Creating a new Windows Domain Controller with Azure Active Directory:
Create an Azure VM:
After creating the virtual network, the next step is to create a Windows Server VM in Azure, which will function as your domain controller.
Link to Azure VM creation instructions
Install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS):
Once you've deployed your Windows Server VM, you need to install Active Directory Domain Services on that VM to make it a domain controller.
Link to AD DS installation instructions
Create a forest for your domain:
After the installation of AD DS, you need to create a new forest for your domain (cargill-fms.com).
Link to creating a new forest instructions
Administer Azure AD Connect and synchronization:
Azure AD Connect is what you'll use to synchronize your on-premises directory with Azure Active Directory. This will allow your users and groups to be available in Azure AD, and enable Azure VMs to login with these user credentials.
Link to Azure AD Connect and synch instructions
Configure Azure AD for Domain Services:
Azure AD Domain Services enables you to configure a full set of AD features. It can be integrated with your existing AD if you also have an on-premises setup.
Link to Azure AD Domain service
Backup and Migration of Users
If you have users in other servers that you want to migrate to this new server, you can use Azure Backup Solutions or Azure Migrate for this.
Application Authentication with Azure AD:
Azure Active Directory also supports B2C and B2B scenarios which allow your applications to authenticate with Azure AD.
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