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Microsoft Cloud Sync and migrating away from Entra ConnectMicrosoft Entra Cloud Sync. Installing the agent. Configuring the scope filter by OU. Migrating gradually from AD Connect with PTA to Cloud Sync with PHS. Provisioning tests and validation in a hybrid M365 environment.
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0:00 Introduction and a look at the environment 0:56 Auditing AD Connect: the PTA method and the key properties 1:53 A migration strategy based on a dedicated Cloud Sync OU 3:42 AD Connect vs Cloud Sync: limits and use cases 5:08 Putting AD Connect into staging mode 5:29 Preparing Active Directory and aligning the GPOs 7:08 Downloading and installing the Cloud Sync agent 9:00 Configuring the agent and registering it in Entra 10:31 Creating the Cloud Sync configuration in the portal 11:20 Enabling password hash sync and mapping the attributes 12:39 Setting the scope filter by distinguished name 14:21 Testing provisioning on demand 15:57 Moving the users into the Cloud Sync OU 16:43 Enabling and validating the full synchronisation 19:13 Fixing a provisioning bug in real conditions 20:33 Full sync test with the accounts BBB and CCC 22:00 The sync delay observed in practice: 17 minutes 23:11 A gradual migration plan, and finally uninstalling AD Connect
