Microsoft 365 Backup Storage

  • Microsoft 365 Backup Storage free trial is available to protect only 75 objects (25 each for the Exchange Online Mailboxes, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online respectively) for 30 days without any cost.

  • This feature is being rolled out in phases and may not be available instantly to all customers. For any queries, contact your Cohesity account team.

Cohesity DataProtect as a Service supports Microsoft 365 Backup Storage service on Exchange Online Mailboxes, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online. This feature provides an ultra-fast backup and recovery capability by creating backups within the Microsoft 365 protected services data boundary.

For more information, see Overview for third-party developers of Microsoft 365 Backup Storage.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that at least one SharePoint license is available to protect your Microsoft 365 data using the Microsoft 365 Backup Storage service.

  • Ensure that consent is provided for the additional permissions during source registration.

Considerations

  • The Microsoft API limitations also apply to Cohesity DataProtect as a Service.

  • Microsoft 365 Backup Storage service is only supported for Exchange Online Mailboxes, OneDrive, and SharePoint Online.

  • Backed up Microsoft 365 data is stored in Microsoft.

  • The following are not supported for Microsoft 365 backup storage:

    • Teams and Groups.

    • Shared Mailboxes.

    • Granular search and recovery for Exchange Online Mailboxes, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

    • Variable Retention Periods.

    • Browse functionality on snapshots.

    • Insights into backup compliance.

    • Deletion of backed up data.

    • Automatic protection for newly created Mailboxes, OneDrives, or SharePoint Sites.

    • Recovery of site content from recycle bin.

    • Global search.

    • Latest snapshot recovery.

Additional Permissions

The following are the additional permissions required to use Microsoft 365 Backup Storage:

Ensure that you provide the consent for these additional permissions during source registration.

Protect Microsoft 365 Data Using Microsoft 365 Backup Storage

The following is the procedure to protect Microsoft 365 objects using the Microsoft 365 Backup Storage APIs: