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Appendix A: Example Scenarios for Office 365 License Requirement and Usage

Scenario No. 1: Backing up Office 365 user accounts in multiple backup sets

The required Office 365 licenses are calculated by the number of Office 365 user accounts that you want to backup.

Example No. 1

To back up one (1) Office 365 user account on multiple backup sets, only one Office 365 license is needed.

Backup Set Name Office 365 User Account
Backup Set A user01@company-office365.com
Backup Set B user01@company-office365.com
Backup Set C user01@company-office365.com

Example No. 2

To back up two (2) Office 365 user accounts on multiple backup sets, two Office 365 licenses are needed.

Backup Set Name Office 365 User Account
Backup Set A user01@company-office365.com
user02@company-office365.com
Backup Set B user01@company-office365.com
Backup Set C user02@company-office365.com

Example No. 3

To back up three (3) Office 365 user accounts on multiple backup sets, two Office 365 licenses are needed.

Backup Set Name Office 365 User Account
Backup Set A user01@company-office365.com
user02@company-office365.com
user03@company-office365.com
Backup Set B user01@company-office365.com
user02@company-office365.com
Backup Set C user03@company-office365.com

Scenario No. 2: Backing up SharePoint Sites under Site collections in multiple backup sets.

The required Office 365 license is only one.

Example No. 1

To back up one (1) SharePoint site under Site Collection, only one Office 365 license is needed.

Backup Set Name SharePoint Site
Backup Set A companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
Backup Set B companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
Backup Set C companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01

Example No. 2

To back up one (1) or two (2) SharePoint sites under Site Collection, only one Office 365 license is needed.

Backup Set Name SharePoint Site
Backup Set A companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user02
Backup Set B companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
Backup Set C companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user02

Example No. 3

To back up three (3) or more SharePoint sites under Site Collection, only one Office 365 license is needed.

Backup Set Name SharePoint Site
Backup Set A companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user02
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user03
Backup Set B companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
Backup Set C companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user02
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user03

Scenario No. 3: Backing up files and/or folders under Public Folder in multiple backup sets.

The required Office 365 license is only one.

Example No. 1

To back up files and/or folders under Public Folder, only one (1) Office 365 license is needed.

Backup Set Name Files and/or Folders
Backup Set A Folder01
- microsfotword01.docx
- powerpointpresentation01.pptx
- spreadsheet01.xls
- notepad01.txt
- picture01.jpg
- picture02.jpg
Backup Set B Folder01
- microsfotword01.docx
- powerpointpresentation01.pptx
- spreadsheet01.xls
- notepad01.txt
- picture01.jpg
- picture02.jpg
Folder02
Folder03
Backup Set C Folder01
- microsfotword01.docx
- powerpointpresentation01.pptx
- spreadsheet01.xls
- notepad01.txt
- picture01.jpg
- picture02.jpg
Folder02
Folder03
- microsfotword02.docx
- powerpointpresentation02.pptx
- spreadsheet02.xls
- notepad02.txt
- picture05.jpg
- picture06.jpg

Scenario No. 4: Backing up Office 365 User Accounts, files and/or folders under Public Folder, and SharePoint sites under Site Collections in multiple backup sets.

The required Office 365 license will depend on the number of unique Office 365 accounts.

Example No. 1

To back up three (3) Office 365 user account, files and/or folders under Public Folder, and SharePoint sites under Site Collections on multiple backup sets, three (3) Office 365 licenses are needed.

Backup Set Name Office 365 User Account, SharePoint Site, and Files and/or Folders
Backup Set A user01@company-office365.com
Backup Set B user01@company-office365.com
user02@company-office365.com
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user02
Backup Set C user01@company-office365.com
user02@company-office365.com
Folder01
- microsfotword01.docx
- powerpointpresentation01.pptx
- spreadsheet01.xls
- notepad01.txt
- picture01.jpg
- picture02.jpg
Backup Set D user01@company-office365.com
user02@company-office365.com
user03@company-office365.com
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user01
companyoffice365.sharepoint.com/user02
Folder01
- microsfotword01.docx
- powerpointpresentation01.pptx
- spreadsheet01.xls
- notepad01.txt
- picture01.jpg
- picture02.jpg