Protecting Logs

To produce backups of Microsoft Entra tenant logs, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID runs backup jobs. A backup job is a collection of settings that define the way backup operations are performed: what data to back up, where to store backups, when to start the backup process, and so on.

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID does not install agent software to back up Microsoft Entra tenant logs — it uses native Microsoft capabilities instead. During every backup session, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID creates a copy of audit and sign-in logs for the Microsoft Entra tenant added to a backup job.

How to Protect Microsoft Entra Logs

To create a Microsoft Entra log backup job, complete the following steps:

1. Check limitations and prerequisites.
2. Configure log and cache repositories.
3. Add a Microsoft Entra tenant.
4. Connect to a remote Microsoft Entra ID repository, if necessary.
5. Complete the New Microsoft Entra ID Log Backup Job wizard.