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Copper Contributor

Nov 14, 2017

ADConnect question - Hybrid Migration scenario

Hi Guys, We are about to begin the work towards a hybrid migration of from Exchange 2010 on premise to office 365 Business premium. We currently already have the tenant and Exchange Online Pr...

MVP

Nov 14, 2017

Hi,

For note, is not advised to install AD Connect on Domain Controllers.

Is supported only one AD Connect per Tenant, but you can have one in standby mode (Staging Server).

More info here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/connect/active-directory-aadconnect-topologies

office 365admin

Copper Contributor

Nov 14, 2017

Thanks for the response.

So in terms of the current AD Connect that lives on a domain controller. If we wanted to move the ADConnect to a different server is it a case of uninstalling it, then re-installing it? Are there any additional steps I need to take into account?

NunoAriasSilva
MVP
Nov 14, 2017
Hi,

Please follow the steps in the article to configure staging server https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/connect/active-directory-aadconnectsync-operations