Transcript Office 365 ProPlus: Expanding Your Deployment Skills Yoni Kirsh Ben Fletcher OSS301 Click-to-Run Tale of Two Package Types Click-to-Run (C2R) MSI Windows 7 or newer Windows Integration Streaming Installation App-to-App.

Office 365 ProPlus:
Expanding Your Deployment Skills
Yoni Kirsh
Ben Fletcher
OSS301
Click-to-Run
Tale of Two Package Types
Click-to-Run (C2R)
MSI
Windows 7 or newer
Windows Integration
Streaming Installation
App-to-App Integration
Classic Installation
Slipstreamed Servicing
Object Model/Add-in Extensibility
Layered Servicing
User-based Licensing
Retail Activation
Group Policy Support
Volume Licensing
Automated Deployment
Selective Application Installation
Volume Activation
Telemetry
Supports Offline Use
On premises or cloud storage
Office 365 ProPlus uses C2R
Office 2013 Professional Plus uses MSI
Value of Office as a Service
Microsoft is committed to keep providing additional value for Office 365 subscribers
OWA for iPad
& iPhone
Lync Meeting
Scheduling
from OWA
PowerMap
Lync Mobile
Client Updates
Licensing &
Deployment
February 2013
ProPlus
Office Mobile for iPhone
& Android Phones
Office Online
Apps Updates
OneNote on iPad,
iPhone & Android
Office for iPad
Lync Client
Updates
Professional Plus
2013
Future
Office 365 Education A3
Office 365 Small Business Premium
Office 365 ProPlus
Office 2013 Standard
Office 365 (Plan E3) for Government
Office Professional 2013
Office Home and Student 2013
Office 365 Midsize Business
Office Professional Plus 2013
Office 365 Home
Office 365 Enterprise E3 for Nonprofits
Office 365 Education A4
Office 365 Personal
Office 365 Small Business Premium for Nonprofits
Office 365 University
Office 365 Enterprise E4
Office 365 Enterprise E3
Office Home and Business 2013
{location of tool}\setup.exe
/{mode}
{location of configuration.xml}
setup.exe /download configuration.xml
Mode
Purpose
download
Copy product and language source files down to an on-premises location
configure
Install and configure products and languages (remove also)
packager
Create a package for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0
TechNet: Reference for Click-to-Run configuration.xml file
Here.xml:
Setup /download here.xml
Result:
Download 32-bit Office 365
ProPlus in English to the
current directory
Setup /configure here.xml
Result:
Silently install 32-bit Office 365
ProPlus in English from the
current directory with
automatic updates enabled
Deploying Office 365 ProPlus
(A) Directly from Office 365
(B) From an on-premises location
(A) and (B) both use Click-to-Run
TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/dn314789(v=office.15).aspx
• OfficeC2RClient.exe
• Automates the “Update Now” feature
• Useful for enforcement
• Target clients that are not at an approved build level
• Enables downgrades
• Enables backout/mitigation plans
Office Deployment Support team blog article about
OfficeC2RClient.exe
Updating Options
Default option
Updates come from Microsoft Office 365 service when available
Automatic
from Cloud
Update service is a scheduled task that runs daily
Set to look on premise at defined network location (UNC or HTTP)
Location/behavior manageable by Group Policy
Automatic from
Network
Admin copies in source, update service checks for newer versions to location
Useful in distributed environments with enterprise software distribution (ESD)
Update mode is disabled (client never checks for updates)
ESD distributes Office and reruns Setup for each build update (still only
loading deltas)
Local pre-caching of install files not recommended due to bandwidth
requirements—install from distribution or management point
Rerun Setup in
Software Dist.
Group Policy Settings to Manage Updates
Manage Update Configuration
Computer Configuration\
Microsoft Office 2013\
Updates
Enable Automatic Updates
Hide option to enable or disable updates
Update Version
Update Deadline
Update Path
Disable Update notifications
Office Deployment Support team blog article about update settings
SourcePath
Product
Language
ExcludeApp
ExcludeApp
Updates Enabled
OfficeClientEdition
Initial registration/activation
Subscription status check
Product Key management
Details:
Details:
Details:
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Frequency: One time, at
sign-in
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Frequency: Daily*
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Frequency: Once/month*
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“Heartbeat” to check if
subscription is active or has
changed
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Occurs during subscription
status check
Enabled via scheduled task
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Updates product key
information
Data sent:
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User ID
•
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Product Key
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Must succeed once per 30 days
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Extends product usage
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Computer Name
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Machine ID
Connects to Office Licensing
Service (OLS)
Connects to Activation and
Validation Service (AVS)
Data sent:
•
Product Key
Data sent:
•
Product Key
Licensing and activation data sent to Office 365 by Office 365 ProPlus
* Subject to Change
TechNet:
Overview of Click-to-Run for
Office 365 setup architecture
Important: Anonymous access to these URLs is required
Cloud identity + directory synchronization
Single sign on + directory synchronization
Contoso customer premises
Active Directory
Federation Server
2.0
IdP
AD
MS Online Directory
Sync
Exchange
Online
Trust
IdP
SharePoint
Online
Lync
Online
Nearly 7 hours of Office 365 ProPlus
deployment training
http://MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com
http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/traini
ng-courses/office-365-deployment-for-it-pros