The Azure File Sync agent v19, is being flighted to servers which are configured to automatically update when a new version becomes available and is available on the Microsoft Update Catalog.
The product team has worked hard to make a significant leap in performance, but most importantly, to introduce support for Windows Server 2025. This article recap the new features introduced.
Improvements
- General Availability: Faster server provisioning & improved disaster recovery for Azure File Sync server endpoints
- Preview: Managed Identity support for Azure File Sync service and servers
- Azure File Sync support for managed identities eliminates the need for shared keys as a method of authentication by utilizing a system-assigned managed identity provided by Microsoft Entra ID.
- Sync performance improvements
- Sync performance has significantly improved for file share migrations and when metadata-only is changed (for example, ACL changes).
- Support for Windows Server 2025
- Miscellaneous reliability and telemetry improvements for cloud tiering and sync
Notes
- This release is available for Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025 installations
- A restart is required for servers that have an existing Azure File Sync agent installation if the agent version is less than version 18.2
- The agent version for this release is 19.1.0.0
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Azure File Sync Agent v19 Release – September 2024 – Microsoft Support
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