, click Add New Backup Policy. - -[![Launching New Backup Policy Wizard](images/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.png)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.png "Launching New Backup Policy Wizard") - diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_edit_express.md b/docs/m365_backup_edit_express.md index a6542fd0..83096706 100644 --- a/docs/m365_backup_edit_express.md +++ b/docs/m365_backup_edit_express.md @@ -3,65 +3,48 @@ title: "Editing Express Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_edit_express.html" -last_updated: "4/16/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Editing Express Backup Policies -You can add and remove users and objects to and from backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. +You can add and remove users and objects to and from Express backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. Consider the following: Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 supports the following types of Express backup policies: -* Entire Organization backup policy -* Selected Items backup policy +* Entire organization backup policy +* Specific items backup policy -If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy runs, it checks the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up are automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. For this reason, you cannot edit items in an entire organization backup policy. You can only edit the name and description of the backup policy. If you want to be able to add or remove items, you must delete the entire organization backup policy and create a selected items backup policy. +If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud checks the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up is automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. For this reason, you cannot edit items in an entire organization backup policy. You can only edit the name and description of the backup policy. If you want to be able to add or remove items, you must delete the entire organization backup policy and create a specific items backup policy. -In contrast, a selected items backup policy only backs up the items you specify. New items are not automatically added between backup policy runs. You need to keep track of what you want to back up and edit the list of objects added to such policies. You can also edit the name and description of the backup policy. +In contrast, a specific items backup policy only backs up the items you specify. New items are not automatically added between backup policy runs. You need to keep track of what you want to back up and edit the list of objects added to such policies. You can also edit the name and description of the backup policy. To edit an Express backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 1. Select Backup Policies. -2. On the Backup Policies page, in the list of your backup policies, select the policy you want to edit and click Edit. +2. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the backup policy you want to edit, click Edit. -1. Edit the name and the description of the backup policy. -2. For selected items backup policy, follow instructions to add or remove objects within your backup policies: +[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_express_edit.webp)](images/m365_backup_express_edit.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") -* [Adding Objects to Express Backup Policies](#edit_outlook) -* [Removing Objects from Express Backup Policies](#edit_remove) +1. On the Edit Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, you can specify a different name for the backup policy. +2. In the Description field, you can modify or provide a description for future reference. +3. For specific items backup policies, you can do the following: -Adding Objects to Express Backup Policy +* In the Included in backup section, click View/Remove to view or modify the objects currently included in the backup policy. To remove any of the objects, in the Selected Objects window, select the check boxes next to them and click Delete. -To add objects to an express backup policy, take the following steps: +[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_express_edit_included.webp)](images/m365_backup_express_edit_included.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") -1. In the Setting items to back up section, do the following: +* In the Add additional items section, for Outlook and OneDrive, click Select next to Users or Groups and select specific objects to add to the backup. For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -1. [For Outlook and OneDrive express backup policies] Click Select next to Microsoft 365 Users or Groups and choose objects to be backed up. +For SharePoint, click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select specific objects to add to the backup. You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. -You can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_express_edit_add.webp)](images/m365_backup_express_edit_add.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") -[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_express.png)](images/m365_backup_edit_express.png "Editing Express Backup Policy") - -1. [For SharePoint express backup policies] Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and choose objects to be backed up. If you select a root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy runs. For example, if some subsites were added between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. - -You can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. - -[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_express_sites.png)](images/m365_backup_edit_express_sites.png "Editing Express Backup Policy") - -1. Click Save to complete the operation. - -Removing Objects from Express Backup Policies - -To remove objects from an express backup policy, take the following steps: - -1. In the Setting items to back up section, select check boxes next to objects to specify what to remove from the backup. -2. Click Delete to complete the operation. - -[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_express_remove.png)](images/m365_backup_edit_express_remove.png "Editing Express Backup Policy") +1. Click Update Policy to complete the operation. diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_edit_flex.md b/docs/m365_backup_edit_flex.md index 91926886..8cbb89a0 100644 --- a/docs/m365_backup_edit_flex.md +++ b/docs/m365_backup_edit_flex.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Editing Flex Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_edit_flex.html" -last_updated: "3/31/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -12,66 +12,57 @@ product_version: "" Variable License Model -Users of the Variable License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. +Users of the Variable License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from Flex backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. -Keep in mind that backup policy editing with the Fixed License Model is different. To learn more, see [Fixed License Model](#FixedLicense). +If you want to edit Flex backup policies under the Fixed License Model, see [Fixed License Model](#FixedLicense). To edit a Flex backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, in the list of your backup policies, select the policy you want to edit and click Edit. +3. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the policy you want to edit, click Edit. -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex.png)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex.png "Editing Backup Policy") +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. To rename the backup policy, do the following: +1. On the Edit Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, you can specify a different name for the backup policy. +2. In the Description field, you can modify or provide a description for future reference. +3. [For specific items backup policies] In the Included in backup section, click View/Remove to view or modify the objects currently included in the backup policy. You can do the following actions: -1. Click the pen icon and edit the name of the backup policy. +* If you want to remove any of the objects, select the check boxes next to them and click Delete. -1. Click Ok to complete the operation. +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_included.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_included.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. [For Selected items backup policies] In the Edit current backup items tab, specify what objects you want to include in the backup policy. +* If you want to modify the processing options for an object, click the pencil icon in the Actions column. In the Specify processing options window, select the check boxes for the objects you want to include in the backup policy and click Ok. -* To add objects to the backup policy, do the following: +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_objects.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_objects.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. In the Add more items section, click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites, Teams or Partial Organization and choose specific objects to back up. +1. [For specific items backup policies] In the Add additional items section, to add more items to the backup policy do the following: -For Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +* Click Select next to Users and select users to to add to the backup policy. For each selected user, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -1. Click Save to complete the operation. +* Click Select next to Groups and select groups to add to the backup policy. For each group member, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. For each group mailbox, you can select check boxes to include the group Mailbox and Site in the backup. -* To remove objects from the backup policy, do the following: +Use dynamic Entra ID groups if you want the groups to be automatically updated between backup policy runs. Otherwise, you must manually add and delete users from the groups. -1. In the Backup Items section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 lists items that are part of the backup policy. Select check boxes next to names of objects that you want to remove from the backup. +* Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select sites to back up. If you select the root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy session starts. For example, if some subsites were added or deleted between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. -1. Click Delete to complete the operation. +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items.png)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items.png "Editing Backup Policy") +* Click Select next to Teams and select teams to back up. You can select whether to back up team posts if you [enabled team posts backup](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md). -1. In the Edit current excluded backup items tab, select objects to be excluded from the backup policy. +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_add.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_add.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -* To exclude objects from the backup policy, do the following: +1. In the Exclude more items section, click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and select specific objects to exclude. -1. In the Exclude more items section, click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and choose specific objects to exclude. +For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -For Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_excluded.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_excluded.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. Click Save to complete the operation. - -* To remove objects from exclusion from the backup policy, do the following: - -1. In the Excluded items section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 lists items that are excluded from the backup policy. Select check boxes next to names of objects that you want to remove from exclusion. -2. Click Delete to complete the operation. - -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items_exclude.png)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items_exclude.png "Editing Backup Policy") - -1. Go to the Policy Information tab to view information about the backup policy. You can see the name, region and retention period of the backup policy. You can also see whether the backup policy protects the latest version of SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams items or all the item versions. To change the level of protection, go to Settings > Backup Options. - -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_info.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_info.webp "Editing Backup Policy") +1. Click Update Policy to complete the operation. Fixed License Model @@ -80,15 +71,15 @@ Fixed License Model | IMPORTANT | | The Fixed License Model has been deprecated. Any existing users will be moved to the Variable License Model, which provides additional functionality. No features will be lost in this transition. | -Users of the Fixed License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. +Users of the Fixed License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from Flex backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. -Keep in mind that backup policy editing with the Variable License Model is different. To learn more, see [Variable License Model](#VarLicense). +To edit Flex backup policies under the Variable License Model, see [Variable License Model](#VarLicense). To edit a Flex backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, in the list of your backup policies, select the policy you want to edit and click Edit. +3. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the policy you want to edit, click Edit. 1. Follow instructions to add or remove objects within your backup policies: diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_manage.md b/docs/m365_backup_manage.md index 7a7f2ea1..fc2041f2 100644 --- a/docs/m365_backup_manage.md +++ b/docs/m365_backup_manage.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Managing Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_manage.html" -last_updated: "5/12/2026" +last_updated: "5/26/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ To manage a backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. In the list of backup policies, select the policy you want to manage and do one of the following: +3. In the list of backup policies, in the Actions column of the policy you want to manage, do one of the following: * Click Edit to rename the backup policy and add or remove backed-up objects from the backup policy. For details, see [Editing Flex Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_flex.md) and [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md). -* Click Start to run a backup policy session. +* Click Run now to run a backup policy session. * Click Stop to stop a backup policy session that is already running. * Click Enable to allow the backup policy to run upon schedule again. * Click Disable to prevent the backup policy from running upon schedule. In the displayed window, click Disable to disable the backup policy. * Click Delete to delete the backup policy. In the displayed window, click Delete to confirm the deletion of the backup policy. -If you delete a backup policy, you will not delete the data associated with it. Backed-up data deletion only occurs when the restore point goes beyond the retention period you have set for your Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 plan or after successfully offboarding a protection unit from an Express backup policy. For more information, see [Backup Retention](m365_data_backup.md#retention) and [Offboarding Protection Units](m365_restore_offboarding.md). +If you delete a backup policy, you will not delete the data associated with it. Backed-up data deletion only occurs when the restore point goes beyond the retention period you set for your Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 plan or after successfully offboarding a protection unit from an Express backup policy. For more information, see [Backup Retention](m365_data_backup.md#retention) and [Offboarding Protection Units](m365_restore_offboarding.md). -[![Managing Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_manage.png)](images/m365_backup_manage.png "Managing Backup Policies") +[![Managing Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_manage_policies.webp)](images/m365_backup_manage_policies.webp "Managing Backup Policies") | | | --- | | TIP | -| You can view and download backup session logs in the Backup sessions section. For more information, see [Viewing Backup Logs](m365_backup_view_logs.md). | +| You can click the name of a backup policy to view and download backup session logs. For more information, see [Viewing Backup Logs](m365_backup_view_logs.md). | diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_object_types.md b/docs/m365_backup_object_types.md index bb87881b..4c0c0639 100644 --- a/docs/m365_backup_object_types.md +++ b/docs/m365_backup_object_types.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Backup Object Types" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_object_types.html" -last_updated: "3/24/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ The objects that are backed up are Mail, Contacts, Calendar and Task items. Draf * For an Express OneDrive backup policy: -* Entire Organization — consists of all Microsoft 365 users and groups with OneDrive for Business accounts within your organization. -* Microsoft 365 Users — consists of Microsoft 365 users with OneDrive for Business accounts within your organization. +* Entire Organization — consists of all Microsoft 365 users and groups with OneDrive accounts within your organization. +* Microsoft 365 Users — consists of Microsoft 365 users with OneDrive accounts within your organization. * Groups — consists of Microsoft 365 groups, dynamic Entra ID groups, security groups and distribution groups. The objects that are backed up are Files, Folders and Metadata. @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Considerations Consider the following: * To back up user mailboxes, make sure that a mailbox has a valid Microsoft 365 license. -* To back up SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business objects, make sure that a user account has a valid Microsoft 365 license with a SharePoint Online plan enabled. +* To back up SharePoint Online and OneDrive objects, make sure that a user account has a valid Microsoft 365 license with a SharePoint Online plan enabled. * To back up public folder mailboxes, first check the considerations listed in [Backup and Restore of Public Folders](m365_data_backup.md#public). * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not back up permissions for sharing mailbox folders and Calendar. * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not support backup of dynamic distribution groups. Members of dynamic distribution groups cannot be resolved. @@ -76,5 +76,6 @@ Consider the following: + SharePoint folder attachments + SharePoint site collection recycle bin + SharePoint sites created by Microsoft Loop -+ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not back up the TeamsMessagesData folder. + +* Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not back up the TeamsMessagesData folder. diff --git a/docs/m365_backup_view_logs.md b/docs/m365_backup_view_logs.md index 3184cfe2..0a814058 100644 --- a/docs/m365_backup_view_logs.md +++ b/docs/m365_backup_view_logs.md @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ title: "Viewing Backup Logs" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_backup_view_logs.html" -last_updated: "5/19/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Viewing Backup Logs -Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 allows you to view and download backup logs with information about your Flex backup policies status, log messages and timestamps. For Express backup policies, you can view details of the protection status of objects within the backup policy. +Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 allows you to view and download backup policy session logs with information about your Flex backup policies status, log messages and timestamps. For Express backup policies, you can view details of the protection status of objects within the backup policy. Flex Backup Policy Logs @@ -18,27 +18,33 @@ To view backup logs of Flex backup policies, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. If you have more than one Flex backup policy, click the name of the policy under the Name field on the table. +3. In the list of backup policies, in the Name column, click the name of the policy. -Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will display the list of backup sessions in the Backup sessions section of the Backup Policies page. Backup sessions will be listed in descending order from the most recent to the oldest. +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_flex_name.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_flex_name.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") -1. Select the backup session whose logs you want to view and click Detail. +1. In the backup policy window, you can view information about the status and date of the last backup, the backup type and policy type and the date and time of the next scheduled backup. + +You can also manage the backup policy. For more information, see [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md). + +1. In the Backup Sessions section, Veeam Data Cloud displays a list of backup sessions for the backup policy, in descending order from the most recent to the oldest. | | | --- | -| Tip | -| You can also download session logs to your computer. To do this, select the backup session and click Download in CSV. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will export the logs to a .CSV file. In the .CSV file, you can filter the Status column to only view specific logs. For example, filter to the Warning status to only view log records with warning messages. | +| tip | +| * You can select which backup policy statuses you want to see by clicking the Filter by status drop-down menu. * You can specify a date range for the backup policies you want to see by clicking Filter by date. * You can download session logs to your computer. To do this, click Download in CSV in the Actions column of the backup session. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will export the logs to a .CSV file. In the .CSV file, you can filter the Status column to only view specific logs. For example, filter to the Warning status to only view log records with warning messages. | -1. In Session Log, you can select which statuses you want to see by clicking on the Overall status drop-down menu. You can select to see Running, Success, Warning, or Error messages only. +1. Click on the date and time in the Session Start column to view the details of the backup session. + +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_flex_policy.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_flex_policy.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") + +1. In the Backup Session Log window, you can select which statuses you want to see by clicking the Filter by status drop-down menu. You can select to see All Statuses, Success, Warning, or Error logs only. You can also filter session log records based on the text of a session log message. To do this, in the search field, enter the text you want to find in the session log. -If the backup session contains more than 200 log records, click Load More Logs to view the next 200 log records. +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_flex_logs.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_flex_logs.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") 1. If you want to create a local copy of the logs, you can export the logs to a .CSV file. To do this, click Download in CSV. -[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_logs.png)](images/m365_backup_view_logs.png "Viewing Backup Logs") - Flex Backup Session Status In the Backup sessions section, you can filter the backup sessions list of a Flex backup policy by date and status. @@ -46,13 +52,13 @@ In the Backup sessions section, you can filter the backup sessions list of a Fle The available backup session statuses are the following: * Success. The backup session was completed successfully. -* Partial Success / Warning. The backup session was completed successfully, but with warning messages. +* Partial Success. The backup session was completed successfully, but with warning messages. * Some of the warning messages are there to provide information and can be safely ignored. For example, see [OneDrive: OneDrive Was Not Found](m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md). -* Some of the warning messages may be related to other sources, such as Microsoft 365. +* Some of the warning messages may be related to other sources, such as Microsoft. For example, this is a warning message related to Microsoft: @@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ You can view the errors in the backup session logs. * Not Configured. The backup session was not configured or set up properly (undefined backup targets, missing resources and so on). * Queued. The backup session is currently queued. * Retry. The backup session was completed with warnings or errors and is running again. -* Error. The backup session run into errors. +* Error. The backup session ran into errors. You can view the errors in the backup session logs. @@ -86,29 +92,38 @@ To view the protection status of objects within Express backup policies, do the 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. Click the name of the Express backup policy you want to view. -4. In the Policy section, you can see a summary of protection within the backup policy. The summary includes the number of total items, protected items, in progress (for protection) items, retrying items, unsupported items and the number of items whose protection failed. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 also displays a list of the objects within the backup policy. For each object, you can see the following details: +3. In the list of backup policies, in the Name column, click the name of the policy. + +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_express_name.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_express_name.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") + +1. In the backup policy window, you can view information about the status and date of the last backup, the backup type and policy type and the date and time of the next scheduled backup. + +You can also manage the backup policy. For more information, see [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md). + +Veeam Data Cloud also displays a summary of protection within the backup policy. The summary includes the number of total items, protected items, in progress (for protection) items, retrying items, unsupported items and the number of items whose protection failed. For more information, see [Express Policy Protection Status](#prostatus). + +1. In the Policy section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 displays a list of the objects within the backup policy. For each object, you can see the following details: -* Display Name. +* Display Name / Title. * For Outlook, the name of the Microsoft 365 account. -* For OneDrive, the name of the OneDrive for Business account. +* For OneDrive, the name of the OneDrive account. * For SharePoint, the title of the SharePoint site. * [For SharePoint policies] Url. The Url of the SharePoint site. * State. The protection status of the object within this backup policy run. For details, see [Express Policy Protection Status](#prostatus). * Details. Details about the protection status of the object. -[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_express_logs.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_express_logs.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_express_policy.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_express_policy.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") | | | --- | | tip | -| You can search for objects within the policy to view their protection status. To do this, in the search field, enter a keyword that matches the Display Name of the object you want to find. | +| Consider the following: * You can search for objects within the policy to view their protection status. To do this, in the search field, enter a keyword that matches the Display Name or Title of the object you want to find. * You can select which backup policy statuses you want to see by clicking the All Statuses drop-down list. | Express Policy Protection Status -In the Policy section, from the All drop-down list, you can filter the objects list of an Express backup policy by status. +In the Policy section, from the All Statuses drop-down list, you can filter the objects list of an Express backup policy by status. The available protection statuses are the following: diff --git a/docs/m365_considerations_limitations.md b/docs/m365_considerations_limitations.md index 77e737f1..4118b9d2 100644 --- a/docs/m365_considerations_limitations.md +++ b/docs/m365_considerations_limitations.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Considerations and Limitations" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_considerations_limitations.html" -last_updated: "5/11/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ As a best practice, in most cases, it is recommended to create 2 backup policies For example, you can create a backup policy for Exchange Online and another backup policy for the rest of your data: * Backup Policy 1: Mailboxes and Archive mailboxes -* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams +* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams In the case where you have more complex backup rules and do not back up your entire organization, it is recommended to split your backups into 3 backup policies: * Backup Policy 1: Mailboxes and Archive mailboxes -* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive for Business +* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive * Backup Policy 3: SharePoint Online and Teams Recommended Maximums @@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ General Considerations * Backup and restore of Microsoft Teams data is available to users of the Flex and Premium plans only. Users can restore Teams data flexibly and do not need to select the restore method. * Smaller restores may be quicker with Flex; benefits of Express are best realized with large restores. * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 supports a maximum of 2 restore operations in parallel. To raise this limit in urgent cases, contact Veeam Customer Support. -* Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams data is not supported. +* Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Teams data is not supported. As a workaround, you can download the required OneNote file to your computer and then upload this OneNote file to your OneDrive or SharePoint site. * Preservation Hold items are not available for restore under the Foundation and Advanced plans. -* The maximum size for download in background of OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. +* The maximum size for download in background of OneDrive and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. Flex Restore Considerations @@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ Exchange Online * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 only restores public folders located under the IPM\_SUBTREE folder. -OneDrive for Business +OneDrive -Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft OneDrive for Business data is not supported. +Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft OneDrive data is not supported. SharePoint Online @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ Express Restore Considerations General * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 replaces data in the original location with the data from the backup. For example, if a user is making edits on a SharePoint site and you restore it to a previous state, the user will lose their edits. -* When you create a backup policy for an Exchange Online mailbox, OneDrive for Business account or SharePoint Online site, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 starts generating restore points. +* When you create a backup policy for an Exchange Online mailbox, OneDrive account or SharePoint Online site, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 starts generating restore points. * For Exchange Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 52 weeks. -* For OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. +* For OneDrive and SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/backup/backup-restore-data?view=o365-worldwide&tabs=exchange#considerations-when-using-restore). @@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/e | NOTE | | The 52 and 50 weeks of retention are not applicable once a tenant is no longer under Express backup protection. When a tenant is offboarded, the protected data will be preserved for 90 days after the date of offboarding, and then the data will be deleted. | -* To restore an Exchange Online mailbox or OneDrive for Business account for a user who is deleted from Microsoft Entra ID, do the following: +* To restore an Exchange Online mailbox or OneDrive account for a user who is deleted from Microsoft Entra ID, do the following: * If the user has been deleted within the past 30 days, restore the user based on the instructions in [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/restore-user). * For Exchange Online, if the user account is permanently deleted, Microsoft retains the inactive mailbox for a set time. To restore the inactive mailbox, you must convert it to a new, active mailbox that is linked to a new user. For details, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/recover-an-inactive-mailbox). Once you convert the inactive mailbox to an active one, remove the deleted user from the backup policy. Then, add the new user with the linked active mailbox to the backup policy. -* For OneDrive for Business, you can restore the OneDrive to the original location. Once restored, the OneDrive is in an "orphaned" state. For details on how to connect the OneDrive to a user, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/sharing-and-permissions/fix-site-user-id-mismatch). +* For OneDrive, you can restore the OneDrive to the original location. Once restored, the OneDrive is in an "orphaned" state. For details on how to connect the OneDrive to a user, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/sharing-and-permissions/fix-site-user-id-mismatch). Exchange Online @@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ Exchange Online * The Outlook mailbox folder structure is not backed up. This means that while you perform a mailbox restore with multiple hierarchical folders, the folder structure is not reconstructed when restored. The restored mailbox items are located in a different folder, created by Microsoft. * Discovery search mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following warning when you add an unsupported mailbox to a backup policy: Mailbox cannot be added to policy since the recipient type is not supported. -OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online +OneDrive and SharePoint Online * Restore is only available for cloud root SharePoint sites, as Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 only backs up cloud root SharePoint sites. * Subsites are restored at the root SharePoint site level and are not available in the SharePoint restore tab. To restore a subsite, you must restore the root SharePoint site. -* Personal sites are included in the OneDrive for Business restore and are not available in the SharePoint restore tab. +* Personal sites are included in the OneDrive restore and are not available in the SharePoint restore tab. -* If there is old "My Site" data before the transition to OneDrive for Business, the data will also be protected by the OneDrive for Business backup policy. +* If there is old "My Site" data before the transition to OneDrive, the data will also be protected by the OneDrive backup policy. * The following SharePoint site templates are not supported: @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/backup/backup-faq?view=o365-worldwide#can-i-backup-every-type-of-sharepoint-site). * Site search is case-sensitive and is a prefix-type search. -* Restore will fail for OneDrive for Business accounts or SharePoint Online sites under the strict SEC 17a-4(f) hold policy. You must remove the hold before you perform restore. +* Restore will fail for OneDrive accounts or SharePoint Online sites under the strict SEC 17a-4(f) hold policy. You must remove the hold before you perform restore. * If you rename a tenant, move a tenant or change a SharePoint site URL, you cannot revert those changes when performing restore. -* For OneDrive for Business restore, discovery search mailboxes, shared mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. +* For OneDrive restore, discovery search mailboxes, shared mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. diff --git a/docs/m365_licensing.md b/docs/m365_licensing.md index 2aa2fb62..e71934ab 100644 --- a/docs/m365_licensing.md +++ b/docs/m365_licensing.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Licensing" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_licensing.html" -last_updated: "4/22/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This section provides information on plans for Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 36 Foundation -Flex backup policies can be implemented under Foundation. This prioritizes control and flexibility. Supports Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams. Offers comprehensive control and customization of backups and retention periods. Granular and bulk data recovery options. Data is stored separately from your Microsoft 365 tenant in the Azure location of your choice. Offers advanced security capabilities including granular Role Based Access Control. +Flex backup policies can be implemented under Foundation. This prioritizes control and flexibility. Supports Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Teams. Offers comprehensive control and customization of backups and retention periods. Granular and bulk data recovery options. Data is stored separately from your Microsoft 365 tenant in the Azure location of your choice. Offers advanced security capabilities including granular Role Based Access Control. Advanced @@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 licenses are consumed by the following object * Microsoft Exchange Online mailboxes — each Microsoft Exchange Online mailbox requires one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. -* Microsoft OneDrive for Business account — each OneDrive for Business account consumes one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. +* Microsoft OneDrive account — each OneDrive account consumes one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. * Microsoft SharePoint Online personal sites — a personal SharePoint site of a licensed user consumes one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. -A Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit covers a user mailbox, OneDrive for Business account and SharePoint personal site for which at least one restore point has been created within the last 31 days. For example, if the mailbox and personal site of the same user were backed up in the last 31 days, one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license will be consumed. If an object was not backed up for 31 days, its license is automatically revoked and will not count towards total license count. +A Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit covers a user mailbox, OneDrive account and SharePoint personal site for which at least one restore point has been created within the last 31 days. For example, if the mailbox and personal site of the same user were backed up in the last 31 days, one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license will be consumed. If an object was not backed up for 31 days, its license is automatically revoked and will not count towards total license count. | | | --- | diff --git a/docs/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md b/docs/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md index e8b4ef53..2175fcaf 100644 --- a/docs/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md +++ b/docs/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md @@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ title: "Obtaining Downloaded Items" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.html" -last_updated: "3/18/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Obtaining Downloaded Items -When restoring Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams data in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, you can use the Download in background option if you want to download the data. +When restoring Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams data in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, you can use the Download in background option if you want to download the data. -Consider that the maximum size for download in background of OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. +Consider that the maximum size for download in background of OneDrive and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. -After you select what Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online or Teams items to restore, select the Download in background option, and click Download. The restore process begins in the background. +After you select what Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online or Teams items to restore, select the Download in background option, and click Download. The restore process begins in the background. [![Obtaining Downloaded Items](images/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.png)](images/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.png "Obtaining Downloaded Items") diff --git a/docs/m365_permissions.md b/docs/m365_permissions.md index d9fb6914..3b9bbf53 100644 --- a/docs/m365_permissions.md +++ b/docs/m365_permissions.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Microsoft Entra Application Permissions" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_permissions.html" -last_updated: "5/26/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID automatically creates * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 -* Multi-tenant Registration for MBS Billing +* Veeam Data Cloud for MS 365 Veeam Data Cloud [EMEA, AMER, APJ] @@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 When you run your first backup session, the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Enterprise application is created. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 uses this Enterprise application for backup and restore purposes. -Multi-tenant Registration for MBS Billing +Veeam Data Cloud for MS 365 -For Premium, you must (create, if manual connection, and) grant admin consent to a fourth Enterprise application, called Multi-tenant Registration for MBS Billing. To view the required permissions for this Enterprise application, see [Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application](#express). +For Express backup policies, you must (create, if manual connection, and) grant admin consent to a fourth Enterprise application, called Veeam Data Cloud for MS 365. To view the required permissions for this Enterprise application, see [Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application](#express). Required User Account Roles for Microsoft Entra Application @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ All listed permissions are of the Application type. Permissions for Backup -| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business | Microsoft Teams | Description | +| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive | Microsoft Teams | Description | | Microsoft Graph | Directory.Read.All | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for organization properties, the list of users and groups and their properties. | | Group.Read.All | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for the list of groups and group sites. | | Sites.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for the list of sites and getting download URLs for files and their versions. | @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Permissions for Backup | Office 365 Exchange Online1 | full\_access\_as\_app | ✔ | | ✔ | Reading mailboxes content. | | Exchange.ManageAsApp | ✔ | | | Accessing Exchange Online PowerShell to do the following: * Back up public folder and discovery search mailboxes. * Determine object type for shared mailboxes as Shared Mailbox. Note: This permission is required to back up public folders and discovery search mailboxes. This permission works along with the Global Reader role granted to the Microsoft Entra application. For more information, see [Granting Global Reader Role to Microsoft Entra Application](#globalreader). | | Office 365 SharePoint Online | Sites.FullControl.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts content. | -| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | +| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | 1You can check permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API. For more information, see [Checking Permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API](m365_check_perms_for_o365_exchange_api.md). @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ All listed permissions are of the Application type. Permissions for Restore -| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business | Microsoft Teams | Description | +| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive | Microsoft Teams | Description | | Microsoft Graph | Directory.Read.All | ✔ | | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for organization properties, the list of users and groups and their properties. | | Group.ReadWrite.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Recreating in Microsoft Entra ID an associated group in case of a deleted team site restore. | | Sites.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Retrieving the list of sites when creating a backup policy, during backup and restore and for objects caching. | @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Permissions for Restore | MailboxFolder.ReadWrite.All | ✔ | | | Creating folders. | | Office 365 Exchange Online1 | full\_access\_as\_app | ✔ | | ✔ | Restoring mailboxes content. | | Office 365 SharePoint Online | Sites.FullControl.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading and restoring SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts content. | -| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | +| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | 1You can check permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API. For more information, see [Checking Permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API](m365_check_perms_for_o365_exchange_api.md). @@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ Permissions for Restore | Note | | To restore data using Microsoft Entra application, make sure that you configure the Microsoft Entra application settings. For more information, see [Configuring Microsoft Entra Application Settings](m365_configuring_ms_entra_app_settings.md). | -Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application +Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application -If you are under the Premium plan, the following additional permissions are required for the Microsoft Entra application: +For Express backup policies under the Express or Premium plan, the following additional permissions are required for the Microsoft Entra application: -Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application +Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application | API | Permission name | Application type | Delegated type | Description | | Microsoft Graph | BackupRestore-Control.ReadWrite.All | ✔ | ✔ | Updating or reading the status of the Microsoft 365 backup service. Note: This is needed to back up and restore data through Microsoft Backup Storage and to manage the backup and restore service from the Microsoft side. | diff --git a/docs/m365_protection.md b/docs/m365_protection.md index 56a6109f..ff3e8abb 100644 --- a/docs/m365_protection.md +++ b/docs/m365_protection.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Microsoft 365 Protection" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_protection.html" -last_updated: "8/26/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a backup as a service solution developed f * Microsoft Exchange Online * Microsoft SharePoint Online -* Microsoft OneDrive for Business +* Microsoft OneDrive * Microsoft Teams | | diff --git a/docs/m365_restore_offboarding.md b/docs/m365_restore_offboarding.md index 3319a83c..00d2e824 100644 --- a/docs/m365_restore_offboarding.md +++ b/docs/m365_restore_offboarding.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Offboarding Protection Units" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_restore_offboarding.html" -last_updated: "5/12/2026" +last_updated: "5/27/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ Offboarding Process To offboard protection units, do the following: -1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the tenant you want to manage. +1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, select the Express backup policy that includes the items you want to offboard and click Edit. +3. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the Express backup policy that includes the items you want to offboard, click Edit. -1. In the Setting items to back up section, select check boxes next to objects to specify what to remove from the backup. -2. Click Delete to complete the operation. +1. In the Included in backup section, click View/Remove. +2. In the Selected Objects window, select check boxes next to objects to specify what to remove from the backup. +3. Click Delete to remove the selected objects from the backup policy. +4. Click Update Policy to complete the operation. If the object you want to offboard is included in the backup policy as part of a group, you must either remove the user from the group in Microsoft Entra ID or remove the user from Microsoft Entra ID, as backing up groups with Express backup policies is dynamic. For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/how-to-manage-groups#remove-members-or-owners-of-a-group). diff --git a/docs/m365_search.md b/docs/m365_search.md index ef79ba77..fc62186e 100644 --- a/docs/m365_search.md +++ b/docs/m365_search.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Searching for Objects in Backup" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_search.html" -last_updated: "4/15/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ product_version: "" You can use Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 to search for objects in your Flex backups. The product offers 2 search mechanisms: -* Search. This is basic search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online folders, OneDrive for Business documents and Teams posts backups. You can select a restore point, specify a search word and get results fast. -* Advanced Search. This is advanced search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams backups. You can select a restore point and specify multiple search criteria. It may take a long time to display results. +* Search. This is basic search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online folders, OneDrive documents and Teams posts backups. You can select a restore point, specify a search word and get results fast. +* Advanced Search. This is advanced search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams backups. You can select a restore point and specify multiple search criteria. It may take a long time to display results. | | | --- | diff --git a/docs/m365_security.md b/docs/m365_security.md index ebf12ed7..4531d5b9 100644 --- a/docs/m365_security.md +++ b/docs/m365_security.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Security" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_security.html" -last_updated: "3/11/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Retention Period * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Express retention is fixed at 52 weeks. Restore points are generated based on the protected Microsoft 365 service. * For Microsoft Exchange Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 52 weeks. -* For Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. +* For Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. Pen-Tested diff --git a/docs/m365_settings_backup_repos.md b/docs/m365_settings_backup_repos.md index e9a91a55..5fdb1c81 100644 --- a/docs/m365_settings_backup_repos.md +++ b/docs/m365_settings_backup_repos.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Managing Backup Repositories" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_settings_backup_repos.html" -last_updated: "5/19/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ To create a new backup repository, do the following: 1. In the Create new backup repository window, do the following: 1. Select the Custom name check box if you want to specify a name for the backup repository. Otherwise, Veeam Data Cloud generates the name automatically based on the name of your organization. -2. In the Retention period type drop-down list, select the type of the retention period: +2. From the Retention period type drop-down list, select the type of the retention period: -* Yearly. If selected, you must also select a value in the Retention period drop-down list, to specify the duration of the retention period. -* Daily. If selected, you must also specify a value in the Number of days field, to specify the duration of the retention period. +* Yearly. If you select this option, from the Retention period drop-down list, select the number of years for the retention period. +* Daily. If you select this option, in the Number of days field, specify the number of days for the retention period. -1. In the Region drop-down list, select the region where you want to store your data. +1. From the Region drop-down list, select the region where you want to store your data. 2. Click Save. [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_add_options.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_add_options.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ To create a new backup repository, do the following: | | | --- | | note | -| When you create a new backup repository and want to include an object from the old backup repository, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup of that object which takes time. For example, you have the old backup repository where you are backing up a mailbox, with retention set to 1 year. Then you add a new backup repository with retention set to 3 years. In the new repository, you create a backup policy that includes the mailbox and you remove this mailbox from the backup policy in the old repository. In this case, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup for the mailbox in the new backup repository, which takes time. The mailbox will remain in the old backup repository until the 1 year retention ends. | +| When you create a new backup repository and want to include an object from an existing backup repository, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup of that object, which takes time. For example, you have the existing backup repository where you are backing up a mailbox, with retention set to 1 year. Then you add a new backup repository with retention set to 3 years. You create a backup policy, that stores the backup data in the new repository, that includes the mailbox and you remove this mailbox from the backup policy in the existing repository. In this case, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup for the mailbox in the new backup repository, which takes time. The mailbox will remain in the existing backup repository until the 1-year retention ends. | Editing Backup Repositories @@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ To edit a backup repository, do the following: [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_name.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_name.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") -1. Click Edit retention to modify the retention settings of the backup repository. In the Edit repository retention window, in the Retention period type drop-down list, select Yearly or Daily. Depending on the selection, you must then specify the duration of the retention period in years or number of days. +1. Click Edit retention to modify the retention settings of the backup repository. In the Edit repository retention window, from the Retention period type drop-down list, select Yearly or Daily. Then specify the number of years or days for the retention period. [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_retention.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_retention.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") -1. Click Set your own password to add encryption to the backup repository. In the Add Password window, provide a password, verify that password and click Save. +1. Click Set your own password to enable encryption for the backup repository. In the Add Password window, provide a password, verify that password and click Save. -If you want to update your password, click Change encryption password. In the Update Password window, provide the existing password, add a new password and verify it and click Save. +If you want to update your password, click Change encryption password. In the Update Password window, provide the existing password, specify a new password, verify it and click Save. [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_password.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_password.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") diff --git a/docs/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md b/docs/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md index a296a5d8..bf90b796 100644 --- a/docs/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md +++ b/docs/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ title: "Managing Backup Options" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.html" -last_updated: "4/27/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Managing Backup Options -For SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backs up the latest version of the item by default. More protected versions may increase backup time and affect performance. +For SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backs up the latest version of the item by default. More protected versions may increase backup time and affect performance. To manage backup options for a workload tenant, do the following: diff --git a/docs/m365_threats.md b/docs/m365_threats.md index b813dc1d..815a9bf6 100644 --- a/docs/m365_threats.md +++ b/docs/m365_threats.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Threats" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_threats.html" -last_updated: "5/20/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Consider the following: Working with Malware Threats -The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects known malware signatures in your Microsoft OneDrive for Business, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams backed-up data and flags them as malware threats. +The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects known malware signatures in your Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams backed-up data and flags them as malware threats. To work with detected malware threats, do the following: @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ To work with detected malware threats, do the following: Working with Ransomware Threats -The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects suspicious encryption patterns, unusual file extension changes and entropy spikes deviating from the established baseline in your Microsoft OneDrive for Business, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams data and flags them as ransomware threats. +The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects suspicious encryption patterns, unusual file extension changes and entropy spikes deviating from the established baseline in your Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams data and flags them as ransomware threats. To work with detected ransomware threats, do the following: diff --git a/docs/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md b/docs/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md index 420aab4f..ce3f5a69 100644 --- a/docs/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md +++ b/docs/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "OneDrive: OneDrive Was Not Found" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.html" -last_updated: "9/19/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ When checking the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backup session logs, you ma Cause -Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a OneDrive for Business account. +Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a OneDrive account. Resolution diff --git a/docs/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md b/docs/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md index 7877db1a..cae5bff6 100644 --- a/docs/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md +++ b/docs/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "SharePoint: Personal Site Was Not Found" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.html" -last_updated: "9/19/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ When checking the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backup session logs, you ma Cause -Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a SharePoint site. +Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a SharePoint site. Resolution diff --git a/docs/provider/accessing_vdc.md b/docs/provider/accessing_vdc.md index 43a82128..759381e7 100644 --- a/docs/provider/accessing_vdc.md +++ b/docs/provider/accessing_vdc.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Accessing Veeam Data Cloud" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/accessing_vdc.html" -last_updated: "4/14/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ The license administrator will become the first user of your Veeam Data Cloud or Once your subscription is activated, you will receive an email with an invitation link to your Veeam Data Cloud organization. -1. Accept the invitation and log in to Veeam Data Cloud. For the first login to Veeam Data Cloud, use the Veeam My Account credentials of the license administrator. For details, see [Logging in to Veeam Data Cloud](accessing_vdc.md). +1. Accept the invitation and log in to Veeam Data Cloud. For the first login to Veeam Data Cloud, use the Veeam My Account credentials of the license administrator. For details, see [Logging in to Veeam Data Cloud](accessing_vdc.md#logginginlink). As the first user of your Veeam Data Cloud organization, accept Veeam Data Cloud terms and conditions to start working with Veeam Data Cloud. The first user of your Veeam Data Cloud organization is automatically assigned the OrganizationAdmin role, which allows them to manage users and perform all configuration actions. +Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication + +Veeam Data Cloud supports multi-factor authentication (MFA) through its identity providers. For more information on how to enable MFA for your Veeam My Account, see [this Veeam KB article](https://www.veeam.com/kb4716). For more information on how to enable MFA for sign-in with a Microsoft 365 account, see [Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/tutorial-enable-azure-mfa). + Logging In to Veeam Data Cloud To access Veeam Data Cloud, you can use the direct link to the Veeam Data Cloud portal that you received in your invitation email or go to the webpage. diff --git a/docs/provider/azure_regions.md b/docs/provider/azure_regions.md index 2e5f5467..c47d7fef 100644 --- a/docs/provider/azure_regions.md +++ b/docs/provider/azure_regions.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Backup Storage Regions" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/azure_regions.html" -last_updated: "2/9/2026" +last_updated: "5/27/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ product_version: "" Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure supports the following Microsoft Azure regions where you can store your Microsoft Azure backups. +Backup 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"https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup.html" -last_updated: "4/27/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ In This Section * [Creating Flex Backup Policies](m365_backup_create_flex.md) * [Creating Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_create_express.md) +* [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md) * [Editing Flex Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_flex.md) * [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md) -* [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md) * [Viewing Backup Logs](m365_backup_view_logs.md) diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_express.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_express.md index f623fe57..7abf617d 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_express.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_express.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Creating Express Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_create_express.html" -last_updated: "4/16/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -16,49 +16,54 @@ Consider the following: * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 supports the following types of Express backup policies: -* Selected Items backup policy -* Entire Organization backup policy +* Specific items backup policy +* Entire organization backup policy -* You can only create one Entire Organization backup policy for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). -* You can create multiple Selected Items backup policies for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). Each specific object can only be protected with a single backup policy. +* You can only create one entire organization backup policy for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). +* You can create multiple specific items backup policies for each application (Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint). Each specific object can only be protected with a single backup policy. * Before you start creating backup policies, check [Considerations and Limitations](m365_considerations_limitations.md#backup). * The schedule for Express backup policies depends on the protected Microsoft 365 service. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). * For Outlook backup policies, you can back up user mailboxes and shared mailboxes. Discovery search mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following warning when you add an unsupported mailbox to a backup policy: Mailbox cannot be added to policy since the recipient type is not supported. -To create new backup policies, do the following: +To create new Express backup policies, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. 3. On the Backup Policies page, click Add New Backup Policy. -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_launch.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_launch.webp "Creating Express Backup Policy") +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") -1. Select New Express Policy and click Next. +1. Select the New Express Policy option and click Continue. -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_policy.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_policy.webp "Creating Express Backup Policy") +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express_new.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_new.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") 1. Select the application whose items you want to back up: Outlook, OneDrive or SharePoint. -Keep in mind that there can only be one Express Entire Organization backup policy for each application type. If the backup policy already exists when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will offer you to edit the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will display the following message: You already have a policy for Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint. Click Next below to edit it. You can then proceed with editing the existing backup policy. +Keep in mind that there can only be one Express entire organization backup policy for each application type. If the backup policy already exists when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will offer you to edit the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following message: You already have a policy for Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint. Click Next below to edit it. You can then proceed with editing the existing backup policy. -If the existing backup policy is disabled when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will instruct you to enable the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will display the following message: Your Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint backup policy is currently disabled. You will need to enable it before you can edit it. Once you enable the backup policy, you can proceed with editing it. To learn more, see [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md). +If the existing backup policy is disabled when you try to create a new one, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will instruct you to enable the existing backup policy. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following message: Your Exchange/OneDrive/SharePoint backup policy is currently disabled. You will need to enable it before you can edit it. Once you enable the backup policy, you can proceed with editing it. To learn more, see [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md). -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_app.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_select_app.webp "Creating Express Backup Policy") +1. On the Add New Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. +2. [Optional] In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. +3. Select one of the following options: -1. Click Next. -2. In the Details section, in the Name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. -3. [Optional] In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. -4. In the Setting items to back up section, choose Entire Organization or Selected Items. +* If you want to back up your entire tenancy, select Backup entire organization and click Add Policy. -If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy runs, it checks the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up is automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. +If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud checks the entire content of the organization, and the list of items to back up is automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. -1. [For selected items backup policies] For Outlook and OneDrive, click Select next to Microsoft 365 Users or Groups and choose specific objects to back up. For SharePoint, click Select next to SharePoint Sites and choose specific objects to back up. +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express_entire.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_entire.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") -For Microsoft 365 Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +* If you want to select which items to add to the backup, select Backup specific items and do the following: -For SharePoint, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. +* For Outlook and OneDrive, click Select next to Users or Groups and select specific objects to back up. -[![Creating Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_create_express_sharepoint.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_sharepoint.webp "Creating Express Backup Policy") +For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -1. Click Save to create the new Express backup policy. +* For SharePoint, click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select specific objects to back up. + +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. + +* Click Add Policy. + +[![Creating Express Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_express_specific.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_express_specific.webp "Creating Express Backup Policies") diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex.md index 5f649386..2841b32a 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Creating Flex Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_create_flex.html" -last_updated: "8/26/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -14,12 +14,63 @@ You can create new backup policies in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. Before you start creating backup policies, check [Considerations and Limitations](m365_considerations_limitations.md#backup). -To create new backup policies, use the New Backup Policy wizard: +To create a new Flex backup policy, do the following: -1. [Launch the New Backup Policy wizard](m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md). -2. [Configure policy information](m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md). -3. [Configure backup data](m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md). -4. [Finish working with the wizard](m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md). +1. On the Microsoft 365 page click the name of the tenant you want to manage. +2. Select Backup Policies. +3. On the Backup Policies page, click Add New Backup Policy. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. Select the New Flex Policy option and click Continue. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_new.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_new.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. On the Add New Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. +2. [Optional] In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. +3. From the Storage region drop-down list, select the backup repository where you want to store the backup data. + +If this is the first backup policy for the tenant, Veeam Data Cloud does not display the Storage region drop-down list. The backup repository is provisioned in the storage region you selected when you added the Microsoft 365 tenant to Veeam Data Cloud after you successfully create the backup policy. + +1. Select one of the following options: + +* Select Backup entire organization to back up all objects within your Microsoft organization. When the backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud will back up the entire content of the organization, and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_entire.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_entire.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +* Select Backup specific items to back up specific objects within your Microsoft organization. In the Select objects to include in the backup section, do the following: + +* Click Select next to Users and select users to back up. For each selected user, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. + +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. + +* Click Select next to Groups and select groups to back up. For each group member, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. For each group mailbox, you can select check boxes to include the group Mailbox and Site in the backup. + +Use dynamic Entra ID groups if you want the groups to be automatically updated between backup policy runs. Otherwise, you must manually add and delete users from the groups. + +* Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select sites to back up. If you select the root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy session starts. For example, if some subsites were added or deleted between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. + +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. + +* Click Select next to Teams and select teams to back up. You can select whether to back up team posts if you enabled [team posts backup](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md). +* Click Select next to Partial Organization and select from the following processing options: Mailboxes, Archive Mailboxes, OneDrive, Sites, Teams, Teams Posts (if [enabled](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md)). When a partial organization backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud will check the entire content of the partial organization and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the partial organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_specific.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_specific.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items check box. Then click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and select specific objects to exclude. + +For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. + +For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. + +[![Creating Flex Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_create_flex_exclude.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_exclude.webp "Creating Flex Backup Policies") + +1. Click Add Policy. + +| | +| --- | +| NOTE | +| Consider the following: * For SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud backs up the latest version of the item by default. To back up all versions, go to Settings > Backup Options and select All versions. For more information, see [Managing Backup Options](m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md). * By default, backup policies run every 24 hours and generate restore points. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). | | | | --- | diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md deleted file mode 100644 index c6112864..00000000 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 3. Configure Backup Data" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "provider" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.html" -last_updated: "4/15/2026" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 3. Configure Backup Data - - -At the Backup Data step of the wizard, select objects to back up. - -* Select Back up entire organization to back up all objects within your Microsoft organization. When the backup policy runs, it will back up the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. - -If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items from the backup check box. Then click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and choose specific objects to exclude. - -For Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. - -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. - -[![Configuring Backup Data](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data.webp "Configuring Backup Data") - -* Select Back up the following objects to back up specific objects within your Microsoft organization. Then do the following: - -* Click Select next to Users and choose users to back up. You can also use the Upload file button to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. -* Click Select next to Groups and choose groups to back up. - -Use dynamic Entra ID groups if you want the groups to be automatically updated between backup policy runs. Otherwise, you must manually add and delete users from the groups. - -* Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and choose sites to back up. If you select the root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy runs. For example, if some subsites were added or deleted between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. -* Click Select next to Teams and choose teams to back up. You can select whether to back up team posts if you have [enabled team posts backup](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md). -* Click Select next to Partial Organization and choose from the following processing options: Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive, Sites, Teams, Teams Posts (if [enabled](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md)). When a partial organization backup policy runs, it will check the entire content of the partial organization and the list of items to back up will be automatically updated. For example, if some mailboxes were added or deleted from the partial organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. - -If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items from the backup check box. Then click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and choose specific objects to exclude. - -For Users, you can also use the Upload file button to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. - -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. - -[![Configuring Backup Data](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data_objects.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_data_objects.webp "Configuring Backup Data") - -| | -| --- | -| NOTE | -| * For SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud backs up the latest version of the item by default. To back up all versions, go to Settings > Backup Options and select All versions. * By default, backup policies run every 24 hours and generate restore points. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). | - diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md deleted file mode 100644 index 482b848e..00000000 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 2. Configure Policy Information" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "provider" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.html" -last_updated: "7/21/2025" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 2. Configure Policy Information - - -At the Details step of the wizard, specify a name and description for the backup policy. - -1. In the Policy Name field, specify a name for the new backup policy. -2. In the Description field, provide a description for future reference. -3. Click Next to continue. - -[![Configuring Policy Information](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_config_policy.webp "Configuring Policy Information") - diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md deleted file mode 100644 index e61f5738..00000000 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "provider" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.html" -last_updated: "12/16/2025" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard - - -After you select what objects to back up, click Create to create the new backup policy. - -[![Finish Working with Wizard](images/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_finish.webp "Finish Working with Wizard") - -| | -| --- | -| NOTE | -| By default, backup policies run every 24 hours and generate restore points. For more information, see [Retention Period](m365_security.md#rpo). | - diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9a881e05..00000000 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Step 1. Launch New Backup Policy Wizard" -product: "vdc" -doc_type: "provider" -source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.html" -last_updated: "9/19/2025" -product_version: "" ---- - -# Step 1. Launch New Backup Policy Wizard - - -To launch the New Backup Policy wizard, do the following: - -1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. -2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, click Add New Backup Policy. - -[![Launching New Backup Policy Wizard](images/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.webp)](images/m365_backup_create_flex_launch.webp "Launching New Backup Policy Wizard") - diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_express.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_express.md index 70bb6703..657ffb4c 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_express.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_express.md @@ -3,65 +3,48 @@ title: "Editing Express Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_edit_express.html" -last_updated: "4/16/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Editing Express Backup Policies -You can add and remove users and objects to and from backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. To use Express backup policies, your customer organization must have a subscription with the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Express, Premium, or Premium Plus plan. +You can add and remove users and objects to and from Express backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. To use Express backup policies, your customer organization must have a subscription with the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Express, Premium, or Premium Plus plan. Consider the following: Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 supports the following types of Express backup policies: -* Entire Organization backup policy -* Selected Items backup policy +* Entire organization backup policy +* Specific items backup policy -If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy runs, it checks the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up are automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. For this reason, you cannot edit items in an entire organization backup policy. You can only edit the name and description of the backup policy. If you want to be able to add or remove items, you must delete the entire organization backup policy and create a selected items backup policy. +If you back up the entire organization, when the backup policy session starts, Veeam Data Cloud checks the entire content of the organization and the list of items to back up is automatically updated. For example, if some users were added or deleted from the organization between backup policy runs, the backup policy reflects those changes. For this reason, you cannot edit items in an entire organization backup policy. You can only edit the name and description of the backup policy. If you want to be able to add or remove items, you must delete the entire organization backup policy and create a specific items backup policy. -In contrast, a selected items backup policy only backs up the items you specify. New items are not automatically added between backup policy runs. You need to keep track of what you want to back up and edit the list of objects added to such policies. You can also edit the name and description of the backup policy. +In contrast, a specific items backup policy only backs up the items you specify. New items are not automatically added between backup policy runs. You need to keep track of what you want to back up and edit the list of objects added to such policies. You can also edit the name and description of the backup policy. To edit an Express backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 1. Select Backup Policies. -2. On the Backup Policies page, in the list of your backup policies, select the policy you want to edit and click Edit. +2. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the backup policy you want to edit, click Edit. -1. Edit the name and the description of the backup policy. -2. For selected items backup policy, follow instructions to add or remove objects within your backup policies: +[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_express_edit.webp)](images/m365_backup_express_edit.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") -* [Adding Objects to Express Backup Policies](#edit_outlook) -* [Removing Objects from Express Backup Policies](#edit_remove) +1. On the Edit Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, you can specify a different name for the backup policy. +2. In the Description field, you can modify or provide a description for future reference. +3. For specific items backup policies, you can do the following: -Adding Objects to Express Backup Policy +* In the Included in backup section, click View/Remove to view or modify the objects currently included in the backup policy. To remove any of the objects, in the Selected Objects window, select the check boxes next to them and click Delete. -To add objects to an express backup policy, take the following steps: +[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_express_edit_included.webp)](images/m365_backup_express_edit_included.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") -1. In the Setting items to back up section, do the following: +* In the Add additional items section, for Outlook and OneDrive, click Select next to Users or Groups and select specific objects to add to the backup. For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -1. [For Outlook and OneDrive express backup policies] Click Select next to Microsoft 365 Users or Groups and choose objects to be backed up. +For SharePoint, click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select specific objects to add to the backup. You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. -You can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_express_edit_add.webp)](images/m365_backup_express_edit_add.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") -[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_express.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_express.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") - -1. [For SharePoint express backup policies] Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and choose objects to be backed up. If you select a root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy runs. For example, if some subsites were added between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. - -You can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. - -[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_express_sites.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_express_sites.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") - -1. Click Save to complete the operation. - -Removing Objects from Express Backup Policies - -To remove objects from an express backup policy, take the following steps: - -1. In the Setting items to back up section, select check boxes next to objects to specify what to remove from the backup. -2. Click Delete to complete the operation. - -[![Editing Express Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_express_remove.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_express_remove.webp "Editing Express Backup Policy") +1. Click Update Policy to complete the operation. diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_flex.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_flex.md index 74faf5d6..75764d82 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_flex.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_backup_edit_flex.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Editing Flex Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_edit_flex.html" -last_updated: "3/31/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -12,66 +12,57 @@ product_version: "" Variable License Model -Users of the Variable License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. +Users of the Variable License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from Flex backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. -Keep in mind that backup policy editing with the Fixed License Model is different. To learn more, see [Fixed License Model](#FixedLicense). +If you want to edit Flex backup policies under the Fixed License Model, see [Fixed License Model](#FixedLicense). To edit a Flex backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, in the list of your backup policies, select the policy you want to edit and click Edit. +3. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the policy you want to edit, click Edit. -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex.webp "Editing Backup Policy") +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. To rename the backup policy, do the following: +1. On the Edit Backup Policy page, in the Policy name field, you can specify a different name for the backup policy. +2. In the Description field, you can modify or provide a description for future reference. +3. [For specific items backup policies] In the Included in backup section, click View/Remove to view or modify the objects currently included in the backup policy. You can do the following actions: -1. Click the pen icon and edit the name of the backup policy. +* If you want to remove any of the objects, select the check boxes next to them and click Delete. -1. Click Ok to complete the operation. +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_included.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_included.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. [For Selected items backup policies] In the Edit current backup items tab, specify what objects you want to include in the backup policy. +* If you want to modify the processing options for an object, click the pencil icon in the Actions column. In the Specify processing options window, select the check boxes for the objects you want to include in the backup policy and click Ok. -* To add objects to the backup policy, do the following: +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_objects.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_objects.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. In the Add more items section, click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites, Teams or Partial Organization and choose specific objects to back up. +1. [For specific items backup policies] In the Add additional items section, to add more items to the backup policy do the following: -For Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +* Click Select next to Users and select users to to add to the backup policy. For each selected user, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -1. Click Save to complete the operation. +* Click Select next to Groups and select groups to add to the backup policy. For each group member, you can select check boxes to include their Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, OneDrive and Personal Site in the backup. For each group mailbox, you can select check boxes to include the group Mailbox and Site in the backup. -* To remove objects from the backup policy, do the following: +Use dynamic Entra ID groups if you want the groups to be automatically updated between backup policy runs. Otherwise, you must manually add and delete users from the groups. -1. In the Backup Items section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 lists items that are part of the backup policy. Select check boxes next to names of objects that you want to remove from the backup. +* Click Select next to SharePoint Sites and select sites to back up. If you select the root SharePoint site, the list of sites to back up will be automatically updated when the backup policy session starts. For example, if some subsites were added or deleted between backup policy runs, the backup policy will reflect those changes. -1. Click Delete to complete the operation. +You can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items.webp "Editing Backup Policy") +* Click Select next to Teams and select teams to back up. You can select whether to back up team posts if you [enabled team posts backup](m365_enable_team_chats_backup.md). -1. In the Edit current excluded backup items tab, select objects to be excluded from the backup policy. +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_add.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_add.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -* To exclude objects from the backup policy, do the following: +1. In the Exclude more items section, click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and select specific objects to exclude. -1. In the Exclude more items section, click Select next to Users, Groups, SharePoint Sites or Teams and choose specific objects to exclude. +For Users, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV or text file with one email address per line. -For Users, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV or text file with one email address per line. +For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload a CSV file to upload a .CSV file with one SharePoint site URL per line. -For SharePoint Sites, you can also click Upload file to upload a CSV file with one SharePoint URL per line. +[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_excluded.webp)](images/m365_backup_flex_edit_excluded.webp "Editing Backup Policy") -1. Click Save to complete the operation. - -* To remove objects from exclusion from the backup policy, do the following: - -1. In the Excluded items section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 lists items that are excluded from the backup policy. Select check boxes next to names of objects that you want to remove from exclusion. -2. Click Delete to complete the operation. - -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items_exclude.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_items_exclude.webp "Editing Backup Policy") - -1. Go to the Policy Information tab to view information about the backup policy. You can see the name, region and retention period of the backup policy. You can also see whether the backup policy protects the latest version of SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams items or all the item versions. To change the level of protection, go to Settings > Backup Options. - -[![Editing Backup Policy](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_info.webp)](images/m365_backup_edit_flex_info.webp "Editing Backup Policy") +1. Click Update Policy to complete the operation. Fixed License Model @@ -80,15 +71,15 @@ Fixed License Model | IMPORTANT | | The Fixed License Model has been deprecated. Any existing users will be moved to the Variable License Model, which provides additional functionality. No features will be lost in this transition. | -Users of the Fixed License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. +Users of the Fixed License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from Flex backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. -Keep in mind that backup policy editing with the Variable License Model is different. To learn more, see [Variable License Model](#VarLicense). +To edit Flex backup policies under the Variable License Model, see [Variable License Model](#VarLicense). To edit a Flex backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, in the list of your backup policies, select the policy you want to edit and click Edit. +3. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the policy you want to edit, click Edit. 1. Follow instructions to add or remove objects within your backup policies: diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_manage.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_manage.md index ba13b3dc..ddc2938a 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_manage.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_backup_manage.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Managing Backup Policies" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_manage.html" -last_updated: "5/12/2026" +last_updated: "5/26/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ To manage a backup policy, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. In the list of backup policies, select the policy you want to manage and do one of the following: +3. In the list of backup policies, in the Actions column of the policy you want to manage, do one of the following: * Click Edit to rename the backup policy and add or remove backed-up objects from the backup policy. For details, see [Editing Flex Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_flex.md) and [Editing Express Backup Policies](m365_backup_edit_express.md). -* Click Start to run a backup policy session. +* Click Run now to run a backup policy session. * Click Stop to stop a backup policy session that is already running. * Click Enable to allow the backup policy to run upon schedule again. * Click Disable to prevent the backup policy from running upon schedule. In the displayed window, click Disable to disable the backup policy. * Click Delete to delete the backup policy. In the displayed window, click Delete to confirm the deletion of the backup policy. -If you delete a backup policy, you will not delete the data associated with it. Backed-up data deletion only occurs when the restore point goes beyond the retention period you have set for your Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 plan or after successfully offboarding a protection unit from an Express backup policy. For more information, see [Backup Retention](m365_data_backup.md#retention) and [Offboarding Protection Units](m365_restore_offboarding.md). +If you delete a backup policy, you will not delete the data associated with it. Backed-up data deletion only occurs when the restore point goes beyond the retention period you set for your Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 plan or after successfully offboarding a protection unit from an Express backup policy. For more information, see [Backup Retention](m365_data_backup.md#retention) and [Offboarding Protection Units](m365_restore_offboarding.md). -[![Managing Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_manage.webp)](images/m365_backup_manage.webp "Managing Backup Policies") +[![Managing Backup Policies](images/m365_backup_manage_policies.webp)](images/m365_backup_manage_policies.webp "Managing Backup Policies") | | | --- | | TIP | -| You can view and download backup session logs in the Backup sessions section. For more information, see [Viewing Backup Logs](m365_backup_view_logs.md). | +| You can click the name of a backup policy to view and download backup session logs. For more information, see [Viewing Backup Logs](m365_backup_view_logs.md). | diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_object_types.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_object_types.md index c0feb5ce..1a2c90c9 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_object_types.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_backup_object_types.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Backup Object Types" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_object_types.html" -last_updated: "3/24/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ The objects that are backed up are Mail, Contacts, Calendar and Task items. Draf * For an Express OneDrive backup policy: -* Entire Organization — consists of all Microsoft 365 users and groups with OneDrive for Business accounts within your organization. -* Microsoft 365 Users — consists of Microsoft 365 users with OneDrive for Business accounts within your organization. +* Entire Organization — consists of all Microsoft 365 users and groups with OneDrive accounts within your organization. +* Microsoft 365 Users — consists of Microsoft 365 users with OneDrive accounts within your organization. * Groups — consists of Microsoft 365 groups, dynamic Entra ID groups, security groups and distribution groups. The objects that are backed up are Files, Folders and Metadata. @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Considerations Consider the following: * To back up user mailboxes, make sure that a mailbox has a valid Microsoft 365 license. -* To back up SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business objects, make sure that a user account has a valid Microsoft 365 license with a SharePoint Online plan enabled. +* To back up SharePoint Online and OneDrive objects, make sure that a user account has a valid Microsoft 365 license with a SharePoint Online plan enabled. * To back up public folder mailboxes, first check the considerations listed in [Backup and Restore of Public Folders](m365_data_backup.md#public). * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not back up permissions for sharing mailbox folders and Calendar. * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not support backup of dynamic distribution groups. Members of dynamic distribution groups cannot be resolved. @@ -76,5 +76,6 @@ Consider the following: + SharePoint folder attachments + SharePoint site collection recycle bin + SharePoint sites created by Microsoft Loop -+ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not back up the TeamsMessagesData folder. + +* Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 does not back up the TeamsMessagesData folder. diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_backup_view_logs.md b/docs/provider/m365_backup_view_logs.md index 6b7bb468..14a342ad 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_backup_view_logs.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_backup_view_logs.md @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ title: "Viewing Backup Logs" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_backup_view_logs.html" -last_updated: "5/19/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Viewing Backup Logs -Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 allows you to view and download backup logs with information about your Flex backup policies status, log messages and timestamps. For Express backup policies, you can view details of the protection status of objects within the backup policy. +Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 allows you to view and download backup policy session logs with information about your Flex backup policies status, log messages and timestamps. For Express backup policies, you can view details of the protection status of objects within the backup policy. Flex Backup Policy Logs @@ -18,27 +18,33 @@ To view backup logs of Flex backup policies, do the following: 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. If you have more than one Flex backup policy, click the name of the policy under the Name field on the table. +3. In the list of backup policies, in the Name column, click the name of the policy. -Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will display the list of backup sessions in the Backup sessions section of the Backup Policies page. Backup sessions will be listed in descending order from the most recent to the oldest. +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_flex_name.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_flex_name.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") -1. Select the backup session whose logs you want to view and click Detail. +1. In the backup policy window, you can view information about the status and date of the last backup, the backup type and policy type and the date and time of the next scheduled backup. + +You can also manage the backup policy. For more information, see [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md). + +1. In the Backup Sessions section, Veeam Data Cloud displays a list of backup sessions for the backup policy, in descending order from the most recent to the oldest. | | | --- | -| Tip | -| You can also download session logs to your computer. To do this, select the backup session and click Download in CSV. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will export the logs to a .CSV file. In the .CSV file, you can filter the Status column to only view specific logs. For example, filter to the Warning status to only view log records with warning messages. | +| tip | +| * You can select which backup policy statuses you want to see by clicking the Filter by status drop-down menu. * You can specify a date range for the backup policies you want to see by clicking Filter by date. * You can download session logs to your computer. To do this, click Download in CSV in the Actions column of the backup session. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 will export the logs to a .CSV file. In the .CSV file, you can filter the Status column to only view specific logs. For example, filter to the Warning status to only view log records with warning messages. | -1. In Session Log, you can select which statuses you want to see by clicking on the Overall status drop-down menu. You can select to see Running, Success, Warning, or Error messages only. +1. Click on the date and time in the Session Start column to view the details of the backup session. + +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_flex_policy.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_flex_policy.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") + +1. In the Backup Session Log window, you can select which statuses you want to see by clicking the Filter by status drop-down menu. You can select to see All Statuses, Success, Warning, or Error logs only. You can also filter session log records based on the text of a session log message. To do this, in the search field, enter the text you want to find in the session log. -If the backup session contains more than 200 log records, click Load More Logs to view the next 200 log records. +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_flex_logs.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_flex_logs.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") 1. If you want to create a local copy of the logs, you can export the logs to a .CSV file. To do this, click Download in CSV. -[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_logs.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_logs.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") - Flex Backup Session Status In the Backup sessions section, you can filter the backup sessions list of a Flex backup policy by date and status. @@ -46,13 +52,13 @@ In the Backup sessions section, you can filter the backup sessions list of a Fle The available backup session statuses are the following: * Success. The backup session was completed successfully. -* Partial Success / Warning. The backup session was completed successfully, but with warning messages. +* Partial Success. The backup session was completed successfully, but with warning messages. * Some of the warning messages are there to provide information and can be safely ignored. For example, see [OneDrive: OneDrive Was Not Found](m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md). -* Some of the warning messages may be related to other sources, such as Microsoft 365. +* Some of the warning messages may be related to other sources, such as Microsoft. For example, this is a warning message related to Microsoft: @@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ You can view the errors in the backup session logs. * Not Configured. The backup session was not configured or set up properly (undefined backup targets, missing resources and so on). * Queued. The backup session is currently queued. * Retry. The backup session was completed with warnings or errors and is running again. -* Error. The backup session run into errors. +* Error. The backup session ran into errors. You can view the errors in the backup session logs. @@ -86,29 +92,38 @@ To view the protection status of objects within Express backup policies, do the 1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. Click the name of the Express backup policy you want to view. -4. In the Policy section, you can see a summary of protection within the backup policy. The summary includes the number of total items, protected items, in progress (for protection) items, retrying items, unsupported items and the number of items whose protection failed. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 also displays a list of the objects within the backup policy. For each object, you can see the following details: +3. In the list of backup policies, in the Name column, click the name of the policy. + +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_express_name.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_express_name.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") + +1. In the backup policy window, you can view information about the status and date of the last backup, the backup type and policy type and the date and time of the next scheduled backup. + +You can also manage the backup policy. For more information, see [Managing Backup Policies](m365_backup_manage.md). + +Veeam Data Cloud also displays a summary of protection within the backup policy. The summary includes the number of total items, protected items, in progress (for protection) items, retrying items, unsupported items and the number of items whose protection failed. For more information, see [Express Policy Protection Status](#prostatus). + +1. In the Policy section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 displays a list of the objects within the backup policy. For each object, you can see the following details: -* Display Name. +* Display Name / Title. * For Outlook, the name of the Microsoft 365 account. -* For OneDrive, the name of the OneDrive for Business account. +* For OneDrive, the name of the OneDrive account. * For SharePoint, the title of the SharePoint site. * [For SharePoint policies] Url. The Url of the SharePoint site. * State. The protection status of the object within this backup policy run. For details, see [Express Policy Protection Status](#prostatus). * Details. Details about the protection status of the object. -[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_express_logs.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_express_logs.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") +[![Viewing Backup Logs](images/m365_backup_view_express_policy.webp)](images/m365_backup_view_express_policy.webp "Viewing Backup Logs") | | | --- | | tip | -| You can search for objects within the policy to view their protection status. To do this, in the search field, enter a keyword that matches the Display Name of the object you want to find. | +| Consider the following: * You can search for objects within the policy to view their protection status. To do this, in the search field, enter a keyword that matches the Display Name or Title of the object you want to find. * You can select which backup policy statuses you want to see by clicking the All Statuses drop-down list. | Express Policy Protection Status -In the Policy section, from the All drop-down list, you can filter the objects list of an Express backup policy by status. +In the Policy section, from the All Statuses drop-down list, you can filter the objects list of an Express backup policy by status. The available protection statuses are the following: diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_considerations_limitations.md b/docs/provider/m365_considerations_limitations.md index 10c6bba5..e46ad7fb 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_considerations_limitations.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_considerations_limitations.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Considerations and Limitations" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_considerations_limitations.html" -last_updated: "5/11/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ As a best practice, in most cases, it is recommended to create 2 backup policies For example, you can create a backup policy for Exchange Online and another backup policy for the rest of your data: * Backup Policy 1: Mailboxes and Archive mailboxes -* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams +* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams In the case where you have more complex backup rules and do not back up your entire organization, it is recommended to split your backups into 3 backup policies: * Backup Policy 1: Mailboxes and Archive mailboxes -* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive for Business +* Backup Policy 2: OneDrive * Backup Policy 3: SharePoint Online and Teams Recommended Maximums @@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ General Considerations * Backup and restore of Microsoft Teams data is available to users of the Flex and Premium plans only. Users can restore Teams data flexibly and do not need to select the restore method. * Smaller restores may be quicker with Flex; benefits of Express are best realized with large restores. * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 supports a maximum of 2 restore operations in parallel. To raise this limit in urgent cases, contact Veeam Customer Support. -* Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams data is not supported. +* Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Teams data is not supported. As a workaround, you can download the required OneNote file to your computer and then upload this OneNote file to your OneDrive or SharePoint site. * Preservation Hold items are not available for restore under the Foundation and Advanced plans. -* The maximum size for download in background of OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. +* The maximum size for download in background of OneDrive and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. Flex Restore Considerations @@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ Exchange Online * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 only restores public folders located under the IPM\_SUBTREE folder. -OneDrive for Business +OneDrive -Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft OneDrive for Business data is not supported. +Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft OneDrive data is not supported. SharePoint Online @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ Express Restore Considerations General * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 replaces data in the original location with the data from the backup. For example, if a user is making edits on a SharePoint site and you restore it to a previous state, the user will lose their edits. -* When you create a backup policy for an Exchange Online mailbox, OneDrive for Business account or SharePoint Online site, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 starts generating restore points. +* When you create a backup policy for an Exchange Online mailbox, OneDrive account or SharePoint Online site, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 starts generating restore points. * For Exchange Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 52 weeks. -* For OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. +* For OneDrive and SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/backup/backup-restore-data?view=o365-worldwide&tabs=exchange#considerations-when-using-restore). @@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/e | NOTE | | The 52 and 50 weeks of retention are not applicable once a tenant is no longer under Express backup protection. When a tenant is offboarded, the protected data will be preserved for 90 days after the date of offboarding, and then the data will be deleted. | -* To restore an Exchange Online mailbox or OneDrive for Business account for a user who is deleted from Microsoft Entra ID, do the following: +* To restore an Exchange Online mailbox or OneDrive account for a user who is deleted from Microsoft Entra ID, do the following: * If the user has been deleted within the past 30 days, restore the user based on the instructions in [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/restore-user). * For Exchange Online, if the user account is permanently deleted, Microsoft retains the inactive mailbox for a set time. To restore the inactive mailbox, you must convert it to a new, active mailbox that is linked to a new user. For details, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/recover-an-inactive-mailbox). Once you convert the inactive mailbox to an active one, remove the deleted user from the backup policy. Then, add the new user with the linked active mailbox to the backup policy. -* For OneDrive for Business, you can restore the OneDrive to the original location. Once restored, the OneDrive is in an "orphaned" state. For details on how to connect the OneDrive to a user, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/sharing-and-permissions/fix-site-user-id-mismatch). +* For OneDrive, you can restore the OneDrive to the original location. Once restored, the OneDrive is in an "orphaned" state. For details on how to connect the OneDrive to a user, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/sharing-and-permissions/fix-site-user-id-mismatch). Exchange Online @@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ Exchange Online * The Outlook mailbox folder structure is not backed up. This means that while you perform a mailbox restore with multiple hierarchical folders, the folder structure is not reconstructed when restored. The restored mailbox items are located in a different folder, created by Microsoft. * Discovery search mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. Veeam Data Cloud will display the following warning when you add an unsupported mailbox to a backup policy: Mailbox cannot be added to policy since the recipient type is not supported. -OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online +OneDrive and SharePoint Online * Restore is only available for cloud root SharePoint sites, as Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 only backs up cloud root SharePoint sites. * Subsites are restored at the root SharePoint site level and are not available in the SharePoint restore tab. To restore a subsite, you must restore the root SharePoint site. -* Personal sites are included in the OneDrive for Business restore and are not available in the SharePoint restore tab. +* Personal sites are included in the OneDrive restore and are not available in the SharePoint restore tab. -* If there is old "My Site" data before the transition to OneDrive for Business, the data will also be protected by the OneDrive for Business backup policy. +* If there is old "My Site" data before the transition to OneDrive, the data will also be protected by the OneDrive backup policy. * The following SharePoint site templates are not supported: @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/backup/backup-faq?view=o365-worldwide#can-i-backup-every-type-of-sharepoint-site). * Site search is case-sensitive and is a prefix-type search. -* Restore will fail for OneDrive for Business accounts or SharePoint Online sites under the strict SEC 17a-4(f) hold policy. You must remove the hold before you perform restore. +* Restore will fail for OneDrive accounts or SharePoint Online sites under the strict SEC 17a-4(f) hold policy. You must remove the hold before you perform restore. * If you rename a tenant, move a tenant or change a SharePoint site URL, you cannot revert those changes when performing restore. -* For OneDrive for Business restore, discovery search mailboxes, shared mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. +* For OneDrive restore, discovery search mailboxes, shared mailboxes, public folder mailboxes, remote mailboxes and resource mailboxes are not supported. diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_licensing.md b/docs/provider/m365_licensing.md index 5bf4450e..fbae83fa 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_licensing.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_licensing.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Licensing" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_licensing.html" -last_updated: "4/22/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This section provides information on plans for Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 36 Foundation -Flex backup policies can be implemented under Foundation. This prioritizes control and flexibility. Supports Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams. Offers comprehensive control and customization of backups and retention periods. Granular and bulk data recovery options. Data is stored separately from your Microsoft 365 tenant in the Azure location of your choice. Offers advanced security capabilities including granular Role Based Access Control. +Flex backup policies can be implemented under Foundation. This prioritizes control and flexibility. Supports Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Teams. Offers comprehensive control and customization of backups and retention periods. Granular and bulk data recovery options. Data is stored separately from your Microsoft 365 tenant in the Azure location of your choice. Offers advanced security capabilities including granular Role Based Access Control. Express @@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 licenses are consumed by the following object * Microsoft Exchange Online mailboxes — each Microsoft Exchange Online mailbox requires one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. -* Microsoft OneDrive for Business account — each OneDrive for Business account consumes one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. +* Microsoft OneDrive account — each OneDrive account consumes one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. * Microsoft SharePoint Online personal sites — a personal SharePoint site of a licensed user consumes one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit. -A Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit covers a user mailbox, OneDrive for Business account and SharePoint personal site for which at least one restore point has been created within the last 31 days. For example, if the mailbox and personal site of the same user were backed up in the last 31 days, one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license will be consumed. If an object was not backed up for 31 days, its license is automatically revoked and will not count towards total license count. +A Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license unit covers a user mailbox, OneDrive account and SharePoint personal site for which at least one restore point has been created within the last 31 days. For example, if the mailbox and personal site of the same user were backed up in the last 31 days, one Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 license will be consumed. If an object was not backed up for 31 days, its license is automatically revoked and will not count towards total license count. | | | --- | diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md b/docs/provider/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md index 3232cb9f..1ce11afb 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.md @@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ title: "Obtaining Downloaded Items" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.html" -last_updated: "3/18/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Obtaining Downloaded Items -When restoring Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams data in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, you can use the Download in background option if you want to download the data. +When restoring Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams data in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, you can use the Download in background option if you want to download the data. -Consider that the maximum size for download in background of OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. +Consider that the maximum size for download in background of OneDrive and SharePoint Online data is 200 GB. -After you select what Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online or Teams items to restore, select the Download in background option, and click Download. The restore process begins in the background. +After you select what Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online or Teams items to restore, select the Download in background option, and click Download. The restore process begins in the background. [![Obtaining Downloaded Items](images/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.webp)](images/m365_obtain_downloaded_items.webp "Obtaining Downloaded Items") diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_permissions.md b/docs/provider/m365_permissions.md index f5346e9b..7637220f 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_permissions.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_permissions.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Microsoft Entra Application Permissions" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_permissions.html" -last_updated: "5/26/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID automatically creates * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 -* Multi-tenant Registration for MBS Billing +* Veeam Data Cloud for MS 365 Veeam Data Cloud [EMEA, AMER, APJ] @@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 When you run your first backup session, the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Enterprise application is created. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 uses this Enterprise application for backup and restore purposes. -Multi-tenant Registration for MBS Billing +Veeam Data Cloud for MS 365 -For Premium, you must (create, if manual connection, and) grant admin consent to a fourth Enterprise application, called Multi-tenant Registration for MBS Billing. To view the required permissions for this Enterprise application, see [Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application](#express). +For Express backup policies, you must (create, if manual connection, and) grant admin consent to a fourth Enterprise application, called Veeam Data Cloud for MS 365. To view the required permissions for this Enterprise application, see [Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application](#express). Required User Account Roles for Microsoft Entra Application @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ All listed permissions are of the Application type. Permissions for Backup -| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business | Microsoft Teams | Description | +| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive | Microsoft Teams | Description | | Microsoft Graph | Directory.Read.All | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for organization properties, the list of users and groups and their properties. | | Group.Read.All | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for the list of groups and group sites. | | Sites.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for the list of sites and getting download URLs for files and their versions. | @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Permissions for Backup | Office 365 Exchange Online1 | full\_access\_as\_app | ✔ | | ✔ | Reading mailboxes content. | | Exchange.ManageAsApp | ✔ | | | Accessing Exchange Online PowerShell to do the following: * Back up public folder and discovery search mailboxes. * Determine object type for shared mailboxes as Shared Mailbox. Note: This permission is required to back up public folders and discovery search mailboxes. This permission works along with the Global Reader role granted to the Microsoft Entra application. For more information, see [Granting Global Reader Role to Microsoft Entra Application](#globalreader). | | Office 365 SharePoint Online | Sites.FullControl.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts content. | -| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | +| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | 1You can check permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API. For more information, see [Checking Permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API](m365_check_perms_for_o365_exchange_api.md). @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ All listed permissions are of the Application type. Permissions for Restore -| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business | Microsoft Teams | Description | +| API | Permission name | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online and OneDrive | Microsoft Teams | Description | | Microsoft Graph | Directory.Read.All | ✔ | | ✔ | Querying Microsoft Entra ID for organization properties, the list of users and groups and their properties. | | Group.ReadWrite.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Recreating in Microsoft Entra ID an associated group in case of a deleted team site restore. | | Sites.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Retrieving the list of sites when creating a backup policy, during backup and restore and for objects caching. | @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Permissions for Restore | MailboxFolder.ReadWrite.All | ✔ | | | Creating folders. | | Office 365 Exchange Online1 | full\_access\_as\_app | ✔ | | ✔ | Restoring mailboxes content. | | Office 365 SharePoint Online | Sites.FullControl.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading and restoring SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts content. | -| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | +| User.Read.All | | ✔ | ✔ | Reading OneDrive accounts (getting site IDs). Note: This permission is not used to back up Microsoft Teams data, but you must grant it along with SharePoint Online and OneDrive permission to add a Microsoft 365 organization successfully. | 1You can check permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API. For more information, see [Checking Permissions for Office 365 Exchange Online API](m365_check_perms_for_o365_exchange_api.md). @@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ Permissions for Restore | Note | | To restore data using Microsoft Entra application, make sure that you configure the Microsoft Entra application settings. For more information, see [Configuring Microsoft Entra Application Settings](m365_configuring_ms_entra_app_settings.md). | -Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application +Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application -If you are under the Premium plan, the following additional permissions are required for the Microsoft Entra application: +For Express backup policies under the Express or Premium plan, the following additional permissions are required for the Microsoft Entra application: -Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application +Express or Premium Permissions for Microsoft Entra Application | API | Permission name | Application type | Delegated type | Description | | Microsoft Graph | BackupRestore-Control.ReadWrite.All | ✔ | ✔ | Updating or reading the status of the Microsoft 365 backup service. Note: This is needed to back up and restore data through Microsoft Backup Storage and to manage the backup and restore service from the Microsoft side. | diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_protection.md b/docs/provider/m365_protection.md index 1cebb5b0..a24496cb 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_protection.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_protection.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Microsoft 365 Protection" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_protection.html" -last_updated: "8/26/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a backup as a service solution developed f * Microsoft Exchange Online * Microsoft SharePoint Online -* Microsoft OneDrive for Business +* Microsoft OneDrive * Microsoft Teams | | diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_restore_offboarding.md b/docs/provider/m365_restore_offboarding.md index 1068e14f..afddfee9 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_restore_offboarding.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_restore_offboarding.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Offboarding Protection Units" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_restore_offboarding.html" -last_updated: "5/12/2026" +last_updated: "5/27/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ Offboarding Process To offboard protection units, do the following: -1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the tenant you want to manage. +1. On the Microsoft 365 page, click the name of the tenant you want to manage. 2. Select Backup Policies. -3. On the Backup Policies page, select the Express backup policy that includes the items you want to offboard and click Edit. +3. On the Backup Policies page, in the Actions column of the Express backup policy that includes the items you want to offboard, click Edit. -1. In the Setting items to back up section, select check boxes next to objects to specify what to remove from the backup. -2. Click Delete to complete the operation. +1. In the Included in backup section, click View/Remove. +2. In the Selected Objects window, select check boxes next to objects to specify what to remove from the backup. +3. Click Delete to remove the selected objects from the backup policy. +4. Click Update Policy to complete the operation. If the object you want to offboard is included in the backup policy as part of a group, you must either remove the user from the group in Microsoft Entra ID or remove the user from Microsoft Entra ID, as backing up groups with Express backup policies is dynamic. For more information, see [this Microsoft article](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/how-to-manage-groups#remove-members-or-owners-of-a-group). diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_search.md b/docs/provider/m365_search.md index d70b3fee..e3c980e8 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_search.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_search.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Searching for Objects in Backup" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_search.html" -last_updated: "4/15/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ product_version: "" You can use Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 to search for objects in your Flex backups. The product offers 2 search mechanisms: -* Search. This is basic search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online folders, OneDrive for Business documents and Teams posts backups. You can select a restore point, specify a search word and get results fast. -* Advanced Search. This is advanced search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams backups. You can select a restore point and specify multiple search criteria. It may take a long time to display results. +* Search. This is basic search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online folders, OneDrive documents and Teams posts backups. You can select a restore point, specify a search word and get results fast. +* Advanced Search. This is advanced search, available for Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams backups. You can select a restore point and specify multiple search criteria. It may take a long time to display results. | | | --- | diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_security.md b/docs/provider/m365_security.md index 340c5e6c..e665e291 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_security.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_security.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Security" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_security.html" -last_updated: "3/11/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Retention Period * Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Express retention is fixed at 52 weeks. Restore points are generated based on the protected Microsoft 365 service. * For Microsoft Exchange Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 52 weeks. -* For Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. +* For Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint Online, the restore points are created every 10 minutes. The retention period for these restore points is 2 weeks. In addition, weekly restore points are created once a week. The retention period for these restore points is 50 weeks. Pen-Tested diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_settings_backup_repos.md b/docs/provider/m365_settings_backup_repos.md index 83faabf7..e2a76be2 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_settings_backup_repos.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_settings_backup_repos.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Managing Backup Repositories" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_settings_backup_repos.html" -last_updated: "5/19/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ To create a new backup repository, do the following: 1. In the Create new backup repository window, do the following: 1. Select the Custom name check box if you want to specify a name for the backup repository. Otherwise, Veeam Data Cloud generates the name automatically based on the name of your organization. -2. In the Retention period type drop-down list, select the type of the retention period: +2. From the Retention period type drop-down list, select the type of the retention period: -* Yearly. If selected, you must also select a value in the Retention period drop-down list, to specify the duration of the retention period. -* Daily. If selected, you must also specify a value in the Number of days field, to specify the duration of the retention period. +* Yearly. If you select this option, from the Retention period drop-down list, select the number of years for the retention period. +* Daily. If you select this option, in the Number of days field, specify the number of days for the retention period. -1. In the Region drop-down list, select the region where you want to store your data. +1. From the Region drop-down list, select the region where you want to store your data. 2. Click Save. [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_add_options.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_add_options.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ To create a new backup repository, do the following: | | | --- | | note | -| When you create a new backup repository and want to include an object from the old backup repository, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup of that object which takes time. For example, you have the old backup repository where you are backing up a mailbox, with retention set to 1 year. Then you add a new backup repository with retention set to 3 years. In the new repository, you create a backup policy that includes the mailbox and you remove this mailbox from the backup policy in the old repository. In this case, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup for the mailbox in the new backup repository, which takes time. The mailbox will remain in the old backup repository until the 1 year retention ends. | +| When you create a new backup repository and want to include an object from an existing backup repository, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup of that object, which takes time. For example, you have the existing backup repository where you are backing up a mailbox, with retention set to 1 year. Then you add a new backup repository with retention set to 3 years. You create a backup policy, that stores the backup data in the new repository, that includes the mailbox and you remove this mailbox from the backup policy in the existing repository. In this case, Veeam Data Cloud performs a full backup for the mailbox in the new backup repository, which takes time. The mailbox will remain in the existing backup repository until the 1-year retention ends. | Editing Backup Repositories @@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ To edit a backup repository, do the following: [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_name.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_name.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") -1. Click Edit retention to modify the retention settings of the backup repository. In the Edit repository retention window, in the Retention period type drop-down list, select Yearly or Daily. Depending on the selection, you must then specify the duration of the retention period in years or number of days. +1. Click Edit retention to modify the retention settings of the backup repository. In the Edit repository retention window, from the Retention period type drop-down list, select Yearly or Daily. Then specify the number of years or days for the retention period. [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_retention.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_retention.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") -1. Click Set your own password to add encryption to the backup repository. In the Add Password window, provide a password, verify that password and click Save. +1. Click Set your own password to enable encryption for the backup repository. In the Add Password window, provide a password, verify that password and click Save. -If you want to update your password, click Change encryption password. In the Update Password window, provide the existing password, add a new password and verify it and click Save. +If you want to update your password, click Change encryption password. In the Update Password window, provide the existing password, specify a new password, verify it and click Save. [![Managing Backup Repositories](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_password.webp)](images/m365_settings_backup_repos_password.webp "Managing Backup Repositories") diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md b/docs/provider/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md index 552210f8..00061c98 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.md @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ title: "Managing Backup Options" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_settings_manage_backup_options.html" -last_updated: "4/27/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- # Managing Backup Options -For SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backs up the latest version of the item by default. More protected versions may increase backup time and affect performance. +For SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams items, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backs up the latest version of the item by default. More protected versions may increase backup time and affect performance. To manage backup options for a workload tenant, do the following: diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_threats.md b/docs/provider/m365_threats.md index 04e51214..19967df3 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_threats.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_threats.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Threats" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_threats.html" -last_updated: "5/20/2026" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Consider the following: Working with Malware Threats -The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects known malware signatures in your Microsoft OneDrive for Business, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams backed-up data and flags them as malware threats. +The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects known malware signatures in your Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams backed-up data and flags them as malware threats. To work with detected malware threats, do the following: @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ To work with detected malware threats, do the following: Working with Ransomware Threats -The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects suspicious encryption patterns, unusual file extension changes and entropy spikes deviating from the established baseline in your Microsoft OneDrive for Business, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams data and flags them as ransomware threats. +The advanced threat detection service in Veeam Data Cloud detects suspicious encryption patterns, unusual file extension changes and entropy spikes deviating from the established baseline in your Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams data and flags them as ransomware threats. To work with detected ransomware threats, do the following: diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md b/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md index d14db87a..fd285f48 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "OneDrive: OneDrive Was Not Found" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_troubleshoot_onedrive_owner.html" -last_updated: "9/19/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ When checking the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backup session logs, you ma Cause -Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a OneDrive for Business account. +Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a OneDrive account. Resolution diff --git a/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md b/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md index 3983718d..08879fbd 100644 --- a/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md +++ b/docs/provider/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "SharePoint: Personal Site Was Not Found" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/m365_troubleshoot_sharepoint_personal.html" -last_updated: "9/19/2025" +last_updated: "5/29/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ When checking the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 backup session logs, you ma Cause -Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a SharePoint site. +Veeam attempts to process Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams for each user. This particular warning lets you know that the end-user Microsoft license does not include a SharePoint site. Resolution diff --git a/docs/provider/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md b/docs/provider/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md index 95e97698..f862b38d 100644 --- a/docs/provider/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md +++ b/docs/provider/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Managing Storage Vaults" product: "vdc" doc_type: "provider" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/provider/vault_storage_vaults_edit.html" -last_updated: "5/25/2026" +last_updated: "5/28/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ To specify the IP address range in a valid format, use the slash / punctuation m | Note | | Settings that allow access only from specific IP addresses do not apply to connections that originate from Azure services in the same region as the storage vault region. For more information, see [Microsoft Docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-network-security-limitations#restrictions-for-ip-network-rules). | -* [For Azure editions] Select the Enable Private Endpoint option to create private endpoint. +* [For Azure editions] Enable Private Endpoint. Select this option to create private endpoints. To learn more, see [Creating Private Endpoints](vault_private_endpoints_creation.md). diff --git a/docs/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md b/docs/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md index 7fcecd52..43830e46 100644 --- a/docs/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md +++ b/docs/vault_storage_vaults_edit.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Managing Storage Vaults" product: "vdc" doc_type: "userguide" source_url: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vdc/userguide/vault_storage_vaults_edit.html" -last_updated: "5/25/2026" +last_updated: "5/28/2026" product_version: "" --- @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ To specify the IP address range in a valid format, use the slash / punctuation m | Note | | Settings that allow access only from specific IP addresses do not apply to connections that originate from Azure services in the same region as the storage vault region. For more information, see [Microsoft Docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-network-security-limitations#restrictions-for-ip-network-rules). | -* [For Azure editions] Select the Enable Private Endpoint option to create private endpoint. +* [For Azure editions] Enable Private Endpoint. Select this option to create private endpoints. To learn more, see [Creating Private Endpoints](vault_private_endpoints_creation.md).