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Microsoft OneDrive for Business

Home: https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/business/

:!: OneDrive for Business is about $5 per month per user for 25GB of storage.

Login and Configuration: https://portal.office.com

OneDrive for Business sync apps: https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/download/

:!: The primary advantages to OneDrive for Business are probably 1) that it can be used on (RDS) Windows Servers with multiple users, and 2) it's tight integration with Microsoft Office.

OneDrive is incompatible with roaming profiles.

Roaming Profiles: http://www.itexperience.net/2013/11/08/exclude-skydrive-or-dropbox-from-roaming-profile-2/

OneDrive for Business is incompatible with network paths including Redirected Folders.

Service Setup

  1. Log in with an administrative account
    • Office365
    • OneDrive for Business
    • 30-day trial accounts available
  2. Click Admin
  3. Click Setup
    • Configure your domain
    • Configure your DNS
  4. Complete the basic setup
  5. Add users

OneDrive for Business - Configure Service

PC or Server Setup

:!: Surprise! It doesn't seem to like Firefox much. Use IE at least for the setup phase.

:!: You must allow popups.

:!: Install the app even if it was installed previously with Microsoft Office.

  1. Log in
  2. Click OneDrive
  3. Click Sync
  4. Install the OneDrive for Business sync app

OneDrive Library URL

User Setup

:!: On RDS servers especially, be careful about where the local sync folder is located. You do not want to fill the system disk and crash your server!

  1. Log in
  2. Click OneDrive
  3. Copy the URL from the browser
  4. Open the OneDrive for Business app
    • If not previously configured, you will be prompted to enter a library URL
  5. Paste the URL you copied from the browser
  6. Change the local folder location as needed
    1. The default is probably OK for a standalone PC
    2. You must use a local volume (no network drives)
  7. Enter your OneDrive for Business credentials
  8. Choose Work for OneDrive for Business account
    • OneDrive and OneDrive for Business are not the same
  9. Sync the local folder

Enter URL

Sign In

Choose Work (OneDrive for Business)

Syncing

Synced Folder

Change Synchronized Folder Location

https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Change-the-location-where-you-sync-SharePoint-libraries-on-your-computer-ca8a88f6-bc4f-4ec2-a460-864c4e9b2be0?ui=en-US&rs=en-GB&ad=GB

  1. Right-click the OneDrive system tray icon
  2. Stop synchronizing your local folder
  3. Sync a new library (the new location)

Folder Redirection via Group Policy

computing/storage/onedrive_business.txt · Last modified: 2015/06/17 17:22 by gcooper