the Connector Space

A blog dedicated to the Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Microsoft Identity Manager

View a PAM User's Roles with Advanced Search Scope Configuration

During a recent MIM PAM deployment, I was asked if it would be possible to create a page in the...

Author: Sean Leonard Date: 12/05/2018

MIM 4.5.26.0 – MPR Creation - The Required Field Cannot Be Empty

I recently ran into an issue after updating MIM 2016 to version 4.5.26.0 where I was unable to...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 08/23/2018

MIM 2016 SP1 - Portal Servers Run Out of Disk Space.

Summary: I recently ran into an issue after upgrading a MIM Environment to MIM 2016 SP1 (version...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 08/15/2018

MIM 2016 SP1–Service and Portal Installation Guide

Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational build document for the Microsoft...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 07/19/2018

MIM PAM Feature Installer Failure - SetADForestFunctionalLevel

I want to review a huge blocker that held up one of my recent installations of MIM PAM using the MIM...

Author: Sean Leonard Date: 06/21/2018

Applying a Release Update to the MIM Service and Portal

Using This Guide:Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational procedure...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 06/12/2018

Applying a Release Update to the MIM Synchronization Service and Offline Spare

Using This Guide:Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational procedure...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 06/12/2018

Installing MIM Synchronization Service with an Offline Spare

Using This Guide:Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational build document...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 06/12/2018

Install the MIM 2016 Management Agent (MIM MA)

Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational preparatory document for the...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 06/12/2018

Service Accounts, SPNs, and Kerberos Delegation configurations for MIM Service and Portal Installation

Introduction: This document is intended to be used as an operational preparatory document for the...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 06/07/2018

Install of SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 for use with FIM / MIM

Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational build document for the...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 06/01/2018

Windows Server 2012 R2 – Uninstalling .Net Framework 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.71

Introduction: Some application installers require specific versions of .Net to be used to...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 05/31/2018

Installing MIM Synchronization Service with an Offline Spare

Using This Guide: Introduction: This document is intended to be used as an operational build...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 05/25/2018

MIM Handy Tip Series - Breadcrumbing

Everyone put your phones down and get your pencils ready. It's Pop Quiz time! If Kris Tackett and...

Author: Mr_Null Date: 05/15/2018

Calculating the domain and populating user attributes across multiple MIM implementations.

OVERVIEW: Enterprise environments often contain multiple independent MIM installations that serve as...

Author: Joe Zinn Date: 05/09/2018

Updating Attributes Based on a Detected Name Change

Scenario:In a MIM environment, a user goes through a name change (marriage, divorce, etc.) and they...

Author: ktackett Date: 04/12/2018

Rules Extensions –Understanding Date Time Conversion Part 2

In this post we will continue the understanding of using functions in a rules extension to manage...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 11/27/2017

Rules Extensions –Understanding Date Time Conversion Part 1

Recently I have received several questions and “Ridiculous”  Comments on the Posting 2 Way Account...

Author: ktackett Date: 11/26/2017

(WAL) – Workflow Example – Removal of a multivalued reference attribute

Special Thanks to Mr. David Hodge for putting the WAL Workflow Documentation together Things to keep...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 10/13/2017

Outbound Synchronization Rule Type Application - Explained

Something I get asked about a lot are the different types of outbound synchronization rules. When...

Author: ktackett Date: 09/22/2017

Sync Rule Walk Through: Outbound System Scoping Filter User Synchronization Rule

Welcome to Part 2 of the “Sync Rule Walk Through” series. In Part 1 we talked about an inbound user...

Author: ktackett Date: 09/20/2017

Sync Rule Walk Through: Inbound User Synchronization Rule

While we’ve touched on sync rules in the past with some examples, I’d like to dedicate some time to...

Author: ktackett Date: 09/20/2017

Management Agent Configuration – Part 5: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service Management Agent

This is Part 5 in a series of commonly used management agents. In Part 1 we looked at configuration...

Author: ktackett Date: 09/15/2017

Rules Extensions – MA Extension

The following is just an example of what an MA Extension would like like and should only be used as...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 06/23/2017

Rules Extensions – Helper Functions

This post is focused on Helper Functions  that Multiple Methods can call to complete a task,...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 06/23/2017

Excel Functions–Data Comparison and Manipulation

Ok so you might ask what does this posting have to do with FIM, MIM, or Identity Management … Well...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 06/09/2017

MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 3

This post is a continuation of  MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 2 This is the 3rd part of the MIM...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 04/07/2017

MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 2

This post is a continuation of  MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 1 Navigate to the location where you...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 03/24/2017

MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 1

Installation of the MIM WAL can sometimes be problematic especially if you are just getting started...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 03/24/2017

Management Agent Advanced Attribute Flows

In this post we will discuss the Configuration of Attributes flows within a management agent to...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 02/03/2017

Understanding Joining

Update 1/19/2017 There are 3 ways to set up Join Logic for objects in the Connector Space of an MA...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 01/19/2017

Rules Extensions – Basic MV Extensions

In continuation of our Rules Extensions series we will begin to look at the MV Extension or rather...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 11/18/2016

Management Agent Configuration – Part 4: Delimited Text File Management Agent

This is Part 4 in a series of commonly used management agents. In Part 1 we looked at configuration...

Author: ktackett Date: 11/17/2016

Management Agent Configuration – Part 3: SQL Management Agent

This is the third part in a series dealing with basic configuration of commonly used management...

Author: ktackett Date: 11/17/2016

Management Agent Configuration–Part 2: FIM Service Management Agent

This is the second post in a series on management agent configuration. In Part 1, I covered...

Author: ktackett Date: 11/17/2016

Management Agent Configuration – Part 1: Active Directory Management Agent

Hey party people – long time, no see! You may have noticed (or maybe you didn’t) that I took a...

Author: ktackett Date: 11/17/2016

New install or Upgrade to Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1– Service and Portal

In this post we will walk through an upgrade / Install scenario of MIM 2016 to MIM 2016 SP1, note...

Author: ktackett Date: 10/07/2016

New install or Upgrade to Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1– Synchronization Service

In this post we will walk through an upgrade scenario of MIM 2016 to MIM 2016 SP1, note this is not...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 10/07/2016

Rules Extensions – ShouldProjectToMV

In a previous post “Basic Projection into the Metaverse” we discussed how to enable and configure...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 09/02/2016

Basic Projection into the Metaverse

Projecting objects into the Metaverse that exist in the Connector Space but not the Metaverse can be...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 09/02/2016

Rules Extensions - Creating an MA Extension

In this series of Post we will review and discuss the basic fundamentals of Rules Extensions, how to...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 08/19/2016

(WAL) – Workflow Example – Run PowerShell Script

It is important to understand that the PowerShell Workflow is a great tool to complete task that...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 04/29/2016

(WAL) - Workflow Example - Generate Unique Value

Using the latest WAL (Workflow Activity Library) which can be located from a link on the following...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 02/19/2016

Rules Extensions - MapAttributesForImport

Update 6/23/2017 (working on Code formatting for presentation) In this post we will focus on the...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 02/12/2016

Rules Extensions - Build and Compile

Once you have the code typed up and your ready to test it the first thing you need to do is Build...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 02/12/2016

Rules Extensions - MapAttributesForJoin

Update 1/19/2017 When configuring your "Join Logic" via a Custom MA Extension we need to remember to...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 02/08/2016

Cross Forest Management - (Create groups with FSP's as Members) Part 2

In continuation of Cross Forest Management - (Create groups with FSP's as Members) Part 1 At this...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 02/06/2016

Cross Forest Management - (Create groups with FSP's as Members) Part 1

Scenario: 2 Forest Contoso Fabrikam Each Forest has Exchange installed Fabrikam needs to allow...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 02/05/2016

Delegated Password Reset With FIM/MIM

With this post I’d like to spend some time discussing a common scenario I run into often....

Author: ktackett Date: 01/27/2016

(WAL) - Workflow Example - Create All Resource Set for a New Resource

In this Workflow Example we will demonstrate how to use the MIM WAL to build a Workflow that can be...

Author: Anthony Marsiglia Date: 01/26/2016

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