1.1 Configuring the service

To connect your Microsoft 365 organization to the Veeam Service Provider Console backup service, follow these steps:

• log in to the Veeam Service Provider Console using your Backup for Microsoft 365 account credentials (company\username_company and password);
• click on the Configuration option at the top right;
• in the left-hand menu, select Plugin Library;
• on the page that appears, click on Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365;
• in the Getting Started section, you will see the server assigned to you (with a Healthy status) for performing backups;
• click on Organizations in the left-hand column;
  • you will access the section that allows you to connect your Microsoft 365 organization;
  • click on the + New option in the horizontal menu;
  • begin the configuration process following the steps displayed in the left-hand column:
    • Protected Services
      • select the Microsoft 365 services ^[1] you want to activate backup for;
      • click on Next;
    • Connection Settings
      • select the region where Microsoft 365 is active (unless there are specific cases, you can leave it as Default);
      • click on Next;
    • Application Settings
      • you must specify whether you want to connect your Microsoft 365 organization to the Veeam Service Provider Console by:
        • registering a new Azure AD application - Register a new Azure AD applications automatically (recommended choice);
          • in this case, you need to provide a name for the application - Application name;
        • using an existing Azure AD application - Use an existing Azure AD application;
      • you can check the option to allow the created application to enable export mode for SharePoint Web Parts;
      • click on Next;
    • Microsoft 365 Logon
      • Please note that the Verification status is set to Not verified;
      • copy the code displayed under the Copy code option;
      • click on the link provided (https:microsoft.com/devicelogin);
      • a Microsoft page will open;
        • enter the copied code and click Next;
        • log in using your Microsoft 365 credentials ^[2] and click Next;
        • if your Microsoft credentials require multi-factor authentication, you will be prompted;
        • a confirmation message Are you trying to sign in to Microsoft Azure CLI? will appear, click on Continue;
        • you will see the message Microsoft Azure Cross-platform Command Line Interface, you can close the screen;
      • now the Verification status will be set to Verified;
      • click on Next;
    • Summary
      • The summary of the chosen settings in the previous steps will be displayed;
      • click on Finish;
• you will be taken back to the Organizations section;
• the process of connecting your Microsoft 365 organization will be present in the list and will have the status Creating;
• the operation takes a few minutes, and at the end, all information related to the created connection will be displayed.