Organization Object Types
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 allows you to specify object types and their processing and exclusion options when creating and configuring backup jobs.
The following object types are available for backup and restore:
Consists of organization objects and their processing options.
Consists of Microsoft 365 groups (available only in Microsoft 365 organizations), security groups, distribution groups and dynamic distribution groups.
Consists of shared mailboxes, public mailboxes and users.
Consists of Microsoft SharePoint sites and subsites.
Consists of Microsoft Teams teams.
Each of these object types (except for the Sites and Teams types) consists of a set of processing/exclusion options such as Mail, Archive, OneDrive, Site, Group Mail and Group Site which you can select/clear to make data retrieval even more precise.
Processing and exclusion options can be selected at the Select Objects to Back Up and Select Objects to Exclude steps of the New Backup Job wizard.
The following table lists processing/exclusion options available for Organization type:
Options for Microsoft 365 Organizations | Options for On-premises Microsoft Exchange Organizations | Options for On-premises Microsoft SharePoint Organizations |
|---|---|---|
Mail, Archive, OneDrive, Sites, Teams | Mail and Archive | OneDrive and Sites |
The following table lists available Group types and their processing/exclusion options:
Group Type | Options for Microsoft 365 Organizations | Options for On-premises Microsoft Exchange Organizations |
|---|---|---|
M365 group (available only in | When configuring Microsoft 365 organizations, the following set of processing/exclusion options is available:
| N/A |
Security Group | Members with Mail, Archive, OneDrive and Site options | Members with Mail and Archive options |
Distribution Group | ||
Dynamic Distribution Group |
Note |
Groups are not available in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint organizations. |
The following table lists available User types and their processing/exclusion options:
User Type | Options for Microsoft 365 Organizations | Options for On-premises Microsoft Exchange Organizations | Options for On-premises Microsoft SharePoint Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
User | Mail, Archive, OneDrive and Site | Mail and Archive | OneDrive and Site |
Shared Mailbox (available only in Microsoft 365 and Exchange organizations) | N/A | ||
Public Mailbox (available only in Microsoft 365 and Exchange organizations) |
Consider the following:
- Objects of the Site type do not have any processing/exclusion options.
- Objects of this type are not available in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint organizations.
- You can select either the root site, or any of its subsites.
In the following example, you can select either the root Development site which automatically selects all of its subsites, or you can select, for example, Builds and Releases. In the latter case, the root Development site will not be selected.
Consider the following:
- Objects of this type are available in Microsoft 365 organizations only.
- When you add an object of this type to a backup job, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 backs up the following objects:
- The Team Chat and TeamsMessagesData folders of the group mailbox that belongs to the Microsoft 365 group associated with the backed-up team.
- Document library of the SharePoint team site.
- Team metadata, for example, settings of the team, information about team members, channels, tabs, applications.
- Objects of this type do not have any processing/exclusion options.