Export Teams Data

With IBM® Storage Protect for Cloud Microsoft 365, you can export the backup data of Teams files or conversations, as well as Group mailboxes, mailbox folders, and mailbox items. Note that exporting Group mailbox data is only available in the Search mode. For detailed information on supported data types, refer to Restore Options for Different Object Types.

Procedure

Complete the steps below to export Teams backup data:

  1. Navigate to the Restore > IBM Storage Protect for Cloud Backuppage, and then click the Teams tile.
  2. 2. Select the items that you want to export. You can choose one of the following methods to find the data to export.

    • Search mode – Define a Team as the search scope and then use properties to search for the items within the scope. Refer to the steps below:

      1. In the Name field, enter or select a Team. The default search condition is to search the backup data within the last backup cycle.
      2. In the Backup time range field, the time range of the last backup cycle is displayed by default. Click the Calendar ()button to customize the backup time range. The start date must be earlier than the end date. You can click Reset if you want to reset the settings. Click OK to save your customization.
      3. Select Group mailbox, Folder in mailbox, Mailbox item, List/Library, Folder in SharePoint, or Document, from the Level list for the items you want to search.
      4. Click Search to search the items according to the conditions you configured. The search conditions and the search results are displayed. The search results table will display a maximum of 2000 items. You can edit the search conditions and click Search to adjust the search results.
        Note: Teams, Group Team Site, Site, App, Plan and Task are not supported for data export.

    • Calendar mode – Find a backup job that backed up the items at the time of the status you want to recover, and then search and select the items from the backup data of that backup job.

      1. In the calendar, all backup jobs of Teams are displayed. You can select whether to display the finished with an exception or failed jobs in the calendar by selecting the Include jobs with only partial backup data option. Note that the data of these jobs may be incomplete. Hover over a backup job to show the backup job details.
      2. Select a backup job. All backup data of Teams, up to a maximum of 2000 items, is displayed in the table. You can select the Show data from this backup only option (historical data in this scope from previous backups not included) to only show the data backed up in the selected backup job.
      3. You can enter keywords to search the items, or you can click the backup data to browse the items you want to restore.
  3. Select a node, and then click Export.
  4. An export job for Teams will start, and you can navigate to Job Monitor to view the job status and download the exported data.