Step 3. Configure Backup Source Settings

At the Tenant step of the wizard, select a Microsoft Entra ID tenant whose resources you want to back up, and specify the number of days for which you want to keep restore points in a backup chain. If a restore point is older than the specified time limit, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID removes the restore point from the chain.

By default, Veeam Backup & Replication saves all backed-up tenant data to the local Microsoft Entra ID backup repository . To increase data availability and ensure that it can be recovered in case a disaster strikes, you can instruct Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID to copy the backed-up tenant data to another location. To do that, select the Configure secondary destinations for this job check box and follow the instructions provided at step 4 .

When restoring data of the backed-up tenant , Veeam Backup & Replication will offer you to choose a restore point from the list of all restore points available both in the default and secondary backup repositories (if applicable). To allow Veeam Backup & Replication to detect restore points created for this tenant by other backup jobs or stored in other backup repositories, you can map these restore points to this backup job — this way, Veeam Backup & Replication will transfer less data over network, reducing unwanted overhead for the production environment. To do that, click Map backup and choose the necessary backup.

Related Topics

• Advanced Settings
• Secondary Repository Settings