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Sep 14, 2016

Single Forest AD Sync to Multiple Azure AD

Does anyone have any information on approved architecture for the following:   Single AD Forest to two disperate Azure AD Connect instances.  Each synced to different OUs.  Underlying issue is mult...
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    Max Fritz
    Sep 15, 2016

    Yes, I've done this a few times. So long as the two Azure AD Connect instances are each on different servers, you will be fine. Will any users need to exist in both tenants? That's where things can get sticky.

     Let me know and I can send you some guidelines and starting points

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Max Fritz
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Yes, I've done this a few times. So long as the two Azure AD Connect instances are each on different servers, you will be fine. Will any users need to exist in both tenants? That's where things can get sticky.

 Let me know and I can send you some guidelines and starting points

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Brad13
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Oct 01, 2024

Max Fritz Will any users need to exist in both tenants? That's where things can get sticky.

 

Microsoft has come a long way in this regards, but we are about to face this exact situation and I see no clear answer as to having two Azure AD Connect syncs look at the same OUs in the same forest.  With the potential for the same user object to exist in both tenants with different domains. Is this possible today? 

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