Adding additional AD FS servers to an AD FS farm

This recipe demonstrates how to add additional AD FS servers to an AD FS farm.

Getting ready

After setting up the AD FS farm by implementing the first AD FS server, use this recipe to add additional AD FS servers to the farm.

Before you begin, ensure that:

• The same TLS certificate used when configuring the first AD FS server is available for any additional AD FS servers in the same AD FS farm. Install the certificate in the Personal certificate store for the local machine.
• The proposed AD FS server is a domain-joined Windows Server installation, and you are signed in with a domain account that is a member of the Domain Admins group.
• The AD FS farm name resolves to all AD FS servers in the AD FS farm in the appropriate DNS zones.
• The primary AD FS server is reachable for AD FS farms using WID, and an SQL server is available and reachable for AD FS farms using an SQL Server as their backends.
• The AD FS...