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Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 3.0
User Guide

Welcome to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure
Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication
System Requirements

Ports
Azure Account Permissions

Azure Service Account Permissions
Azure Repository Account Permissions

Azure Services

Licensing

Installing and Removing License
Viewing License Information
Revoking License Units

Architecture Overview
Deployment

Installing Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

Step 1. Launch Create Virtual Machine Wizard
Step 2. Configure Azure VM Properties
Step 3. Select OS Disk Type
Step 4. Configure Network Settings
Step 5. Specify Management Options
Step 6. Begin Installation

After You Install
Uninstalling Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

Accessing Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure
Configuring Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

Managing Accounts

Managing Service Accounts

Adding Azure Service Accounts

Step 1. Launch Add Azure Account Wizard
Step 2. Specify Account Info
Step 3. Select Service Account Type

Step 3a. Creating Service Account Automatically
Step 3b. Specifying Existing Service Account

Step 4. Select Active Directory Group
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Editing Azure Service Account
Removing Azure Service Account

Managing Repository Accounts

Adding Repository Accounts

Step 1. Launch Add Repository Account Wizard
Step 2. Specify Account Info
Step 3. Select Repository Account Type

Step 3a. Create Repository Account Automatically
Step 3b. Specify Existing Repository Account

Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Editing Repository Accounts
Removing Repository Accounts

Managing SMTP and SQL Server Accounts

Adding Accounts

Step 1. Launch Add Account Wizard
Step 2. Specify Account Info
Step 3. Specify Credentials
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Editing Accounts

Managing Permissions

Adding User Accounts
Changing User Passwords
Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication

Managing Backup Repositories

Adding Backup Repositories

Step 1. Launch Add Repository Wizard
Step 2. Specify Repository Name
Step 3. Configure Repository Settings
Step 4. Enable Data Encryption
Step 5. Finish Working with Wizard

Editing Backup Repository Properties
Removing Backup Repositories

Managing Workers

Adding Worker Configurations

Step 1. Launch New Region Specific Worker Configuration Wizard
Step 2. Specify General Settings
Step 3. Specify Network Settings
Step 4. Finish Working with Wizard

Editing Worker Configurations
Removing Worker Configurations
Removing Worker Instances

Configuring General Settings

Configuring Global Retention Settings
Working with Certificates
Configuring Notification Settings
Configuring Auto-Backup Settings
Changing Time Zone
Configuring SSO Settings

Performing Backup

How Backup Works

Snapshot Chain
Backup Chain

Archive Backup Chain

Changed Block Tracking
Retention Policy

Retention Policy for Snapshots
Retention Policy for Backups

Retention Policy for Archived Backups

Performing Azure VM Backup

Creating Azure VM Backup Policies

Step 1. Launch Add Policy Wizard
Step 2. Specify Backup Policy Name
Step 3. Configure Backup Source Settings

Step 3a. Select Azure Active Directory
Step 3b. Select Regions
Step 3c. Select Resources

Step 4. Specify Guest Processing Settings

Enabling Application-Aware Processing
Enabling Guest Scripting

Step 5. Configure Backup Target Settings
Step 6. Specify Policy Scheduling Options

Specifying Daily Schedule
Specifying Weekly Schedule
Specifying Monthly Schedule
Specifying Yearly Schedule
Enabling Harmonized Scheduling
Enabling Backup Archiving

Step 7. Review Estimated Cost
Step 8. Specify Retry and Email Notification Settings
Step 9. Finish Working with Wizard

Creating Azure VM Snapshots Manually

Performing Azure SQL Backup

Creating Azure SQL Backup Policies

Step 1. Launch Add Policy Wizard
Step 2. Specify Backup Policy Name
Step 3. Configure Backup Source Settings

Step 3a. Select Azure Active Directory
Step 3b. Select Regions
Step 3c. Select Resources

Step 4. Configure Processing Options
Step 5. Specify Policy Scheduling Options

Specifying Daily Schedule
Specifying Weekly Schedule
Specifying Monthly Schedule
Specifying Yearly Schedule
Enabling Harmonized Scheduling
Enabling Backup Archiving

Step 6. Review Estimated Cost
Step 7. Specify Retry and Email Notification Settings
Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard

Creating Azure SQL Backups Manually

Managing Backup Policies

Editing Backup Policy Settings
Starting and Stopping Backup Policies
Setting Backup Policy Priority
Disabling and Enabling Backup Policies
Exporting and Importing Policies

Managing Backed-Up Data

Retrieving Data from Archive
Managing Azure VM Data

Removing Backups and Snapshots of Azure VMs
Removing Azure VM Snapshots Created Manually

Managing Azure SQL Data

Removing Backups of Azure SQL Databases
Removing Azure SQL Backups Created Manually

Performing Restore

Performing Azure VM Restore

Performing Entire VM Restore

Step 1. Launch Restore Virtual Machines Wizard
Step 2. Select Restore Point
Step 3. Select Azure Account
Step 4. Choose Restore Mode
Step 5. Specify Retrieval Settings
Step 6. Specify Instance Settings
Step 7. Specify Disk Names
Step 8. Specify Network Settings
Step 9. Specify Restore Reason
Step 10. Finish Working with Wizard

Performing Disk Restore

Step 1. Launch Disk Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select Restore Point
Step 3. Select Azure Account
Step 4. Choose Restore Mode
Step 5. Specify Retrieval Settings
Step 6. Specify Disk Settings
Step 7. Specify Restore Reason
Step 8. Finish Working with Wizard

Performing File-Level Recovery

Step 1. Launch File-Level Recovery Wizard
Step 2. Select Restore Point
Step 3. Specify Restore Reason
Step 4. Start Restore Session
Step 5. Download Restored Files and Folders
Step 6. Stop Recovery Session

Performing Azure SQL Restore

Step 1. Launch SQL Database Restore Wizard
Step 2. Select Restore Point
Step 3. Select Azure Account
Step 4. Choose Restore Mode
Step 5. Select Azure SQL Account
Step 6. Specify Retrieval Settings
Step 7. Specify Restore Settings
Step 8. Specify Restore Reason
Step 9. Finish Working with Wizard

Viewing Session Statistics
Collecting Object Properties
Updating Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

Checking for Updates
Installing Updates
Viewing Updates History

Getting Technical Support

>User Guide>System Requirements>Azure Services

Azure Services

In this article

The backup server and worker instances must have outbound network access to the following Microsoft Azure services:

Azure Active Directory
Azure Resource Manager
Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Cost Management
Microsoft Identity Platform
Azure’s Ubuntu Repository
Azure Service Bus
Azure Key Vault

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