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
Having recently performed a FIM 2010 R2 SP1 Upgrade, I was then required to apply some changes made in an earlier release using the FIM 2010 Migration scripts. In hindsight, I probably should have done this in reverse order (apply changes, then upgrade), as the changes.xml file contained a bunch of deletions related to specific … 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
Just over a month ago, in January 2013, I had the extreme luck and pleasure to be able to attend the first annual Redmond IAM Summit, hosted by the Oxford Computer Group at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Seattle. I say luck, because I live in Perth Western Australia – and it was only by chance … Read more
With the number of FIM 2010 implementations growing at a staggering rate, the variety of systems that FIM is being used to integrate with is similarly growing. To meet the rising need for customised FIM Management Agents, and recognising that not every organisation has the in-house capability to develop its own, I am now offering Custom … 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