FIM Service MA

The AD and HR (SQL Server) MA only give the synchronization engine the possibility of talking to these data sources. But in order for FIM to apply its logic to the data flow, we need to have the very special MA connecting FIM Synchronization Service to FIM Service.

Even if you implement it like almost any other MA, you will soon find out that this is not a typical MA. In most cases, this will be the first MA we create.

Creating the FIM Service MA

I will walk you through the steps for creating the FIM Service MA, which are as follows:

  1. Start FIM Synchronization Service Manager.
  2. Select the Management Agents tool, and click Create in the Actions pane.
  3. Select the FIM Service Management Agent option in the Management agent for: drop-down list: ...

Get Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Handbook now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.