Connecting Microsoft Azure Compute Accounts

If you plan to execute custom scripts inside Microsoft Azure machines managed by a Veeam Backup & Replication server connected to Orchestrator, you must configure a direct connection to the Microsoft Azure compute account (Microsoft Entra ID application) added to this server. To do that:

1. Switch to the Administration page.
2. Navigate to Infrastructure > Azure.
3. Select the compute account and click Configure connection.
4. In the Configure Direct Connection to Azure window, do the following:

1. Set the Direct connection toggle to On.
2. Use either of the following options:

• If you want to use password-based authentication, select the Secret option and provide the value of a client secret created for the application as described in Microsoft Docs.

Keep in mind that you can copy this value only when creating client secrets.

• If you want to use certificate-based authentication, select the Certificate option, click Browse, locate a certificate obtained from a Certificate Authority (CA), and provide a password for this certificate.

For more information on different types of Microsoft Azure authentication, see Microsoft Docs.

3. Click Save.