Registering the Microsoft 365 tenant with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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 Linux® server that acts as 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 server. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus deploys the backup agent on this server. 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

  1. In the navigation panel, expand Manage Protection > Cloud Management > Microsoft 365.
    Microsoft 365
  2. On the Microsoft 365 page, click Manage application servers, and then click Add application server.
  3. On the Organization Properties page, complete the following fields:
    1. 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.
    2. In the Tenant ID field, enter the string from the Directory (tenant) ID field in the Azure Active Directory application registration.
    3. In the Application ID field, enter the string from the Application (client) ID field in the Azure Active Directory application registration.
    4. In the Application Secret field, enter the password string that was generated during the Azure Active Directory application registration.
  4. On the Proxy Properties page, complete the following fields:
    1. In the Host Address field, enter the host name or IP of the Linux server that is being used as the proxy host.
    2. 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.
  5. 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.