Step 2: Define Central Locations in Microsoft 365 Tenants
The central locations in your organizations’ Microsoft 365 tenants cannot be retrieved due to Microsoft API limitations. For each multi-geo Microsoft 365 tenant, follow the steps below to define the central location in the tenant:
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Click Add central location.
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The Microsoft 365 tenant domain field lists tenants based on app profiles configured in AvePoint Online Services. Select a tenant from the drop-down list.
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The Microsoft Entra ID, SharePoint, and Exchange fields list geo locations that you configured in Step 1: Configure Mappings for Microsoft 365 Geo Locations. Select the tenant’s central location from the Microsoft Entra ID, SharePoint, and Exchange drop-down lists.
*Note: To check the central location in a Microsoft 365 tenant, refer to the following Get Microsoft 365 Central Location section.
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Click Save.
Get Microsoft 365 Central Location
Refer to the following instructions to get the central location in a Microsoft 365 tenant:
- To get the central location in SharePoint, go to the SharePoint admin center. On the **Geo locations** page, there is an icon () next to the central location.
- To get the central location in Exchange, use the Exchange PowerShell Get-OrganizationConfig cmdlet. Open Windows PowerShell and run the script below with the **Exchange administrator** role.
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
$UserCredential = Get-Credential
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
Import-PSSession $Session
Get-OrganizationConfig | Select DefaultMailboxRegion
The central location will be displayed in the result.
- To get the central location in Microsoft Entra ID, use the Azure PowerShell Get-MsolCompanyAllowedDataLocation[ ](#missing-link)cmdlet. Open Windows PowerShell and run the script below.
Connect-MsolService
Get-msolcompanyalloweddatalocation | format-list
The central location (**IsDefault** value is **True**) will be displayed in the result.
