Azure Active Directory Connect: in-place upgrade from legacy tools

The Discussion

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  Nice Explanation. Can we now have 2 AD connect tools running in our environment (for fail-over).
  
  And I hope it would still be possible to exclude some OU's like previous Dir Sync?

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  @Vaibhow M:Yes, having a 2nd server is now supported. This is called a "staging server" and more information can be found here: https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnectsync-operations/#staging-mode. It is also possible to filter based on OUs. More information on filtering options can be found here: https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnectsync-configure-filtering/.

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  I note that there is no click box for hybrid deployment as before. Is this configuration still supported?

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  @JimCar:Yes, still supported. During a DirSync upgrade we will take the configuration from DirSync and migrate it. Therefor will you not see that option during the upgrade. If you installed Azure AD Connect as a fresh install, you will see it (if you have Exchange schema installed).

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  if we are doing an upgrade what is the best way to verify that everything is working as expected?

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  Thanks AndreasKjell​man.

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  Hello,
  
  if I have a working environment with dirsync and SSO (ADFS), just to upgrade all settings will be maintained?
  
  I will not need to enter Azure AD Connet and configuration settings from my ADFS?
  
  Note: I did ran the upgrade process for Dirsync and everything remained. Regarding ADFS, as no use, I need to know if the need to set up something after dirsync upgrade process already performed.
  
  Thank you.