Azure AD Connect
Hi,
I want to connect a clean windows server 2012 on a VPS to Azure AD. Do I have to create a domain first on the server 2012 before connecting? The reason is I want to install an SQL on the server 2012 in the cloud and have users logon to on-premise pc in the office and have access to all their online services.
Some help is appriciated.
Kind regards,
I want to connect a clean windows server 2012 on a VPS to Azure AD. Do I have to create a domain first on the server 2012 before connecting? The reason is I want to install an SQL on the server 2012 in the cloud and have users logon to on-premise pc in the office and have access to all their online services.
Some help is appriciated.
Kind regards,
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AADConnect does exactly that. It "connects" ADDS (on-prem) to azure AD. Which means ADDS must be present a d accessible somewhere on the network (via layer 2, or VPN, or ezpressroute, or something.)
If you don't have ADDS then there is no reason to run AADConnect. You'd simply create new user accounts natively in azure AD.
If you don't have ADDS then there is no reason to run AADConnect. You'd simply create new user accounts natively in azure AD.
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Ok, so I created a AD on the new 2012 server. I was able, after some testing and trying, to run the AADConnect but I still don't see all the Azure AD users in my server? Seems like the sync has not completed. Anything I forgot to setup or make sure is ready before doing this?
Aadconnect syncs from server to Azure AD. Not the other way around. Your azure users will *never* suddenly appear on your server.
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Ok, clear. What is the best way when creating a new user, for example for creating a user which has access to my SQL instance on the 2012 server? Because as I understood, my Office 365 users can logon to their Windows 10 Pro computers with their Office 365 account and with the server 2012 being connected the same users have single sign on feature for accessing the SQL server on this 2012 server.
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Hi Cliff,
Do you know a good one I can hire?
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Do you know a good one I can hire?
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For these kinds of projects, as I said, it is often beat to hire local. Since I don't know where you are, no, I don't know anyone. Although to be fair, my answer probably will be the same even if I knew where you were.
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