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Steady1901
Jan 28, 2022Copper Contributor
Licensing for 100GB mailbox
Hi All, I work for a small IT company and most of our users require Exchange, Office apps and MS Teams. We have traditionally used Business Standard licensing to cover all these requirements. H...
- Jan 28, 2022Correct
WHen you go to the users licenses, you will see the 366 Business Standard checked, but if you scroll down to the bottom, you will see something like Apps (48) , click on that and it shows you all the individual licenses that come with that bundle.
So Exchange online (plan 1) comes with a 50Gig mailbox AND a 50gig (Archive)
If you go purchase a "Exchange online (plan 2)", you add that to the user, and then under the "Apps (48) ((or whatever number)< you can Uncheck the "Exchange online (Plan 1)" that comes with the bundle, and then you should see "Exchange online (Plan 2)" is there, and it should be checked, so now you click SAVE
so, the user has a 365 Business Standard license, and an Exchange online (plan 2) license
Exchange online (plan 1) = 50Gigs mailbox and 50Gig Archive (so 100Gigs)
Exchange online (plan 2) = 100Gig mailbox and a 1.5TB Archive
David_Petree
Jan 28, 2022Brass Contributor
You can do like you are doing, and purchase the Exchange plan 2, and then uncheck the plan 1, and apply the plan 2, or you can upgrade them to E3. Thats your options.
So the user cannot have a 50gig mailbox and a 50gig archive? Why do they need more then 50GIgs in the main mailbox and cannot use the archive? They do know the bigger the mailbox, the more issues you will have with outlook? I know some users can justify the 100GIg mailbox,, but why
- Steady1901Jan 28, 2022Copper Contributor
That could be a good option, keep them on EO1 as part of Business Standard and add Exchange Online archiving as an add-on. It would be cheaper than adding E02
To be honest, it has only been a few users who have exceeded 50GB so was never a problem, however more and more are getting close so we need a better solution.
Thank you, I think that will work
- David_PetreeJan 28, 2022Brass ContributorCorrect
WHen you go to the users licenses, you will see the 366 Business Standard checked, but if you scroll down to the bottom, you will see something like Apps (48) , click on that and it shows you all the individual licenses that come with that bundle.
So Exchange online (plan 1) comes with a 50Gig mailbox AND a 50gig (Archive)
If you go purchase a "Exchange online (plan 2)", you add that to the user, and then under the "Apps (48) ((or whatever number)< you can Uncheck the "Exchange online (Plan 1)" that comes with the bundle, and then you should see "Exchange online (Plan 2)" is there, and it should be checked, so now you click SAVE
so, the user has a 365 Business Standard license, and an Exchange online (plan 2) license
Exchange online (plan 1) = 50Gigs mailbox and 50Gig Archive (so 100Gigs)
Exchange online (plan 2) = 100Gig mailbox and a 1.5TB Archive- David_PetreeJan 28, 2022Brass ContributorOh @stedy1901
Sorry, I missed something you said. I hope I made it clear in my other post, but just to recap it. You said "Leave the customer on 3665 business standard, and "Add the exchange online archive add-on"
No, you do not need to do that. Exchange online (Plan 1) already comes with Archive.
As mentioned above, here is what you get with the two Exchange plans
Exchange online (plan 1) = 50Gigs mailbox and 50Gig Archive (so 100Gigs)
Exchange online (plan 2) = 100Gig mailbox and a 1.5TB Archive
SO they both already come with the archive. You do not need to buy anything but the Exchange online (Plan 2), if you want to move them to the 100Gig mailbox, and it comes with the 1.5tb archive already.
And of course, the Exchange online (Plan 1) has a 50Gig mailbox and it comes with another 50gigs for the Archive. So do not buy anything but the main license.
That is why I was wondering why the user is not using the 50Gig archviec that already comes with the exchange online (Plan 1)
I am sure that 50GIg mailbox that user needs can either delete stuff they do not need, or, just enable the archive, that they already have, and then you can setup the retention policy that says "Anything over 2 years (or 3 years, or 1 year - whatever you want), and move those items to the online archive.
99.99999% of the time, the user does not need that much space and they do not know they have another 50Gig archive they can turn on.
Also, The user can see the online archive in OWA, outlook on desktop. Cant do it on mobile, but, if you just enable the online archive for the current license the user has, that should fix your issue and you do not have to purchase anything at this time