Configuring staging mode
This recipe provides tips for configuring Azure AD Connect in staging mode.
Getting ready
To implement one or more staging-mode servers, you need to meet the same requirements as when implementing the actively synchronizing Azure AD Connect installation. In short, you need to do the following:
- Sign in with an account that is a local administrator account on the server. As part of the process, credentials for the following accounts need to be specified:
- An account in Active Directory that is a member of the Enterprise Admins group
- An account in Azure AD that has the Global administrator or Hybrid Identity administrator role assigned
- Ensure that the following are true of the Windows Server that you intend to configure as an Azure AD Connect staging-mode server:
- Is able to communicate with the internet without having to pass proxies
- Is running Windows Server 2016, or a newer version of Windows Server
- Is domain-joined
- Has Internet Explorer Enhanced...