Microsoft 365: Connect Source Tenants
Who can use this feature
Anyone with these permissions: Manage source connections
This article explains how to connect a Microsoft 365 source tenant so Eon can discover and back up Microsoft 365 data.
Connect a source tenant
In this procedure, you’ll grant Eon the Microsoft Graph permissions it needs to back up Microsoft 365 data in the tenant.
You’ll start this procedure in the SaaS applications page by clicking New Connection and selecting Connect Microsoft 365. The Connect Microsoft 365 panel opens.
Before you start
Before you connect a Microsoft 365 source tenant, make sure:
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You can sign in to the tenant as a Global Administrator.
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Your Azure tenant is set up in Eon. For instructions, see Azure: Set Up Azure Tenants.
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Your Azure tenant has a subscription available for use as a management subscription.
Grant admin consent
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Choose Terraform or Bash with the deployment toggle. Eon shows the Microsoft Graph permissions it needs to request.
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Sign in to the tenant as a Global Administrator and run the generated script:
Bash
Terraform
Run
az login --tenant <tenant>, then run the generatedgrant-eon-m365-consent.shscript. -
Select I have granted admin consent in Microsoft.
Eon verifies admin consent, then connects the Microsoft 365 source tenant. Eon can now discover and back up Microsoft 365 data in the connected tenant.