Any architecture example of HA for Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync ?

MyAzQuery 171 Reputation points
2023-06-07T13:35:24.2333333+00:00

Any architecture example of High Availability for Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync ?

say if i use 3 VMs to run the cloud sync , then should i put all 3 VMs in an availability zone or put these 3 servers behind loadbalancer ?

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  1. Andy David - MVP 157.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-07T13:53:15.58+00:00

    A load balancer would not be relevant here. Microsoft recommends installing the agent on at least 3 on-prem servers for HA:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/cloud-sync/how-to-prerequisites?tabs=public-cloud#cloud-provisioning-agent-requirements

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