Step 3. Connect to Flex

At the Connect to Flex step of the wizard (or Connection step if you only have a Flex plan), connect Veeam Data Cloud to your Microsoft 365 tenancy.

• If you choose to automatically connect Veeam Data Cloud to your Microsoft 365 tenancy (recommended), do the following:

1. Copy the generated code.
2. Click the https://microsoft.com/devicelogin link and paste or enter the code that you copied.

3. Select the Microsoft account under which you want to authenticate against Microsoft 365. The account must have the Microsoft 365 Global Admin permissions.
4. Click Continue and close the window.
5. Return to Veeam Data Cloud. Once the connection is established, in the Flex Plan Connected window, click Ok.

6. Click Next.

• If you choose to manually connect Veeam Data Cloud to your Microsoft 365 tenancy, do the following:

1. Log in to Microsoft Entra ID and create a new App Registration.
2. Assign the required permissions to the new application registration.
3. Create and assign a certificate to the application.
4. On the overview page of the application, copy the Application (client) ID value.
5. In Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, in the Advanced settings section, click Manually connect Veeam Data Cloud to your Microsoft 365 tenancy.

6. In the pop-up window, click I understand.
7. Then, do the following:

1. In the Admin Email field, type the email address of a Microsoft 365 with Global Admin permissions user account.
2. In the App Registration id field, type the Application (client) ID value that you copied during the application registration in Microsoft Entra ID.
3. In the Select Certificate file field, upload the certificate file that you assigned to the application registration in Microsoft Entra ID.
4. In the Password field, only type the password if you have exported the certificate with password protection enabled.
5. Click Next.