To ensure that the IBM Spectrum® Protect
Plus agent can connect to the Microsoft
365 tenant, you must register the Microsoft 365 tenant credentials, and the proxy host
server with IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. This procedure is
necessary to ensure that Microsoft 365 data can be backed up to IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus.
Before you begin
- Ensure that you have a Linux® system that can act as the
cloud proxy machine. IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus deploys the backup
agent on this machine. For more information about the requirements, see Microsoft 365 requirements.
- Ensure that the Microsoft 365 application is registered with Azure Active Directory. For
instructions, see Registering with Azure Active Directory.
Procedure
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In the navigation pane, expand .
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On the Microsoft 365 page, click Manage application
servers, and then click Add application server.
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On the Organization Properties page, complete the following fields:
- In the Organization Name field, enter the name of the organization that
you set up in the Azure Active Directory admin center.
Note: Specify the Organization name in this
format: tenantname.onmicrosoft.com, The names are not visible when you register the Azure
application.
- In the Tenant ID field, enter the string from the Directory (tenant)
ID field in the Azure Active Directory application registration.
- In the Application ID field, enter the string from the Application
(client) ID field in the Azure Active Directory application registration.
- In the Application Secret field, enter the password string that was
generated during the Azure Active Directory application registration.
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On the Proxy Properties page, complete the following fields:
- In the Host Address field, enter the host name or IP of the Linux server that is being used as the proxy host.
- For host server authentication, select one of the following options:
- User: Select an existing user, or enter a user ID and the associated password.
- SSH Key: Select a Secure Shell (SSH) key from the drop-down list.
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Click Save.
Results
When a proxy host is registered with IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus, an inventory is run automatically on the
Microsoft 365 organization, which returns the Microsoft 365 users in that resource.