


On the Select Extension screen, select HR-driven provisioning (Workday and SuccessFactors) / Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync and click Next.Once the installation operation completes, the configuration wizard will launch.On the splash screen, select I agree to the license and conditions, and then select Install.Once the Azure AD Connect Provisioning Agent Package has completed downloading, run the AADConnectProvisioningAgentSetup.exe installation file from your downloads folder.Select Download on-premises agent, and select Accept terms & download.In the Azure portal, select Azure Active Directory.Now run through the installation wizard again and provide the credentials to create the account when you're prompted to do so. To update an existing agent to use the Group Managed Service Account created during installation, upgrade the agent service to the latest version by running AADConnectProvisioningAgent.msi. For more information, see Group Managed Service Accounts.

Azure AD Connect cloud sync supports and recommends the use of a gMSA for running the agent. A gMSA also extends this functionality over multiple servers.

A group Managed Service Account (gMSA) is a managed domain account that provides automatic password management, simplified service principal name (SPN) management, and the ability to delegate the management to other administrators.
