Azure AD connect is a new tool which replaces DirSync for syncing Active Directory information to Azure from the local active directory.
Synchronisation automatically works in the background, but sometimes you want to push through a synchronisation for some reason or another (rather than waiting for the next time it runs). This can be done by running the following 2 commands from the C:Program FilesMicrosoft Azure AD Syncbin directory:
DirectorySyncClientCmd.exe initial DirectorySyncClientCmd.exe delta
- initial – this forces a full sync
- delta – this forces a delta sync
Example:
Status can be checked by running “Synchronisation Service” and checking the log. In the example below, 452 entries where unchanged and 1 was deleted as part of the forced sync.
