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How to configure Azure AD Application Permissions for Modern Authentication and Legacy Protocols Authentication of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Modern Authentication and Legacy Protocols Authentication requires that you grant permissions to Azure AD applications to back up and restore data from/to your Microsoft 365 organizations.

How to configure Azure AD Application Permissions for Modern App-Only Authentication of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

When you add organization using the modern app-only authentication method, the permissions for Azure AD applications that are granted automatically by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.
Anyway, if you prefer to use a custom application of your own, make sure to grant all the permissions as below.

How to configure service account permissions required for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365

You are required to provide a username and password to authenticate to your Microsoft 365 organization if you add an organization using the basic authentication or Modern Authentication and Legacy Protocols method.
I won’t recommend adding organization with basic authentication, Microsoft announced that effective October 1, 2022, they will begin disabling Basic authentication for Outlook, EWS, RPS, POP, IMAP, and EAS protocols in Exchange Online. SMTP Auth will also be disabled if it is not being used.

How to add organization with Modern app-only authentication and register a new Azure AD application automically for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365

When you add an organization using the modern app-only authentication method, you are required to provide Azure AD application settings. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 uses such an application to establish a connection to your Microsoft 365 organizations with enabled security defaults and maintain data transfer during backup and restore sessions.

How to Install Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v6

Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 on March 9, 2022, there are lots of new features at this version included Self-Service Restore Portal, Backup copy to low-cost object storage… etc. the detail information as following link.

https://www.veeam.com/whats-new-backup-microsoft-office-365.html

Today, I am going to show you how to install Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 V6.

How to upgrade Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to v6 edition

Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 on March 9, 2022, there are lots of new features at this version included Self-Service Restore Portal, Backup copy to low-cost object storage… etc. the detail information as following link.

https://www.veeam.com/whats-new-backup-microsoft-office-365.html

Today, I am going to show you how to upgrade the exiting Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to V6 edition.

How to deploy Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

Cyberattack is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world, we have seen passwords being leaked regularly, local administrator account is like God of machine, it has superpower to do anything for the machine. A lot of IT guys simply use the same password for all local administrator accounts, the attacker easy access to the whole estate if one machine is breached.

Microsoft LAPS is one of solutions to prevent the issues, The “Local Administrator Password Solution” (LAPS) provides management of local account passwords of domain joined computers. Passwords are stored in Active Directory (AD) and protected by ACL, so only eligible users can read it or request its reset. Today, I am going to show you how to deploy it.

How to fix upgrade Veeam backup & Replication failed –Error 1327.Invalid Drive

If it happened Error 1327.Invalid Drive when you tried to upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication to 11a, don’t panic, this is likely caused by a stale registry entry for the Veeam server. In my case, the Veeam server had a F drive but removed it long time ago. My error message is Error 1327.Invalid Drive F: and upgrade failed.

How to deploy Cisco Duo for Citrix (NetScaler) Gateway (Citrix ADC) – nFactor

To add Duo two-factor authentication to your Citrix Gateway with nFactor you’ll configure the Duo Authentication Proxy as a secondary RADIUS authentication server. Primary authentication happens directly between the Citrix Gateway and your Active Directory, LDAP, or other identity store, which enables additional features such as AD password resets.

Before starting, make sure that Duo is compatible with your Citrix Gateway device. Log on to your Citrix Gateway via the web interface and verify that your Citrix Gateway firmware is version 12.1-51.16 or later and your Citrix Receiver or Citrix Workspace clients support 12.1 or later.

Also verify that your Citrix Gateway is licensed for Advanced Authentication Policy. As of Citrix Gateway release 13.0-67.x, the “Standard” license also includes nFactor for Gateway/VPN, while Citrix ADC requires an “Advanced” or “Premium” license to use nFactor.

How to install cumulative patches 11.0.1.1261 P20220302 for Veeam Backup & Replication 11a

Veeam released patches for Veeam Backup & Replication on March 12, 2022. Multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26500, CVE-2022-26501) in Veeam Backup & Replication allow executing malicious code remotely without authentication. This may lead to gaining control over the target system.

How to move failover clusters on the same hardware to another domain

How to move failover clusters on the same hardware to another domain

How to replace SQL Server Express LocalDB for Citrix Virtual Apps server

If you would like to upgrade Citrix Virtual Apps server from Citrix Virtual Apps 7 1912 LTSR version to the newer version, it might happen error messages “We cannot determine which SQL Server version is current installed” and “The SQL Server LocalDB version is lower than the minimum supported version”.

Please on hold to install Jan 2022 patches

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Please on hold to install patches for servers, there are lots of issues happened after install patches, the detail as following information.

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2022-01-12) : sysadmin (reddit.com)

Please wait up to 1 week prior to touching these updates on servers or at least TAKE A BACKUP PRIOR to ANY PATCHING.

How to in place upgrade Citrix Virtual Apps 7 1912 LTSR servers from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2019

As you know the Citrix Virtual Apps 7 1912 LTSR supports Windows Server 2019, today, I am going to show you how to in place upgrade Citrix Virtual Apps 7 1912 LTSR servers from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2019.

How to fix Customer Success Services date error at Citrix licensing configuration

If you try to upgrade Citrix XenApp server to Virtual Apps, it might happen Licensing configuration error, it shows “The product version you’re upgrading to requires that the Customer Success Services date of your licenses is at least 2021-10-06. Your licenses are not compatible with this release.