How to add Linux Backup proxy servers at Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8.2
Linux Backup proxy servers are auxiliary servers that you can configure to improve performance, scalability, and flexibility.
Linux Backup proxy servers are auxiliary servers that you can configure to improve performance, scalability, and flexibility.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365Β consists of Backup proxy servers, Backup Proxy Pools, Backup Local repositories, and Object storage repositories. These are configured as locations for Microsoft 365 backup data. These can be configured on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration.
Windows Backup proxy servers are auxiliary servers that you can configure to improve performance, scalability, and flexibility.
When you add an organization using the modern app-only authentication method, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 automatically grants permissions for Microsoft Entra applications.
Anyway, if you prefer to use a custom application of your own, grant all the permissions as below.
Veeam released a version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8.2.0.2202 (P20251031) on November 06, 2025, and it resolved the issue – A backup job may fail when processing Archive Mailbox objects with the following error:
Processing archive mailbox: username@organization.com failed with error: Mailbox is not fully configured.
There are benefits such as enhanced scalability, flexibility, and security when a restore portal and a REST API are installed on a separate computer. This architecture increases the total performance and dependability of the system by enabling autonomous development, scaling, and maintenance of each component.
When you install Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, the PowerShell Toolkit is automatically installed on the backup server. If you want to run Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell sessions on remotely, you can install the PowerShell Toolkit on a dedicated machine.
When you install Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, its console is automatically installed on the backup server. If you want to access Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 remotely, you can install the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 console on a dedicated machine. You can install as many remote consoles as you need.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is a complete solution that lets you backup and restore data from your Microsoft 365 organizations, including those that use Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive for Business, and on-premises Microsoft SharePoint.
Veeam released a version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8.1 on January 23, 2025, and it has some enhancements, including support for Ubuntu 24.04 and RedHat 9.4 as backup proxy operating systems, multiple stability, performance, and scalability improvements delivered to ensure product reliability. It also resolved some issues.
Veeam released a version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 on September 11, 2024, and includes Immutable backups with the ability to store on any object storage, Enterprise scale and efficiency delivered by Veeam Proxy Pools, Backup for private and shared Teams channels, and Linux-based backup proxiesβ¦
Veeam released the version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 7a on December 5, 2023. The Cumulative patches contain Veeam Backup and replication v12.1 compatibility and the ability to set email notifications with Google and M365 accounts in Veeam Explorers.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 has an error in one of the mailboxes. The error message is “There is an error in XML documentβ¦The specified type was not recognized: name=’SharingMessage’.
Veeam released version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 7a on December 5, 2023. The Cumulative patches contain Veeam Backup and replication v12.1 compatibility and the ability to set email notifications with Google and M365 accounts in Veeam Explorers.
The License Overview reports show statistical information on how many licenses are used and by which organization.
The Storage Consumption reports show statistical information on used space in backup or object storage repositories, including archive object storage.
The Mailbox Protection reports show statistical information on protected and unprotected mailboxes of your Microsoft 365 and on-premises Microsoft Exchange organizations.
In the Restore Portal, you can explore and restore data from Backups. As an end-user, you perform a self-service restore of your data. As a restore operator, you explore and restore backed-up data for those objects that you are allowed to manage.
In the Restore Portal, you can explore and restore data from Backups. As an end-user, you perform a self-service restore of your data. As a restore operator, you explore and restore backed-up data for those objects that you are allowed to manage.
You can explore and restore data from backups in the Restore Portal. As an end user, you perform a self-service data restore. As a restore operator, you investigate and restore backed-up data for objects that you have permission to manage.
he REST API and Restore Portal can be configured on a separate Server.