Hybrid environment - OnPrem AD / Azure AD

David Keane 40 Reputation points
2023-01-25T16:25:29.43+00:00

Will enabling device writeback in Azure AD Connect help update the Azure AD Portal with active devices coming from on Prem AD?

Currently disabled, however I am seeing all devices that have ever joined our domain. My question is if I enable device write back will that pull a current device list from my on prem AD?

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  1. Tasadduq Burney 8,681 Reputation points MVP
    2023-01-25T16:34:27.5733333+00:00

    Enabling device writeback in Azure AD Connect will help update the Azure AD portal with active devices coming from your on-prem AD. This feature will synchronize the device information from your on-prem AD to Azure AD, allowing you to see the current list of devices that are active on your network. Keep in mind that, this may take some time depending on the number of devices you have and the frequency of the synchronization.


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  1. DKM199 46 Reputation points
    2023-01-26T15:59:15.5866667+00:00

    A side question after enabling device writeback. Prior to enabling Azure AD listed 5000 stale devices, after enabling it still shows 5000 stale devices. I can confirm the count from on prem AD is less than 1000. What is the expectation on time frame to reflect the accurate count?

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