How to renew the Backup Exec certificate

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
The certificate that is generated when Backup Exec is installed is used when you establish a connection to the Azure portal. The certificate is valid for one year. A new certificate is automatically generated 6 months after the start date. The older certificate is still valid for one year.
For example, you installed Backup Exec on 1st January 2018. The validity of the certificate is up to 31st December 2018. On 1st July 2018, a new certificate is automatically generated. The new certificate starts from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019. The older certificate is still valid up to 31st December 2018.
When there are 15 days remaining for the certificate to expire, an alert is displayed on each day for you to renew the certificate.
To renew the certificate
  1. On the Instant Cloud Recovery tab, in the Update Operationsgroup, clickRenew Certificate.
    Note: Renew Certificateis enabled only 6 months before the certificate expires.
The Microsoft logon dialog box appears.
  1. Perform the steps in the following order:
    • Note the device code.
    • Go to the Microsoft authentication link to give Backup Exec access to your environment and then click OK.
https://microsoft.com/devicelogin
Note: The device code expires after 15 minutes. If authentication fails, try the operation again.
The certificate is automatically renewed.
If you do not renew the certificate and the certificate expires after one year, Backup Exec cannot perform operations in the Azure portal. All options except Renew Certificate on the Instant Cloud Recovery tab are disabled.
After you renew the certificate, the connection between Backup Exec and Azure is established and the options on the Instant Cloud Recovery tab are enabled.
See About Instant Cloud Recovery.
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