The Microsoft Azure AD Connect Agent Updater service failed to check for updates.

Nikhil George 41 Reputation points
2022-08-16T15:24:07.453+00:00

Hi All,

Hope somebody can help. Very limited documentation available online on this Azure AD Connect Cloud Provisioning Agent.

Only noticed now that the Microsoft Azure AD Connect Agent hasn't been updating. However, the agent synchronizations to azure AD is working without any issue.

The agent is installed on an Azure VM Domain controller on an Azure internal network, no firewalls in the azure network.

The Microsoft Azure AD Connect Agent Updater is installed & running on the same server.

On Investigation from event viewer I am able to see below errors. Where do I look? Why is the updater looking for msappproxy.net? It is not mentioned in the pre-requisites.

The Microsoft Azure AD Connect Agent Updater service failed to check for updates.
Additional details: 'Unable to connect to the remote server'.

The Microsoft Azure AD Connect Agent Updater service failed to check for updates.
Additional details: 'The remote name could not be resolved: 'autoupdate.msappproxy.net''.

The Agent was unable to connect to the service due to networking issues. The Agent tried to access the following URL: 'https://xxxxxx.msappproxy.net/', See Agent troubleshooting for more information: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=512316&clcid=0x409

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  1. Carlos Solís Salazar 18,191 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-08-17T13:06:24.887+00:00

    Hi @Nikhil George

    Thank you for asking this question on the **Microsoft Q&A Platform. **

    Because you have Azure AD Connect version 1.1.584.0, the first troubleshooting action I can recommend is to upgrade Azure AD Connect to the latest version.

    According to this documentation, you should upgrade the Azure AD Connect, because of the following:

    We're only applying critical changes to the V1.x versions going forward. You might not find some of the features and fixes for V2.0 in the V1.x releases. For this reason, upgrade to the V2.0 version as soon as possible.
    On August 31, 2022, all 1.x versions of Azure AD Connect will be retired because they include SQL Server 2012 components that will no longer be supported. Upgrade to the most recent version of Azure AD Connect (2.x version) by that date or evaluate and switch to Azure AD cloud sync.

    Hope this helps,
    Carlos Solís Salazar

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  1. JimmySalian-2011 42,496 Reputation points
    2022-08-16T17:10:15.117+00:00

    Hi,

    Can you please provide the version of the AAD Connect on the server?

    On the AAD Connect can you run this command on the powershell and provide the output please-:

    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://adminwebservice.microsoftonline.com/ProvisioningService.svc

    If you receiver Error Code 403 - Forbidden The proxy has not been opened for the requested URL - You will have to configure proxy configuration and make sure the URLs are allowed for connectivity (urls-and-ip-address-ranges)

    If you receive Error Code 407 Proxy Authentication Required The proxy server required a sign-in and none was provided. If your proxy server requires authentication, make sure to have this setting configured in the machine.config. Also make sure you are using domain accounts for the user running the wizard and for the service account.

    If you're using an outbound proxy for connecting to the internet, the following setting in the C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config file must be added for the installation wizard and Azure AD Connect sync to be able to connect to the internet and Azure AD. This text must be entered at the bottom of the file. In this code, <PROXYADDRESS> represents the actual proxy IP address or host name.


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