Does this meet the goal?

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 to 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 onpremises instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2014.
Last month, an Azure 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?

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 to 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 onpremises instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2014.
Last month, an Azure 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 recommended. 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 to another server.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnectsyncoperations/



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The key piece of information from the link is
“For those of you with knowledge of older sync technologies, the staging mode is different since the server has its own SQL database. This architecture allows the staging mode server to be located in a different datacenter.”
So it seems like Yes is the correct answer here, while the previous question could utilise SQL High Availability so that answer is No.