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CVSP Office 365 Command Tool

Use the CVSP Office 365 Command Tool to estimate the amount of space the proxy machine needs to run a SharePoint full backup operation. You can also use this tool to troubleshoot a backup operation failure.

Before You Begin

The Path.txt file must have SharePoint username and password in the following format:

adcd@company.onmicrosoft.com password

Procedure

  1. To check and assign permissions to tenant URL, run the following commands:

    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -checkpermission -tenanturl https://office365site-admin.com
    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -assignpermission -tenanturl https://office365site-admin.com

  2. To check and assign permissions to web URI, run the following commands:

    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -checkpermission -weburl https://office365site/testsite
    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -assignpermission -weburl https://office365site/testsite -tenanturl https://office365site-admin.com

  3. To verify the site collection size, run the following command:

    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -checksize -weburl <SiteCollection URL> -credentialsfilepath <Path.txt file>

    To verify the site collection size with "nosubs" option, run the following command:

    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -checksize -weburl <SiteCollection URL> -nosubs -credentialsfilepath <Path.txt file>

    To verify the site collection size with "OnlyLatestVersion" option, run the following command:

    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -checksize -onlylatestversions -weburl <SiteCollection URL> -credentialsfilepath <Path.txt file>

  4. To verify the tenant size, run the following command:

    CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe -username username@office365.com -vm instance001 -checksize tenanturl <Tenant URL> -credentialsfilepath <Path.txt file>

Note

  • Run the CVSP Office 365 Command Tool from the Base folder.

  • Always launch command prompt with administrative privileges.

  • The users in the path file must have access to the tenant. An "access denied" error message appears if users in the path file do not have tenant access.

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