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FAQ for FIM 2010 to support SHA2, KSP/CNG and v3 certificate templates for issuing user and agent certificates and MIM 2016 upgrade
~ Milan Milosavljevic | Senior Escalation Engineer Hi everyone, Milan Milosavljevic here from the...
Date: 07/14/2016
FAQ for FIM 2010 to MIM 2016 upgrade and SHA2 support
~ Milan Milosavljevic | Microsoft Senior Escalation Engineer UPDATED 7/14/2016: A newer version of...
Date: 01/11/2016
KB: Microsoft Azure AD Management Agent hangs during Full Import or Delta Import
When you run a Full Import or a Delta Import on the Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)...
Date: 10/01/2015
HOWTO: How to loop through proxyAddresses and update the primary SMTP
The purpose of this document is to provide an illustration of how to setup a Management Agent Rules...
Date: 08/26/2015
Support-Tip (MIISACTIVATE.EXE): Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer
PRODUCT FOCUS Microsoft Identity Manager Synchronization Service 2016 Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 08/12/2015
[HOTFIX] A new hotfix rollup package is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 SP1
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3634.0) is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 05/06/2015
[HOTFIX] A FIM 2010 R2 hotfix rollup is now available for the Generic LDAP connector
A new hotfix rollup package is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2. This...
Date: 10/29/2014
[HOTFIX] New hotfix available to fix PowerShell connector issue in FIM 2010 R2
A hotfix rollup package (build 1.0.419.911) is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 10/23/2014
[HOTFIX] New FIM 2010 R2 hotfix for the WebServices connector
A hotfix rollup package is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2. This hotfix...
Date: 10/23/2014
[HOTFIX] A new hotfix rollup (build 4.1.3559.0) is available for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3559.0) is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 06/18/2014
INFO: FIM Service stops intermittently - FIM Service fails to start
Overview Recently, I worked on an issue where we saw the FIM Service (Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 05/22/2014
[HOTFIX] A hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3510.0) is available for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3510.0) is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 04/16/2014
[HOTFIX] Hotfix rollup (build 4.3.1082.0) is available for the Generic LDAP connector for Forefront Identity Manager
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.3.1082.0) is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 03/18/2014
[INFO] Certificate Services fail to start after installing CM CA Modules
Issue Upon installation of the FIM CM certification authority modules the certificate services fail...
Date: 03/05/2014
[Troubleshooting] GalSync MA: Exchange 2010 Provisioning - “extension-dll-timeout” error on export
Moved...
Date: 02/04/2014
[Troubleshooting] Windows Azure Active Directory Connector - User Objects Not Provisioned to Azure MA Connector Space
Background This blog is about a custom FIM Solution utilizing the new Windows Azure Active Directory...
Date: 02/04/2014
[Troubleshooting] Connectors: Azure Active Directory Connector: stopped-extension-dll-exception
Components FIM Synchronization Service Engine Azure Active Directory Connector (AAD Connector) :...
Date: 01/28/2014
Reference: How to have bidirectional flow for EmployeeEndDate and AccountExpires
Overview Recently I worked on a scenario where we had to control the flow of data between...
Date: 01/21/2014
[TROUBLESHOOTING] The Synchronization Service Engine Crashes
Symptom During the process of a Full Import on the Active Directory Management Agent there is a...
Date: 12/12/2013
[REFERENCE] Installing Forefront Identity Manager Certificate Management Components on Windows Server Certificate Authority
About FIM CM installation files Initial install requires the MSI package. MSI packages are available...
Date: 12/12/2013
[REFERENCE] HOW TO: PowerShell Workflow: Execute PowerShell with an account other than FIMService
Introduction: Powershell workflow activities are executed by the FIM Service account by default....
Date: 12/12/2013
[Reference] Suppress SSPR Registration Page at Logon
The default behavior of the rich SSPR client is to check the user's password registration status at...
Date: 12/12/2013
[Troubleshooting] SSPR Reset Portal - Error attempting to reset password
Issue A user goes to the SSPR reset portal. The questions are answered and the new password entered...
Date: 12/12/2013
Reference: New Connectors Available: Windows Azure Active Directory, Generic LDAP, SharePoint User Profile Store
We are pleased to announce that we have released three new Connectors for FIM2010R2 for public...
Date: 11/21/2013
[Troubleshooting-BHOLD] There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.
Problem Statement Attempting to install the BHOLD FIM Integration Module on a FIM Server with BHOLD...
Date: 10/29/2013
[Troubleshooting] DirSync FIM Sync Service would not start
Background After installing the Directory Synchronization Appliance, Forefront Identity Manager...
Date: 10/13/2013
[Troubleshooting] CheckSharepointFarmAdministratorWithOpenPermission
Problem Statement When attempting to install the FIM Portal, it may rol back on you with no visible...
Date: 10/11/2013
[Troubleshooting] The FIM server you have entered does not exist or is not running.
Background Had an issue where the FIM Portal was being installed on a separate server than the FIM...
Date: 10/11/2013
Support-Info:(SYNC SERVICE): stopped-server: msidmCompositeType or Asynchronous Processing Scenario
Stopped-Server Checklist 0x80230405 (The operation failed because the object cannot be found...
Date: 09/30/2013
[Reference] ETW tracing for Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Service
Introduction Event tracing for Windows (ETW) provides a data gathering mechanism that is...
Date: 09/28/2013
[Reference:] Refreshing the Interfaces of an ECMA 2.0-based Version of the Lotus Domino Connector
[Reference] Refreshing the Interfaces of an ECMA 2.0-based Version of the Lotus Domino Connector:...
Date: 08/13/2013
[Troubleshooting] BHOLD Core installation: Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Custom action CA_CoreProductGetWebsiteExists script error -2147217394,
[Troubleshooting] BHOLD Core installation: Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Custom...
Date: 07/30/2013
[Troubleshooting] Forefront Identity Manager Server Database could not be successfully deployed.
[Troubleshooting] Forefront Identity Manager Server Database could not be successfully deployed:...
Date: 07/28/2013
[Reference] Steps to enable tracing in the Directory Synchronization Password Synchronization component
[Reference] Steps to enable tracing in the Directory Synchronization Password Synchronization...
Date: 07/16/2013
[Troubleshooting] Failed to retrieve schema - Event ID 6331 - A update on the configuration of a MA or MV failed to replicate
[Troubleshooting] Failed to retrieve schema - Event ID 6331 - A update on the configuration of a MA...
Date: 07/16/2013
[Reference] Quick Guide to installing BHOLD Core
[Reference] Quick Guide to installing BHOLD Core:...
Date: 07/04/2013
[Reference] Setting Manager Attribute from Text-File MA
[Reference] Setting Manager Attribute from Text-File MA:...
Date: 07/01/2013
[Troubleshooting] FIM CM – Attempts to Retire Smart Card Receive Error 0x80072116
[Troubleshooting] FIM CM – Attempts to Retire Smart Card Receive Error 0x80072116:...
Date: 06/22/2013
[Reference] Improve FIM CM Search Performance When Using Custom or AD Attributes
Improve FIM CM Search Performance When Using Custom or AD Attributes:...
Date: 06/22/2013
[Reference] Increasing the Max Pool Size in FIM CM
[Reference] Increasing the Max Pool Size in FIM CM:...
Date: 06/22/2013
[Troubleshooting] FIM CM Certificate Request Error: Denied by Policy Module
FIM CM Certificate Request Error: Denied by Policy Module:...
Date: 06/21/2013
[Reference] Discovery Errors
[Reference] Discovery Errors:...
Date: 06/19/2013
[Troubleshooting] Install FIM Data Warehouse Support Scripts when the Data Warehouse SQL database resides on a Remote SQL Server
[Troubleshooting] Install FIM Data Warehouse Support Scripts when the Data Warehouse SQL database...
Date: 06/16/2013
[Reference]: How to easily export a connector space list to excel
[Reference]: How to easily export a connector space list to excel:...
Date: 06/16/2013
[Troubleshooting] Event ID 10016 - The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application
[Troubleshooting] Event ID 10016 - The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local...
Date: 06/16/2013
[Troubleshooting] Password reset is successful but still throws an error 3000
[Troubleshooting] Password reset is successful but still throws an error 3000:...
Date: 06/16/2013
[Troubleshooting] FIM Service upgrade fails on 'GetCertThumbprintFromName'
[Troubleshooting] FIM Service upgrade fails on 'GetCertThumbprintFromName'...
Date: 06/04/2013
[Troubleshooting] BHOLD Increase session lifetime for BHOLD core
[Troubleshooting] BHOLD Increase session lifetime for BHOLD...
Date: 06/04/2013
[Troubleshooting] FIM Reporting Installation using System Center Service Manager 2012 Sp1
[Troubleshooting] FIM Reporting Installation using System Center Service Manager 2012 Sp1:...
Date: 06/03/2013
[Troubleshooting] FIM Reporting - A Transport-level error has occurred during Initial Sync
[Troubleshooting] FIM Reporting - A Transport-level error has occurred during Initial Sync:...
Date: 06/03/2013