Creating Flex Backup Policies

Users of the Variable License Model can create new backup policies in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. To create backup policies, your organization must have this option enabled and the user should have Manage Backups permissions.

To create new backup policies, do the following:

1. Log in to Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365.
2. In the main menu, click Backup Policies.
3. In the upper-right corner, click New Backup Policy.

4. On the Create new Backup Policy page, do the following:

1. Select New Flex Policy (Veeam Backup Policy).
2. Click Next.

Note that the New Express Policy option is only available for organizations with an active Express or Premium Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 plan.

5. In the Job information tab, specify a name, description and repository for the backup policy.

1. In the Job name field, specify a name of the new backup policy.
2. [Optional] In the Job description field, provide a description for future reference.

1. In the Repository section, use the default option. Veeam Data Cloud manages the storage.
2. Click Next to continue.

6. In the Backup Data tab, select objects to back up.

• Select Back up entire organization to back up all objects within your Microsoft organization.

If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items from the backup check box, click the M365 Users, Groups, Sharepoint Sites or Teams option and select specific objects to exclude.

For M365 Users, you can also use the Upload file button to upload a text file with one email address per line.

• Select Back up the following objects to back up specific objects within your Microsoft organization. Click the M365 Users, Groups, Sharepoint Sites or Teams option and select specific objects to back up.

For M365 Users, you can also use the Upload file button to upload a text file with one email address per line.

If you want to exclude specific objects from the backup policy, select the Exclude some items from the backup check box, click the M365 Users, Groups, Sharepoint Sites or Teams option and select specific objects to exclude.

For M365 Users, you can also use the Upload file button to upload a text file with one email address per line.

7. Click Next to continue.

8. In the Schedule tab, specify scheduling settings for the backup policy.

1. Select the Start job after created check box if you want to start the created policy right after you complete working with the wizard.
2. In the Advanced options section, you can modify the backup policy schedule. By default, the backup job runs daily.

9. Click Create to complete the operation.

You can later edit the backup policy. To learn more, see Editing Flex Backup Policies.

Keep in mind that backup job editing with the Fixed License Model is different. To learn more, see Editing Backup Jobs.