This week, Microsoft has released hotfix rollup 4.1.3451.0 for FIM 2010 R2, which you can download from KB2849119. This update fixes a few minor issues, detailed in the KB article, which I have kindly provided the summaries for below: FIM Synchronization Service Issue 1 Password management operations fail because the path for the cached version … Read more
On April 22, 2013, Microsoft released Hotfix 4.1.3441.0 for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2. This hotfix features a number of issue fixes, as well as a couple of new features around the MetadirectoryServicesEx.dll and the ECMA framework. The hotfix can be downloaded here. Peter Geelen (Microsoft) has updated the FIM 2010 Build Overview wiki article … Read more
On March 28, 2013, Microsoft put out Release Candidates for several new FIM Synchronization Service Connectors, including: SharePoint User Profile Connector Generic LDAP Connector for Open LDAP PowerShell Connector The Release Candidate downloads are available via Microsoft Connect, along with the necessary upgrades to the FIM Sync Service, a technical reference for the SharePoint/LDAP connectors … Read more
On March 19, 2013, Microsoft released FIM Hotfix Rollup 4.0.3684.2 for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010. A minor hotfix, this patch has two specific features: New version (4.0.2.0) of Microsoft.MetadirectoryServicesEx.dll. It is not clear what has changed in the new version of this dll, however it mentions you may need to fix references in your Rules … Read more
Recently, I had to perform an upgrade to FIM 2010 R2 SP1 from FIM 2010 (pre-R2) in a development environment. After a few issues performing the upgrade, I was installing the FIM 2010 R2 SP1 Service and Portal on SharePoint Foundation 2013 and I kept running into the error: Forefront Identity Manager Service and Portal Setup … Read more
Looks like Microsoft have uploaded the Release Notes for FIM 2010 R2 SP1 and also a “What’s New” page describing all the new features. Key improvements that stand out to me in this release are: Improvements in the upgrade process from FIM 2010 to FIM 2010 R2, including significant performance enhancements to the database upgrade. … Read more
Am currently attending the first annual Oxford Computer Group Redmond Identity, Access & Directory Summit at Microsoft HQ. In a talk given by Andreas Kjellman a few minutes ago, he announced FIM 2010 R2 SP1 just went public – no KB or release notes, but you can download via your MSDN subscriber benefits. A number … Read more