Microsoft 365 workload protection with Backup Exec

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Description

Description

 

Backup Exec 22.1 now supports the following workloads as part of its Microsoft 365 protection feature.

 

Exchange User Mailbox, Group Mailbox, Shared Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, Public Folder
OneDrive User OD, Group Files
SharePoint  User Site, Group site, Communication Site, Classic site
Teams Settings and Channel Tabs, Posts/Conversations, Teams Sites.



 

 


 

 

The below tables outline the different kinds of entities and which tabs to protect them from in the Backup Browse selections.

 

Exchange Online

Entity

Tab 

User Mailbox

User Mailbox can be backed up from the User Tab by selecting the user. It can also be backed up from the group tab by selecting the group the user belongs to. 

Group Mailbox

Group mailbox can be backed up from the Group tab by selecting the group. 

Shared Mailbox

Shared Mailbox is treated as a user mailbox. Selections can be done in same manner as a user mailbox.

Archive Mailbox

Archive Mailbox can be backed up from the User Tab by selecting the user. It can also be backed up from the group tab by selecting the group the user belongs to. 

Public Folder

Public folder can be backed up from the Public Folders tab

OneDrive

Entity

Tab 

User OneDrive

User OneDrive can be backed up from the User Tab by selecting the user.  It can also be backed up from the group tab by selecting the group the user belongs to. 

Group Files

Group Files can be backed up from the Group tab by selecting the group.


 

SharePoint Online

Entity

Tab 

User Site

User Site can be backed up from the User Tab by selecting the user. It can also be backed up from the group tab by selecting the group the user belongs to. 

Group site

Group site can be backed up by selecting the group under the group tab. This only applies to group sites which are not tied with Microsoft TEAMS.

Communication Site

Communication site can be backed up from the Sites tab by selecting the individual sites

Classic Site

Classic site can be backed up from the Sites tab by selecting the individual sites

 

Teams

Entity

Tab 

Channel Posts

Channel Posts can be backed up from the TEAMS tab by selecting the individual teams. Posts from all channels within that team will be backed up.

Teams Site

Teams SharePoint site can be backed up from the Teams tab by selecting the individual Team. 

Settings and Channel Tabs

Settings and Channel Tabs should be selected to backup metadata for each Team being backed up.  Note: Teams Data and Settings are always backed up if you select any or both the Channel Posts and Teams Site

options.

Notes for Teams Plugin

1. The Teams plugin has the capability to be able to backup all three Teams entities together and restore them together.

2. Backup Exec can also handle restore sequencing. Creating a team before restoring posts, files, and data.

3. Backup Exec does not backup Tabs/Apps data when it resides in any location otherthan Teams SharePoint site.

4. The restore will result in functioning Tabs/Apps only when relevant data is available.
 

 

Backup Exec console Browse View including Tabs for protecting M365 data.

 

User Tab

 

Group Tab

 

Public Folders Tab

 

Sites Tab

 

Teams Tab

 




 

 

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Microsoft 365 workload protection with Backup Exec

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