• AD is source of truth
• Entra ID instance can sync from only one Entra connect sync
• One AD can sync to multiple Entra IDs

Types

• Entra connect sync (deployed in Windows VM)
• Entra connect cloud sync (Agents are deployed where needed/runs in cloud)

License requirements

P1

Architecture

|Entra ID|Azure| |connector space|Entra objects| |metaverse| |connector space|AD objects| |ADDS|Onprem|

[[202208041137 Azure AD Connect Pre-Reqs]] [[202208041557 Export configuration of existing Azure AD Connect server]] [[202208041439 Azure AD Connect Upgrade from old version to new version]]

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references:

Azure AD Connect: Version release history - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Docs Technical Concepts Topologies for Entra Connect