Overview
Microsoft 365 Backup Storage enables you to protect and back up OneDrive data using the Microsoft 365 storage platform, with the backups securely stored within Microsoft's environment.
As a Druva Cloud administrator, you can restore OneDrive data in the event of accidental deletion or malicious activities for future reference and business continuity.
You can manage the OneDrive through the following:
Check the number of OneDrive accounts backed via the Overview page.
Gain insights into ongoing and past restore activities for your OneDrive accounts via the Jobs page.
Benefits
Microsoft 365 Backup Storage application is designed by Microsoft to offer the following benefits with respect to protecting your OneDrive data:
Intuitive interface: Single access point to view and manage OneDrive data.
On-demand restore: Perform on-demand or bulk recovery of OneDrive data.
📝NOTE:
Microsoft currently limits backup configuration to 50 accounts per instance, while restore operations are currently limited by Microsoft to 25 accounts per instance.
Know your OneDrive Dashboard
The OneDrive dashboard lists all the discovered accounts. This topic explains the dashboard and the actions you can perform on it.
Access path
To access the OneDrive dashboard, sign in to the inSync Management Console and navigate to Microsoft 365 > OneDrive.
The OneDrive dashboard has three tabs.
All Accounts
Configured Accounts
Settings
📝 NOTE
When you set up for the first time, the Overview section initially shows no data. However, when you configure the backup, the Overview section will refresh to show your data.
Field description
This section lists fields in the OneDrive dashboard.
All Accounts
This tab lists all OneDrive accounts and details such as account name and email address. You can perform the following actions on the All Accounts tab.
Configure backup for OneDrive accounts.
Search a OneDrive account using its name or email address.
Configure for Backup: Configure backup for selected accounts.
Search User: Search for an Onedrive account using its title or URL.
Name: The name of the OneDrive account.
Email: The email address of the OneDrive account.
Configured Accounts
This tab lists configured accounts with details such as name and protection status (protected or not protected). On this tab, you can:
Restore data for the selected site.
Filter the site based on name, email, and protection status.
Restore Data: Restore data for selected accounts.
Search Title or URL: Search for a OneDrive account using its title or URL.
Title: The name of the OneDrive account.
Email: The email address of the account.
Status: Protection status for an account.
Not Protected: The account has not been backed up.
Protected: The account has been backed up.
💡 Tip
Click the column headers to sort the list alphabetically by name, email, or protection status.
Settings
The tab displays the default protection plan. Due to limitations in the Microsoft 365 Backup Storage API, modifying the backup schedule and retention settings is not possible. For more details on backup policy, refer Microsoft Backup Storage API - Overview .
The statuses displayed in the Settings tab are as follows:
Activated: All units are in a protected state, and policy status is active.
Activated with Error: Some units are protected while others are unprotected, policy status is activeWithErrors.
Updating: Some or all units are in protectRequested/ unprotectRequested/ removeRequested state, policy status is updating. Once successful, this status will change to Activated or Activated with Error.
Configure OneDrive Backup
To configure the backup from the OneDrive dashboard:
Navigate to the left navigation pane and click on OneDrive.
All your sites are automatically discovered and shown in a list.Select the accounts you want to configure for backup by checking the boxes next to them.
Click on Configure for Backup.
Click Save.
📝 NOTE
The backup configuration is limited by Microsoft to 50 accounts in a single instance.
Restore OneDrive data
During the data restoration process, the administrator must manually select a restore point. A restore point signifies a specific moment from which a previously healthy version of content can be retrieved.
Restore Considerations
The restore process will use the most recent healthy snapshot prior to the selected date and time.
An administrator can use the Druva Management Console to restore OneDrive data to the same or a new account. The following restore options are available.
In-place Restore: Restore data to the same account from where the data was backed up.
Restore as New: Restore data to a new account.
The restore operation is currently limited to 25 sites in a single instance.
The newly restored site is appended with 'r0' in the site name and is read-only by default.
Procedure to Restore a OneDrive Account:
Sign in to Druva Management Console and navigate to Microsoft 365 > SharePoint > Configured Accounts.
On the Configured Accounts page, choose the account whose data you want to restore and click Restore Data.
Select the restore point on the OneDrive Restore window.
Click Restore.
Procedure to Bulk Restore OneDrive Accounts
Sign in to Druva Management Console and navigate to Microsoft 365 > SharePoint > Configured Accounts.
On the Configured Accounts page, select the accounts whose data you want to restore and click Restore Data.
Select the restore point on the OneDrive Restore window.
Click Restore.
View Restore Status
To view the status of your restore, navigate to the jobs dashboard using the left navigation pane. The Jobs dashboard lists all the restore sessions and live activities.