Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series

contains a unique solution. Determine whether the solution meets the stated goals.

Your network contains a single Active Directory forest. The forest contains a domain controller and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers that are deployed t

o virtual machines. The virtual machines run either on-premises or on Microsoft Azure.

You have Azure AD Connect deployed on-premises. The Azure AD Connect database is installed on an on-premises instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2014.

Last month, an Azur

e AD Connect server experienced a hardware failure that caused an Azure AD Connect server to go offline for several days.

You need to recommend a solution to reduce the outage window when hardware failure occurs on the Azure AD Connect server.

Solution:

You deploy a new Azure AD Connect server to an Azure virtual machine that uses a new SQL Server instance. You set the Azure AD Connect server to staging mode.

Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes

B. No

Explanation:

Azure AD Connect sync Staging

mode can be used for several scenarios, including:

High availability.

Test and deploy new configuration changes.

Introduce a new server and decommission the old.

If you have a more complex environment, then having one or more standby servers is recommende

d. During installation, you can enable a server to be in staging mode.

Use virtual machines

A common and supported method is to run the sync engine in a virtual machine. In case the host has an issue, the image with the sync engine server can be migrated t

o another server.

References: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnectsync-operations/