SkyDrive Pro is provided to you through your organization's sus!ription to SharePoint "n#ine in "$!e 3%& or through an onpre(ises insta##ation o) SharePoint Server 2013* SkyDrive Pro )un!tiona#ity ena#es users to store and syn!hronize +#es et,een SharePoint Server 2013 and a !#ient ,orkstation* SkyDrive Pro Pro is a persona# #irary intended )or storing and organizing user ,ork do!u(ents* SkyDrive Pro is di-erent )ro( SkyDrive. ,hi!h is intended )or persona# storage and a#so di-erent )ro( user tea( site. ,hi!h is intended )or storing tea( or pro/e!tre#ated do!u(ents*
Terminology of SkyDrive Pro: •
SkyDrive Pro
A persona# +#e storage and syn!hronization servi!e )or usiness use* sers store. a!!ess. and syn!hronize their +#es in SharePoint "n#ine or SharePoint Server 2013 ,ith their !#ient ,orkstation* •
SkyDrive Pro Do!u(ent irary
A do!u(ent #irary on the user's y Site in SharePoint Server 2013* sers a!!ess their SkyDrive Pro do!u(ent #irary y !#i!king SkyDrive in SharePoint Server 2013* •
SkyDrive
A !onsu(erased +#e storage servi!e avai#a#e through your i!roso)t a!!ount* •
Syn!hronization
Pro!ess that invo#ves !opying. updating. and (oving +#es et,een a !#ient ,orkstation and the server. or vi!e versa*
Pre-requisites of SkyDrive Pro: •
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o o support SkyDrive SkyDrive Pro Syn!hronization. Syn!hronization. the user (ust have: SharePoint Server 2013 or SharePoint "n#ine
o o support SkyDrive SkyDrive Pro do!u(ent #iraries in SharePoint SharePoint Server 2013. need the )o##o,ing a* A SharePoint Server 2013 y Site 4ost* * 5on+gured the ser Pro+#e Servi!e app#i!ation* !* he user (ust have an e6isting y Site ,ith the persona# site !o##e!tion !o##e !tion !reated*
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a* "$!e 2013 Standard or "$!e 2013 Pro)essiona# P#us. or the standa#one SkyDrive Pro Windo,s Syn! !#ient* * An "$!e 3%& sus!ription that in!#udes the "$!e 2013 app#i!ations* 5#ient ,orkstations running Windo,s 8 or Windo,s 9*
Architecture of SkyDrive Pro:
Source: http://technet.microsoft.com SkyDrive Pro in SharePoint Server 2013 !onsists o) t,o (ain !o(ponents: Storage #o!ations and the SkyDrive Pro Windo,s Syn! !#ient*
Storage locations Do!u(ent #iraries* A user !an !hoose to syn!hronize a do!u(ent #irary ,ith a !#ient ,orkstation*
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a* 7 is a user's SkyDrive Pro do!u(ent #irary on the user's y Site* his is a spe!ia# do!u(ent #irary. and is dis!ussed in the ne6t se!tion* * is a do!u(ent #irary on a tea( site* Windo,s o#ders* When a do!u(ent #irary is syn!hronized ,ith a !#ient ,orkstation. syn!hronized +#es are stored in spe!i+ ! Windo,s )o#ders on the !#ient ,orkstation* a* A is a user's SkyDrive )o#der* When "$!e 2013 is insta##ed. a SkyDrive )o#der is !reated in the avorites se!tion o) Windo,s 76p#orer* * ; is the SharePoint )o#der* i#es in do!u(ent #iraries on tea( sites are syn!hronized ,ith the SharePoint )o#der* !* 5 is the SkyDrive < 5ontoso ) o#der* i#es in do!u(ent #iraries on tea( sites in a SharePoint "n#ine tenan!y are syn!hronized ,ith the SkyDrive < 5ontoso )o#der* d* D is the SkyDrive Pro )o#der* i#es in a user's SkyDrive Pro do!u(ent #irary are syn!hronized ,ith the SkyDrive Pro )o#der* = SkyDrive Pro Wino!s Sync client he SkyDri ve Pro Windo,s Syn! !#i ent syn! hronizes +#es et,een do!u(ent #iraries in SharePoint Server 2013 or SharePoint "n#ine. and spe!i+! Windo,s )o#ders on a !#ient ,orkstation*
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or so#ving this. ,e have an option su!h that Euota i(it )or ea!h user in ySite 4ost Site 5o##e!tion* It ,i## app#i!a#e )or a## users' (ysite setup* An ad(inistrator having a per(ission to de!ide the Fuota #i(it )or ea!h usera## users y using the Euota i(it option in 5entra# Ad(inistration* As I had i(p#e(ented Sky Drive Pro in our environ(ent. I had )a!ed so(e !ha##enges and +gured out so#utions )or the(* So I do have a ,ho#e #ot o) interesting in)or(ation that ,i## e shared in (y )o##o, up arti!#e* I ,i## a#so give a detai#ed vie, o) ySite Setup )or SkyDrivePro ,ith snapshots in the ensuing arti!#e* A(ee6 provides !o(prehensive SharePoint !onsu#ting servi!es )or !#ients ,ith a road range o) reFuire(ents. )ro( si(p#e insta##ation. !on+guration. and dep#oy(ent to the deve#op(ent o) e-e!tive. enterprise #eve# SharePoint porta#s* "ur SharePoint deve#opers provide !onsu#tation. deve#op(ent. (igration. !usto(ization and support )or insta##ations )or a road range o) !#ients a!ross an array o) industries*