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This article will discuss how to create a OneDrive connector in the Veritas Alta SaaS Protection Admin Portal.
A connector can also be added using the Veritas Alta SaaS Protection Connector Service. For detailed steps, refer to the article How To Create A OneDrive Connector using the Veritas Alta SaaS Protection Connector Service
Pre-requisites:
- The Veritas Alta SaaS Protection Connector Service must be installed and configured on a VM in Azure prior to performing these steps. For more information on Installing and Configuring the Connector Service, refer to the following article:
- The steps outlined in the articles below are required in advance as the authentication credentials will be used to create the connector:
1. Log into the Admin portal using an account that has the correct permissions
2. Once logged in, go to Administration > Connectors > New Connector
3. Choose OneDrive for Business and click Next.
4. Complete the following section:
Connector Name: This should reflect the type of data that will be ingested. This name is found throughout many areas within the admin portal. For this example, use OneDrive.
Stor: It is very important to choose the correct Stor. Each Stor will be named according to the type of data that will be stored within the tenant.
Machine: Choose the server where this connector will be running on. For Veritas hosted customers, this will default to the correct machine.
Email Notifications: This option will allow a customer to enter an email address(es) where a summary email can be sent when a connector has completed the crawl.
Click next when all options have been configured.
5. The default is to ingest All OneDrives that it finds within SharePoint. If this is not desired (perhaps testing purposes), select the specific site collections option. This allows for entering the specific site collection URL's.
Enter the My Site / OneDrive collection base and Admin site URLs
Continuous Data Protection: This is optional and not recommended for the initial backup run. For more information on this topic, refer to the following article How To Configure Continuous Data Protection
No site collection scope (All site collections): This is the default setting in which most cases is sufficient
Site collection scope: Use the default setting unless otherwise directed by Veritas support.
User Filter: This option allows for filtering based on AD Extended attributes
Group Filter: This option allows for filtering based on Active Directory Groups. When enabled, simply start typing the name of the group which will auto-populate in the drop-down list. Notes when using the Group Filter:
- If there are multiple include filters, any users which appear in any of the groups will be included.
- Exclude filters take precedence. This means that if a user is in any of the groups which are excluded that user will not be captured, even if the user also belongs to groups that are being included.
- If “Expand Nested Groups” is checked, the users returned for the group filter will include direct members of the group, as well as indirect members i.e. a user who is a member of a group where that group is a member of the identified group. There is no limit to how deep the nesting can be. If the “Expand Nested Groups” is not checked, only users who are direct members of the group will be returned.
- This option only applies when the OneDrive for business site collections mode is selected
Selective Write Policy: This allows to restrict data to be backed up based on age. When not selected, all data will be backed up.
6. Click the Add credentials button and enter the Client ID and Client secret. Then re-enter those same credentials under the PowerShell authentication section. These credentials were created as part of the pre-requisites mentioned at the beginning of this article.
7. The next section allows for scheduling the connector crawls. Simply click the Add task button and apply the settings as needed then click next. Note: This is optional. If no schedule is added, the connector will not run unless done manually.
8. This setting is optional. Configured as needed.
9. Review the summary section and click Save to complete the process.
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