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Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Upgrade Paths

KB ID: 4098
Product: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 | 7.0 | 7a | 8
Published: 2021-02-09
Last Modified: 2024-09-03
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IMPORTANT NOTE:

If Veeam Backup & Replication is installed on the same server as Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, upgrade Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 before upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication.

Shared Server Compatibility of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and Veeam Backup & Replication

Purpose

This article documents the upgrade path to be taken to get to the most recent version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

Solution

Consider the following when planning for upgrade:

  • All backup jobs are stopped during the upgrade process.
  • After the upgrade, backup jobs settings and global configuration options (e.g., notifications and file exclusions) will be preserved.
  • Additional considerations are listed in the product User Guide.
  • After the upgrade,  RepositoriesJobs,  and Proxy Servers will be marked as Out of Date and require manual interaction to upgrade.
  • Veeam Explorers must be upgraded along with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.
End of Support Upgrade Path

If you are using a version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 (VB365) that has reached its End of Support (EOS) and cannot be directly upgraded to a supported version, you will need to install a new instance of VB365 using the latest VB365 version.

Clarification: If the Upgrade Instructions in the User Guide for a currently supported version of VB365 outlines an upgrade path from an older, unsupported version, this upgrade pathway is still considered supported. This article provides details on upgrade processes for such situations, so long as a currently supported version of VB365 facilitates a direct upgrade from these older versions.

For example:

  • When VB365 version 6 was supported, it provided an upgrade path from VB365 version 4. However, VB365 version 8 does not support upgrading directly from version 4. As a result, after VB365 v6 reached EOS, the upgrade path VB365 v4 was removed from this document.
  • VB365 version 7a, which is currently supported, allows upgrading directly from VB365 version 5. Thus, although VB365 v5 is no longer supported itself, the upgrade details for v5 are included in this document because an upgrade to VB365 v7 from that version is officially supported.

6a to 8

Path: 6a (6.1.x)  7a  8
  1. Upgrade to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 7a
  2. Upgrade to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8

7 to 8

Path: 7 (7.0.x)  8
  1. Upgrade to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8

7a to 8

Path: 7a (7.1.x)  8
  1. Upgrade to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8
What You Do After Upgrade
After upgrading Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, be sure to review the "What You Do After Upgrade" section of the user guide.
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