Veeam Backup Account Permissions
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 requires the Veeam Backup account credentials when you add the following Microsoft organizations:
- Microsoft 365 organizations with modern authentication and legacy protocols
- Microsoft 365 organization with basic authentication
- On-premises Microsoft Exchange organizations
- On-premises Microsoft SharePoint organizations
Veeam Backup account is required to establish and maintain connection between Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 365 organizations or on-premises Microsoft organizations and perform backup and restore of the organization data.
Depending on data that you want to protect, you must assign the following roles and permissions to the Veeam Backup account:
Roles and permissions required to protect data in Microsoft Exchange organizations.
Roles and permissions required to protect data in Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive for Business organizations.
Roles and permissions required to protect Microsoft Teams data.