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Deploying Office 365 Pro Plus
Bryan Marks Office 365 MVPMCSE CommunicationsBlogger @ [email protected]
What is Office 365• Subscription based services that interact
with rich clients to give you a one of a kind immersive and collaborative experience.
• Services include traditional ones such as• Skype for Business Online• Exchange Online• SharePoint Online
• Plus new collaboration tools such as• Groups – Exchange DL + OneNote +
SharePoint Library• Delve – Personal analytics and Office 365
Search• Sway – Storyboard planning• Teams – Persistent Slack like chat experience• Planner – Collaborative Task Boards
The Modern Office is all about choice, collaboration and creativity.
Office 365 Pro Plus Vs. Office 2016 Pro Plus
Includes Skype For Business, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access
Office 365 Pro Plus gives you all of the advantages of Office 2016 Pro Plus with the addition of features that are only available to Office 365 subscriptions.
Great for companies that prefer managing an operating expense rather than a software asset.
Predictable Costs/Always able to know how much Office will cost.
Always have the latest version/features of Office. Office 365 Pro Plus will get new features before Office 2016.
Never have to worry about losing licenses when turnover occurs.
Install Office on up to 5 devices per license
Where can I get Office 365 Pro PlusAvailable in Office 365 Pro Plus Useful for (These plans don’t have
Office rich clients available
Office 365 Pro Plus On Premise Deployments where Opex* is important
Office 365 E3, E5 Skype for Business Online Plan 1 and Plan 2
Office 365 Pro Plus Office 365 E1
Deploying Office 365 Pro Plus
Deployment Scenarios (Simple to Complex)A) Users simply run click to run from Office
365 Portal.B) Local Installations
1. Local Deployment where media resides on a network share and installs are automated via script and XML configuration.
2. Enterprise Deployments using a package deployment software such as SCCM.
Local Installations require the use of the Office 365 Deployment Tool.
Office 365 Deployment Tool
Easily prepare Office 365 Pro Plus Options you want to use.
Once downloaded, you have a XML configuration file, and a setup.exe files that allows you to run the setup based on the configurations that you’ve specified.
Create multiple configurations based on different XML configurations you define
Can be used with automated deployment software such as SCCM
Make sure you consider that future installations will be performed like this
Office 365 Deployment
Scenario 1. Download Office 365 Pro Plus Deployment Tool.
2. Edit the Configuration.XML file and rename it. (Download.xml)
3. Download the Office 365 Files
4. Setup a version of the configuration file that you want to use for installation. (InstallSkype.XML)
5. Use a script of some kind of configuration tool to run the command line.
RequirementsDownload Files to a
File ServerInstall only Skype
for BusinessAutomatically
Accept EULAOnly require English
LanguageEnable Auto
UpdatesLog Installation
Commands and Config File
1. Run setup.exe against the configuration file created
Goal Accomplished1. Installed from a local source2. Installed English Version3. Only Skype For Business 2016 installed4. Updates are automatically set5. Eula is accepted6. Installation is logged
Helpful hints and tips
Manage updates with SCCM or allow clients to auto-update via the deploy tool (SCCM = deploy tool + GP)
Make sure you’re running the same version of Office. Microsoft recommends 32-bit to avoid installations issues
Run a visible install to test your XML files
Use the Microsoft Office cleanup tool to fully remove Microsoft old versions and files of Microsoft Office (https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Uninstall-Office-2016-Office-2013-or-Office-365-from-a-PC-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8)
Office 365 Deployment Resources
• Office 365 Pro Plus Deployment Guide (http://www.deployoffice.com/preferred-practices/index.html#!/)
• Office 365 Pro Plus Deployment Tool (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117)
• Office 365 Office Deployment Tool Product IDs (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2842297)
• Office 365 Pro Plus Deployment Tool Configuration Options (https://technet.microsoft.com/library/jj219426.aspx)
• Deploy Office 365 Pro Plus with SCCM (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn708063.aspx)
• Microsoft FastTrack (https://fasttrack.microsoft.com/)