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NetVault Plug-in for Microsoft 365 14.0 - User Guide

Introducing NetVault Plug-in for Microsoft 365 Installing and removing the plug-in Configuring the plug-in Backing up data Restoring data Troubleshooting

Selecting data for a backup

You must use sets — Backup Selection Set, Backup Options Set, Schedule Set, Target Set, and Advanced Options Set — to create a backup job.

Backup Selection Sets are essential for Incremental Backups. Create the Backup Selection Set during a Full Backup, and use it for Full and Incremental Backups. The backup job reports an error if you do not use a Selection Set for the Incremental Backup. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Administrator’s Guide.

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In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.
You can also start the wizard from the Guided Configuration link. In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration. On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create backup jobs.
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In Job Name, specify a name for the job.
Assign a descriptive name that lets you easily identify the job when monitoring its progress or restoring data. The job name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction; however, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended.
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Next to the Selections list, click .
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In the list of plug-ins, open Plug‑in for Microsoft 365, open the tenant node, and complete the applicable following actions:
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If you are creating a backup job for Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, or Teams, expand the Microsoft 365 Apps node and select the applicable items.
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If you are creating a backup job for Azure AD, select the AzureAD node for users, groups, or service principals.
 
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NOTE: In a single selection set, you can select items from Microsoft 365 applications or items from Azure AD, but not both. You must restore Microsoft 365 items and Azure AD items in separate selection sets. When editing an existing selection set of Azure AD items, if you want to add Microsoft 365 application items, you must clear the Azure AD items; likewise, for an existing selection set of items from Microsoft 365, if you want to add Azure AD items, you must clear the other Microsoft 365 items.

 

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If you are creating a selection set for OneDrive and Mailbox users with a dynamic membership rule set for groups, users will be evaluated for matches with the membership rule. When an attribute changes for a user, all dynamic group rules in the organization are processed for membership changes. Users are added or removed if they meet the conditions for a group. With this approach, newly joined members will be added dynamically to the group overcoming the need to manually modify the selection list. Refer to the following articles that explain how to create dynamic membership rules for users and to set up a rule for a dynamic group in the Azure portal.
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Create or update a dynamic group in Azure Active Directory
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Dynamic membership rules for groups in Azure Active Directory

 

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NOTE: The backup fails for inactive Microsoft Teams.
NOTE: The backup fails for shared mailboxes larger than 50 GB that have no assigned licenses.
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Click Save, enter a name in the Create New Set dialog box, and click Save.
The name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction. However, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended on all platforms.

Setting backup options

The next step involves creating the Backup Options Set or selecting an existing one.

Starting from version 13.1, only the granular restore is available for all aspects of Microsoft 365.

 
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TIP: To use an existing set, in the Plugin Options list, select the set that you want to use.
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Next to the Plugin Options list, click .
 
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NOTE: To prevent a pop-up from appearing and causing the WebUI to be unresponsive, before creating the new plug-in set, click Edit and save the existing default plug-in options, and then click the + icon.
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In the Backup Type section, select the applicable option:
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Full Backup: To perform a complete backup of the selected mailbox — including its folders, messages, mailbox settings, and rules — or the selected OneDrive or Teams node, select this option.
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Incremental Backup: To back up all data changed in the selected mailbox, OneDrive, or Teams node since the last occurrence of a Full or Incremental Backup, select this option.
 
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NOTE: For Teams, Full Backups include all standard items. Incremental Backups include files, folders, and chat messages.
For more information, see Defining a backup-and-recovery strategy.
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In the Additional Options section, if you want to use parallel streams to increase the speed of backup jobs, optionally select Enable multi-streaming and then indicate the number of streams.
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NOTE: Added the process IDs of Master and child processes in the binary log for easier troubleshooting.
The value that you enter depends on your configuration and network bandwidth. The maximum value is 30.
If the number of mailboxes included in a selection set is less than the specified number of streams, the plug-in automatically adjusts the Number of Streams setting.
 
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If you are setting up a backup job for Outlook, in the Outlook Options section, select the applicable options:
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Enable Restartable backup: If you want to be able to pause a backup and have it resume from the point at which it was stopped, select this option.

This option lets you manually interrupt a backup job; it does not restart a backup job that has failed.

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NOTE: The M365 plug-in does not support Restartable Backups.
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Exclude attachments in backup: If you want to exclude attachments and inline images from messages, select this option.
By default, the plug-in includes attachments and inline images in backup jobs. Excluding attachments reduces the size of the backup and increases the speed at which it is processed.
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Exclude Calendar backup: If you want to exclude calendars, select this option.
 
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NOTE: Even if calendars and events are included in the backup job, the plug-in excludes event attachments of type Item.
NOTE: Shared calendars will not be backed up.
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In Set Name, specify a name for the set, and click Save.
The name can contain alphanumeric and nonalphanumeric characters, but it cannot contain non-Latin characters. On Windows, there is no length restriction; however, a maximum of 40 characters is recommended.

Finalizing and submitting the backup job

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Use the Schedule, Target Storage, and Advanced Options lists to configure any additional required options.
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Click Save or Save & Submit, whichever is applicable.
 
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TIP: To run a job that you have already created and saved, select Manage Job Definitions on the Navigation pane, select the applicable job, and click Run Now.
You can monitor progress on the Job Status page and view the logs on the View Logs page. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Administrator’s Guide.

The Restart feature is available for mailbox-related backup jobs; it is not available for OneDrive-related backup jobs.

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IMPORTANT: The Restart feature is available for mailbox-related backup jobs; it is not available for OneDrive-related backup jobs.
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