Exchange 2010 Synchronization Service Manager - Automating this with PowerShell

Mike Davis

Do you have DirSync / Azure AD Connect running on your exchange server or another server?

DustinB3403

@Mike-Davis Azure AD Connect is running on our Exchange Server.

Mike Davis

you don't have any path like C:\Program Files\Windows Azure Active Directory Sync ?

DustinB3403

you don't have any path like C:\Program Files\Windows Azure Active Directory Sync ?

These are the file paths that I have.

Edit: I do have a "Windows Azure Active Directory" folder, but it's empty.

Mike Davis

That looks like how the newer version is set up. Is it running version 1.1.343.0 or higher?

DustinB3403

That looks like how the newer version is set up. Is it running version 1.1.343.0 or higher?

I'm an idiot.

You mean the sync manager.

It is running 1.1.380.0

DustinB3403

Mike Davis

I would upgrade it and see if it doesn't sync automatically after that.

DustinB3403

I would upgrade it and see if it doesn't sync automatically after that.

This is a production system, and we've had a hard enough time getting back to operable.

I'm just trying to simplify my life a bit, by not having to manually run the sync process for any new hires we may have to create.

DustinB3403

Also isn't this the newest version?

Edit: which matches what we have installed.

DustinB3403

So I've found this.

Which is summarized as this.

Import-Module ADSync

Get-ADSyncScheduler

Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta

But that doesn't seem right... why would the GUI have 6 processes, and the powershell version only have 3...

DustinB3403

haha... well that was in fact the answer.

Mike Davis

When you fire that power shell script off, if you go back to the sync manager, you'll see it does all 6 things.

DustinB3403

When you fire that power shell script off, if you go back to the sync manager, you'll see it does all 6 things.

Yep, that's how I confirmed it!