Microsoft 365 Requirements

Before you register your Microsoft 365 sources with Cohesity DataProtect as a Service to protect your Microsoft 365 data, ensure you have met the following prerequisites:

1. In the Exchange admin center, add these roles to the Microsoft 365 user account you will use to register your Microsoft 365 sources with Cohesity DataProtect as a Service:

   • View-Only Configuration

   • View-Only Recipients

   • MailboxSearch

   • MailRecipients

2. Update Microsoft Organization setting for Mailbox size reporting.

3. Register a custom Azure app (for manual Microsoft 365 source registration).

4. Set additional permissions for SharePoint Online.

Finally, review the considerations for each supported Microsoft 365 application:

• Exchange Online Mailboxes

• OneDrive

• SharePoint Online

• Teams

• Groups

For information on the supported cloud regions where you can back up this source, see Supported Workloads and Cloud Regions.