Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): Veritas Alta SaaS Protection (1.0)
  1. Section I. Introduction to Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection
    1. Introduction to Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection
      1.  
        About Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection
      2.  
        Features of Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection
      3.  
        Tenant hosting methods
      4.  
        Architecture of Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection
      5.  
        Services and utilities
  2. Section II. Administration portal
    1. Administration portal
      1.  
        About the Administration portal
      2.  
        Analytics
      3.  
        About the System page
    2. General administrative tasks
      1.  
        Configuring system
      2.  
        Configuring the Administration portal
      3.  
        Viewing upgrade history
      4. Viewing licensing details
        1.  
          License page - SKU based
        2.  
          License page - Usage based
  3. Section III. Manage connectors
    1. About connectors
      1. About connectors
        1.  
          Supported SaaS applications for backup and restore
    2. Overview of adding connectors
      1. Overview of connectors
        1.  
          Configuring the general settings
        2. Configuring the capture scope
          1.  
            Filtering users based on Entra ID (Azure AD) extended attributes
          2.  
            Filtering users based on Entra ID (Azure AD) group membership
          3.  
            Filtering folders
        3. Configuring credentials
          1.  
            Configuring credentials using the Manual mode
          2. Configuring credentials using the M365 App Registrations mode
            1. Assigning apps to connector
              1.  
                Statuses of the Microsoft 365 registered apps
            2.  
              Granting admin consent manually
            3.  
              Granting multiple admin consents using the App Consent Grant utility
          3.  
            Recovery of Microsoft 365 apps
        4.  
          Configuring the Custom backup policy
        5. Configuring Delete and Stub policies
          1.  
            Points to consider when configuring policies for SharePoint environments
        6.  
          Scheduling backup
      2.  
        Connectors page
    3. Apps Consent Grant Utility
      1.  
        About the Apps Consent Grant Utility
      2.  
        Prerequisites to download and install the Apps Consent Grant Utility
      3.  
        Downloading the Apps Consent Grant Utility
      4.  
        Installing or upgrading the Apps Consent Grant Utility
      5.  
        Post-installation activities for the Apps Consent Grant Utility
    4. Exchange Online connector
      1.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      2.  
        API permissions for the Exchange Online
      3. Adding Exchange Online connectors
        1. Configuring the capture scope for Exchange connectors
          1.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up mailboxes of all users
          2.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up mailboxes of all users using the Rolling mailbox scope option
          3.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up the mailboxes of users using the Alphabetical mailbox scope option
          4.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up the mailboxes of specific users only
          5.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up mailboxes from specific domains only
          6.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up Group/Teams mailboxes
          7.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up Public folders
    5. SharePoint Online connector
      1. What can be backed up and restore?
        1.  
          Supported and unsupported SharePoint Settings and Types for backup and restore
        2.  
          Supported Sites and List templates for backup and restore
        3.  
          Supported SharePoint permission objects for backup and restore
      2.  
        API permissions for SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Teams Sites Collections
      3. Adding SharePoint Online connectors
        1. Configuring the capture scopes for SharePoint connectors
          1.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up all SharePoint site collections
          2.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up specific SharePoint sites only
          3.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up only specific sites using the Rolling site collection scope option
    6. Teams Sites collections connector
      1.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      2. Adding Teams site collections connectors
        1. Configuring the capture scopes for Teams site connectors
          1.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up all Team site collections
          2.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up specific Team sites only
          3.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up only specific Team sites using the Rolling site collection scope option
    7. OneDrive connector
      1.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      2. Adding OneDrive connectors
        1. Configuring the capture scope for OneDrive for Business connectors
          1.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up all OneDrive site collections
          2.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up specific OneDrive sites only
          3.  
            Configuring the capture scope to back up only specific OneDrive sites using the Rolling site collection scope option
    8. Teams chat connector
      1.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      2.  
        API permissions for Teams chat
      3. Adding Teams chat connectors
        1.  
          Configuring the capture scope for Teams chat connectors
    9. Audit log connector
      1.  
        Adding Audit Log connectors
    10. Google Drive connector
      1.  
        Prerequisites to add Google Drive connector
      2.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      3.  
        API permissions for Gmail and Google Drive
      4. Adding Google Drive connectors
        1.  
          Configuring the capture scope for Google Drive connectors
    11. Gmail connector
      1.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      2. Adding Gmail connectors
        1.  
          Configuring backup scopes for Gmail data
    12. Salesforce connector
      1.  
        About the Salesforce connector
      2.  
        Prerequisites to add Salesforce connectors
      3.  
        Adding Salesforce connectors
      4.  
        About the Salesforce connector backup process
      5.  
        Uploading a certificate to the Salesforce organization
      6.  
        Limitations of Salesforce data backup
      7.  
        Salesforce Objects not supported for backup
    13. Entra ID (Azure AD) connector
      1.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      2.  
        Adding Entra ID (Azure AD) connectors
    14. Box connector
      1.  
        Prerequisites to add Box connectors
      2.  
        What can be backed up and restore?
      3. Adding Box connectors
        1.  
          Configuring backup scopes for Box data
      4.  
        Limitations for Box data backup
    15. Slack connector
      1.  
        Adding Slack connectors
      2.  
        Limitations
    16. EML connector
      1. Backup Email/Messages
        1.  
          Prerequisite
        2.  
          Adding EML/Messages connectors
    17. Manage connectors
      1.  
        Editing connectors
      2.  
        Deleting connectors
  4. Section IV. Manage backups
    1. Managing backups
      1.  
        Modifying a backup schedule
      2.  
        Performing an on-demand/ad-hoc backup
      3.  
        Running Delete and Stub policies for SharePoint Online data
      4.  
        Browsing backed-up data
    2. Backup statuses
      1.  
        Getting backup status
      2.  
        Backup statuses
  5. Section V. Backup limitations
    1. Limitations
      1.  
        Limitations for SharePoint Online backup
      2.  
        Limitations for Teams site collections backup
      3.  
        Limitations for Teams chat backup
      4.  
        Limitation for Google Drive connector
      5.  
        Limitations for Entra ID objects backup and restore
  6. Section VI. Manage backup events
    1. Events
      1.  
        Viewing backup events
      2.  
        About Event suppression
      3.  
        Creating event suppression rules
  7. Section VII. Manage restores
    1. About restore
      1.  
        About restore
    2. Prerequisites for restore
      1.  
        Prerequisites for restore
    3. Restore dashboard
      1.  
        About the Restore dashboard
      2.  
        Restore job statuses
      3.  
        How to cancel the restore job?
      4.  
        View the restore events
    4. Restore Exchange Online mailboxes
      1. Restore Exchange Online mailboxes
        1.  
          Overwrite restore behavior for Exchange Online data
        2.  
          Supported Item Class for restore
    5. Restore SharePoint Online Sites and data
      1. Restore SharePoint/OneDrive/Teams Sites and data
        1.  
          Overwrite restore behavior for SharePoint Online
      2.  
        Recovery process and restore location options
      3.  
        Recovery of OneDrive, Microsoft 365 Group, and Microsoft Teams sites
      4.  
        Stub restore behavior
      5.  
        Permissions restore
      6.  
        Restrictions for SharePoint Online restore
      7.  
        Limitations of SharePoint Online data and sites restore
    6. Restore Teams chats and Teams Channel conversations
      1.  
        Restore Teams chats and Teams channel conversations
      2.  
        Limitations of Teams chat data restore
    7. Restore Audit logs
      1.  
        Restore O365 audit logs
    8. Restore Box data
      1. Restore Box data
        1.  
          About the overwrite restore behavior for Box/Google Drive data
      2.  
        Limitations of Box data restore
    9. Restore Google Drive data
      1. Restore Google Drive data
        1.  
          About the overwrite restore behavior for Box/Google Drive data
    10. Restore Gmail data
      1.  
        Restore Gmail data
    11. Restore Salesforce data and Metadata
      1.  
        About the Salesforce Data, Metadata, and CRM Content restore
      2.  
        Restoring Standards and Custom objects (Structured data)
      3.  
        Custom Object restore - post processing steps
      4.  
        Restoring specific Records (Structured data) using Query filters
      5.  
        Restoring Salesforce CRM Content (Unstructured data)
      6.  
        Limitations of Salesforce Data restore
      7.  
        Considerations for Salesforce Metadata restore
      8.  
        Restoring Salesforce Metadata
      9.  
        Limitations of Salesforce Metadata backup and restore
      10.  
        Salesforce Objects not supported for restore
    12. Restore Entra ID objects
      1. About restoring Entra ID (Azure AD) objects and records
        1.  
          Permissions requirement
      2.  
        Best practices to restore Entra ID objects
      3.  
        Restoring an Entra ID object
      4.  
        Restoring specific records within Entra ID objects
    13. Restore Slack data
      1.  
        Restore Slack data
    14. Restore data to File server
      1.  
        Restore data to File server
    15. Restore options
      1.  
        Set the default restore point
      2.  
        Selecting items to restore (all items, all versions, or point-in-time)
      3.  
        Configuring email addresses for notifications
  8. Section VIII. Manage data sharing
    1. Share data
      1.  
        Sharing data with other users
      2.  
        Removing admin shares
  9. Section IX. Manage data downloads
    1. Download data
      1.  
        Downloading an item
  10. Section X. Manage Stors (Storages)
    1. Manage Stors (Storages)
      1.  
        Viewing Stors (Storages)
      2.  
        Requesting a new Stor
      3.  
        General tab
      4.  
        Metadata tab
      5.  
        Statistical policies tab
      6.  
        Location-Mapping tab
      7.  
        Backup tab
      8.  
        Custodian Groups tab
      9.  
        Advanced tab
      10.  
        Analytics tab
  11. Section XI. Manage policies
    1. About policies in Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection
      1.  
        About policies in Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection
      2. About WORM policies
        1.  
          Points to consider before adding retention policies
      3.  
        About the Deletion policy
      4. About the Tiering policy
        1.  
          Storage tiering and full-text search
        2.  
          User experience on storage tiering
        3.  
          Priority for storage Tiering
      5.  
        About the Tagging policy
      6.  
        How to edit the policy evaluation interval?
    2. Configuring policies for data retention (WORM policies)
      1.  
        Adding/updating ingestion WORM retention policies
      2.  
        Adding/updating At-Rest WORM retention policies
    3. Configuring policies for data deletion (Deletion policy)
      1.  
        Adding/updating Deletion policies
      2.  
        Viewing the deletion history
    4. Configuring policies for data tiering (Tiering policy)
      1.  
        Adding/updating Tiering policies
    5. Configuring Tagging polices
      1.  
        Adding Tags
      2.  
        Adding/updating Tagging policies
      3. Adding regular expressions
        1.  
          RegEx and query examples for PII detection
    6. Managing policies
      1.  
        Deleting policies
      2.  
        Analyzing the effect of policies
      3.  
        Analytics page for policies
  12. Section XII. Manage users and roles
    1. Managing users and roles
      1.  
        About user and roles
      2.  
        Adding users
      3.  
        Assigning the Default role to users
      4.  
        Adding roles
      5.  
        Searching for a specific user/group
      6.  
        Assigning permissions to users
      7.  
        The allowed list of the unrecognized retrieval users
  13. Section XIII. Manage searches/eDiscovey/cases
    1. Manage searches/eDiscovey/cases
      1.  
        About eDiscovery/searches
      2.  
        Adding search templates
      3.  
        Adding Discovery cases
      4.  
        Performing an ad hoc search and adding data to Discovery cases
      5.  
        Viewing data in Discovery cases
      6.  
        Editing Discovery cases
      7.  
        Deleting Discovery cases
      8.  
        Assigning Discovery cases to users
  14. Section XIV. Manage Scopes
    1. Managing Scopes
      1.  
        About Scopes
      2.  
        Enabling Scopes
      3.  
        Configuring Scopes
      4.  
        Using Scopes
  15. Section XV. Manage auditing
    1. Managing auditing
      1.  
        About auditing

Configuring the capture scope to back up the mailboxes of specific users only

You can use the following procedure to limit the capture scope to specific domains only.

Note:

To know more about the maximum number of users data that can be backed up, contact Veritas Support. You can also go to the Licenses page to view your subscription details.

To configure the capture scope to back up the mailboxes of specific users only

  1. From the Exchange settings section, click User mailboxes and then click Specific mailboxes.
  2. Do the following:

    • Click + Add SMTP addresses.

    • On the Add SMTP Addresses page, enter the email addresses of the users, groups, or Teams that are to be backed up using this connector.

      Use semicolons between addresses.

    • Click Add.

  3. (Optional) Configure the folder filters to limit the backup scope to specific folders in the mailboxes of users.

    See Filtering folders.

  4. (Optional) Do the following:

    • Select the Process recoverable items check box to back up the Recoverable Items folder.

    • Select the Process archive mailboxes check box to back up the archived mailboxes.

  5. Click Next to configure credentials.

    See Configuring credentials.