#Veeam backup for azure upgrade#
#Veeam backup for azure code#
#Veeam backup for azure download#

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure can now back up and restore SQL databases running either on a SQL Server or as an Azure SQL Managed Instance. The first major feature is Azure SQL support. WhatвЂ™s in it?ДЄs with every release, there are several major enhancements and a lot of under the hood stuff as well as minor improvements.

#Veeam backup for azure upgrade#

If you are already using Veeam Backup for Azure, you can upgrade your previous installation by using the built-in updater.ДЇor a complete straightforward list of changes, I suggest reading up using the whatвЂ™s new PDF. Veeam Backup for Azure v3 is available via the Azure marketplace. LetвЂ™s dig a bit deeper into what has been added.

Create Azure AD apps automatically Z8N: Blog article about using the PowerShell script to create least privilege apps.

vbo-create-azure-ad-app Github: A script to create the required Azure AD applications external to VBO.

Veeam Help Center Required Azure AD Permissions.

#Veeam backup for azure download#

Though only read operations are performed, the read permissions are not enough to use some API calls.ДЄn example for this is: is required to query the Azure AD for a list of SharePoint Online sites and getting a list of download URLs for files and their versions.

Some of the data Veeam needs to read is only available with write permissions. The setting can be found in the Authentication/Advanced Settings section.ДЄll listed permissions are of the type Delegated.ДЇor Exchange restores youвЂ™ll need an account to be used for impersonation, though you wonвЂ™t need the credentials for this account. The application must have the Allow public client flows setting configured to Yes.

For Exchange restores the user must also have the ApplicationImpersonation role to be able to restore to not-owned mailboxes. Restore will require user credentials with membership of either Global Administrator or the respective service administrators ( Exchange Administrator, SharePoint Administrator, Teams Administrator). This is the default for all restores via the Veeam Explorers and can also be used via the RESTful API.

#Veeam backup for azure code#

The interactive restore involves authentication with the device code flow. BackupДЄll listed permissions are of the type Application.ДЇor a more detailed description for each permission, please check the Veeam Help Center Required Azure AD Permissions. More details can be found in the Microsoft Documentation. The effective permissions of the app are based on the permissions of the user and an app can never have more permissions than the user using it. The app can only gain a given permission of the type Delegated when the user using the app also has this permission. The Delegated type permission is also given to the app, but they require a signed-in user on whoвЂ™s behalf the app will act. Application permissions for an app are also itвЂ™s effective permissions. The app can act without a signed-in user present with the given permissions. Microsoft knows two types of permissions for Azure AD applications (apps), which are Application and Delegated.ДЄn Application type permission is given to the app itself. Permission Types - Application vs Delegated This section concentrates on providing information for least privilege access with modern-only authentication.ДЇor restoring items of a service you need to provide the required (вњ”) permissions to the Azure AD application.Д¬heckout out the vbo-create-azure-ad-app script on Github and the corresponding blog article Create Azure AD apps automatically to create these applications for granular use cases automatically. The Veeam Help Center Required Azure AD Permissions lists combined privileges for backup and restore of all supported Microsoft 365 applications, which is convenient but does not meet this demand. It is a common best practice to provide only the necessary permissions for the task at hand.