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NetVault Plug-in for Microsoft 365 12.5 - User Guide

Installing or upgrading the plug-in

The following topic describes the process for installing the plug-in on a single client or upgrading an existing one. If you have multiple clients of the same type, you can use the NetVault Configuration Wizard to install the plug-in on multiple clients at the same time. For more information on using push installation to update multiple clients at the same time, see the Quest NetVault Backup Administrator’s Guide.

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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.
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On the Manage Clients page, select the applicable machine or server, and click Manage.
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On the View Client page, click the Install Plugin button ().
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Click Choose Plug-in File, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in, for example, on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the website.
Based on the OS in use, the path for this software may vary on the installation CD.
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Select the file entitled “not-x-x-x-x-x.npk,” where xxxxx represents the version number and platform, and click Open.
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To begin installation, click Install Plugin.
After the plug-in is successfully installed, a message is displayed.

Removing the plug-in

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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.
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On the Manage Clients page, select the applicable client, and click Manage.
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In the Installed Software table on the View Client page, select Plug‑in for Microsoft Office 365, and click the Remove Plugin button ().
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In the Confirm dialog box, click Remove.

Configuring the plug-in

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Using the Office 365 admin portal to obtain configuration details
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Entering the configuration details in the plug-in

Using the Office 365 admin portal to obtain configuration details

Before initiating a backup, you must obtain configuration information from your Office 365 admin portal, and enter the information in the configuration section for the plug-in.

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Access your Office 365 admin portal at https://portal.microsoftonline.com/, and open the Admin app.
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In the navigation pane on the left, click Admin centers, and then select Azure Active Directory from the list.
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In the Azure Active Directory admin center, under All services, click Azure Active Directory.
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In the MANAGE section, click App registrations, and then click New registration.
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Complete the following fields:
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Name: Enter a name for the NetVault Backup plug-in, such as PluginOffice365.
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Application type: From the list, select Web app/API.
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Redirect URL: Enter the URL that you use for interacting with NetVault Backup, such as https://<machineName>:8443.
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Click Register, and note the Application ID listed on the page that appears.
Quest strongly recommends that you record this information, for example by copying it to a text file and saving that file.
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In the Manage section, click API permissions.
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In API permissions, click Add a permission.
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Choose one of the following options:
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Select an API: To use this method, select Microsoft Graph, and then click Select.
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Select permissions: To use this option, complete the following steps:
a
Select Application Permissions, and then select the following items:
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Directory.ReadWrite.All
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Files.Read.All
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Files.ReadWrite.All
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Group.Read.All
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Group.ReadWrite.All
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Mail.Read
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Mail.ReadWrite
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MailboxSettings.Read
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MailboxSettings.ReadWrite
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Sites.FullControl.All
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Sites.Manage.All
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User.Read.All
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User.ReadWrite.All534
b
Click Add permissions.
c
To assign permissions to the Plug‑in for Microsoft Office 365 after the plug-in is configured, click Grant permissions on the Required permissions tab, and click Yes when the confirmation message appears.
 
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NOTE: To back up and restore Azure AD service principals, the registered application used for the configuration of the plug-in must be the Global Administrator and the Application Administrator.
 
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On the Manage tab, in the Certificates & secrets section, click New client secret to create passwords for the plug-in to use.
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Enter a description, select an expiration date, click Add, and note the information in the VALUE box.
Quest strongly recommends that you record this information, for example by copying it to the same text file that you created and saved earlier.
 
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IMPORTANT: You cannot retrieve this key at a later time. If you do not record it for reference when you configure the plug-in, you have to generate a new key.
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To identify the domain name used for Office 365, click Azure Active Directory again in the navigation pane on the left.
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Click Overview, and note the domain name.
Quest recommends that you record this information, for example by copying it to a text file and saving that file.
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