Manage Microsoft 365 Source Registration

After registering your Microsoft 365 domain as a source, you can:

  • Update the Microsoft 365 source configuration.
  • Refresh the source details.
  • Unregister the Microsoft 365 domain from Cohesity.

Update the Microsoft 365 Source Configuration

After registering your Microsoft 365 source on Cohesity, you might have changed the Microsoft 365 domain configuration by:

  • Changing the credentials of Microsoft 365 user account credentials.
  • Updating the app secret by adding more permissions to the custom app.
  • Creating a new app ID.

You can update the Microsoft 365 details provided during the registration process with the latest Microsoft 365 configuration details.

To edit the Microsoft 365 source configuration:.

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources.
  2. Click the actions menu () next to the Microsoft 365 source and select Edit.
  3. In the Register Microsoft 365 Source page, update the required configurations.
  4. Click Register.

To edit Azure App ID:

Azure App ID permissions must be provided for successful Private Chats and Teams Posts backup.

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources.

  2. Click the actions menu next to the Microsoft 365 source and select Edit.

  3. Click Update App Permission. This button is displayed if the Private Chats or Teams Posts discovery is enabled under the Mailbox or Teams apps respectively.

  4. Copy the displayed device code to link with Microsoft Azure automatically. The code is valid for 15 minutes.

  5. Open the Microsoft Azure App authorization service in a new tab and paste the copied code to complete authorization. When prompted to log in to Microsoft Azure, ensure to use an account with global administrator access.

  6. Complete the authorization and click Update.

    This is an Early Access feature. Contact your Cohesity account team to enable the feature.

Refresh the Microsoft 365 Source

You can refresh the Microsoft 365 domain configuration and fetch the latest changes on the Microsoft 365 domain.

To refresh the Microsoft 365 Source Configuration:

  1. Navigate to Sources.
  2. Click the actions menu () next to the Microsoft 365 source and select Refresh.

Unregister the Microsoft 365 Domain

If you plan to stop taking the backup of your Microsoft 365 domain, you can unregister the Microsoft 365 source from the Cohesity DataProtect as a Service.

To unregister the Microsoft 365 domain:

  1. Navigate to Sources.
  2. Click the actions menu () next to the Microsoft 365 source and select Unregister.