Activate backup task for Microsoft 365 Exchange Online in Cloud Application Backup
After setting up your Microsoft 365 admin account, you can activate a backup task for Exchange Online as follows:
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In the CAB Management Portal, click Backups in the sidebar menu.
The list of backup tasks opens.
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If you do not have any backup task added yet, select Office 365 Exchange.
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If you already have some backup tasks set up and configured, click Add Backup Task on the upper right, and then select Office 365 Exchange.
The authentication dialog box opens.
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In the authentication dialog box:
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In the Backup Name box, enter a name for the backup task.
This name is used to identify the backup task in the reports and notifications. You can change it later.
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Select the preferred authorization type.
Note
Since Microsoft will soon deprecate the credentials-based authorization for their Microsoft 365 services, we do not recommend using it, and thus it is not available by default. For Exchange backup tasks, only the OAuth-based authorization is available. -
Click Authenticate to go to the Microsoft 365 sign-in page, and complete authorization.
Once you complete authorization, you will be redirected to the backup task page again.
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After you activate the backup task, continue with configuring backup task settings and managing backups for user accounts.