Creating a Microsoft 365 Backup Job in Veeam Portal
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Creating a Microsoft 365 Backup Job in Veeam Portal
1. Log in
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Log in to the Veeam Portal.
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In the left menu, click Backup Jobs.
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Open the Microsoft 365 Objects tab.
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At the top, click Create Job → Backup Job.
The New Backup Job wizard will open.
2. Job Name
Enter a Job Name and an optional Description.
3. Select Organization
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Click Select.
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In the Available Organizations window, choose the organization you want to back up.
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Click Apply.
4. Backup Scope
Option A: Entire organization
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Backs up everything in the organization.
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Does not include Teams chats.
Option B: Back up the specified objects
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Choose only the objects you want to protect.
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Click Configure and pick the object type:
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User
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Group
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Site
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Teams
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Personal Sites
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Current organization
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Click Browse → Add to include it
5. Exclusions (Optional)
If you want to exclude objects from the backup:
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Turn Exclusions → On.
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Click Configure and choose object type.
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Click Browse → Add to exclude items.
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(Optional) Modify Processing Options.
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Click Apply.
6. Configure Backup Schedule
Automatic Run
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Turn on Run the job automatically if you want the job to run on its own.
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If disabled, backups must be started manually.
Scheduling Options
Daily at this time
- Runs the job once per day at the chosen time and selected weekdays.
Periodically every
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Runs the job multiple times per day at a set interval (e.g., every 2 hours).
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Click Set schedule to choose allowed time windows.
How periodic scheduling works:
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Intervals start from 12:00 AM each day.
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If only certain hours are allowed, the first run begins when the allowed window starts, then follows the interval.
Automatic Retry
- Set how many retry attempts the job should make and the delay between attempts.
Backup Window
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Enable Terminate job if it exceeds allowed backup window to avoid long-running jobs.
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Click Configure backup window to set allowed and prohibited hours.
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If the job runs past the window, it will automatically stop.
This completes the setup of your Microsoft 365 backup job.