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Can I run ADFS running in Azure with AD on prem
Current setup
- 1 ADFS server on prem
- 1 WAP server on prem
- 2 domain controllers on prem
- Office 365 federated with ADFS
- 1 Azure AD Connect server syncing AD to Azure
- 1 VPN to Azure (for testing at the moment)
I am looking for some advice on what to do with ADFS. We would like to have some HA and DR in place.
I am wondering if I could potentially either move my ADFS servers into Azure and host them their or have a DR site setup in Azure to failover to if we have issues. I also like the idea of putting a 3rd domain controller in Azure for DR which if we migrated ADFS into Azure I am thinking we would need.
Am I way off base here on how we could leverage Azure for hosting this?
Am I better off finding rackspace where we can host a couple physical servers off-site instead of spinning up virtual machines in Azure?
You need a DC anyway for AD FS. This document describes a sample scenario: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-fs/deployment/how-to-connect-fed-azure-adfs
VasilMichev In this scenario can we have a couple AD servers on prem as well as in Azure? Or would AD need to be fully in Azure?
You can, look at the diagrams, if nothing else...
