Tag Archives: FIM 2010

An identity reboot

Posted on May 1, 2023 by bobbradley1967

For me my work has always been a passion, and for some time now that’s been a mix of MIM, Azure AD (now specifically ‘Entra’) and at times other technologies such as SoftwareIDM’s Identity Panel, UNIFY Broker and OptimalIDM’s VIS … Continue reading →

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Simple #MIM2016 Reporting in PowerShell

Posted on January 31, 2018 by bobbradley1967

As a veteran MIM implementer now, I can’t help being constantly impressed with how much Ryan Newington‘s work on his Lithnet Github site has changed the landscape for those of us continually faced with the task of extracting data from the … Continue reading →

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Upgrading #FIM2010 (not R2) to #MIM2016

Posted on March 27, 2017 by bobbradley1967

Some time ago former FIM MVP Thomas Vuylsteke blogged this really helpful post on the above subject.  I figure my customer isn’t the only one stuck in a pre-R2 limbo as we barrel towards the October 2017 FIM 2010 EOL … Continue reading →

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Managing Office 365 Licenses with #MIM2016 and #AzMan – Part 1

Posted on June 26, 2016 by bobbradley1967

One of the things we Microsoft FIM/MIM folks find ourselves doing of late is having to find ways of automating Office 365 license assignment for our “hybrid” (AD+AAD) customers, initially as part of provision the initial Exchange Online mailbox which … Continue reading →

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#FIM2010 R2 Scoped Sync Rules – Part 2 (The Experience)

Posted on August 13, 2015 by bobbradley1967

So I decided to take up the challenge on a recent FIM2010 R2 project – outlined in the first part of this post. Lets just say there are plenty of FIM folk who would simply ask ‘why?’ … Why would … Continue reading →

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#FIM2010 R2 Scoped Sync Rules – Part 1 (The Vision)

Posted on June 24, 2015 by bobbradley1967

There have been numerous attempts since the concept of ‘declarative sync rules’ was first introduced with FIM 2010 to eliminate the need for rules extensions altogether, but rarely have these been successful.  In all but the most trivial of scenarios … Continue reading →

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A new angle on an old #FIM2010 problem

Posted on April 28, 2015 by bobbradley1967

Anyone working with the FIM Sync engine, in its current or previous guises, for any length of time will be familiar with the age old dilemma – how best to ensure uniqueness constraints of a newly provisioned AD account.  Or … Continue reading →

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Key #FIM2010 Principles for the New Year and the #MSMIM2015 Timeframe

Posted on December 31, 2014 by bobbradley1967

It’s been an eventful couple of months leading up to Christmas for me, starting with the MVP conference in Redmond and followed closely by my company UNIFY’s 10th anniversary, at which I was taken by surprise to be honoured as … Continue reading →

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#FIM2010 MPR Integrity Checks

Posted on April 3, 2014 by bobbradley1967

I recently had reason to suspect that there were a number of MPRs which had become corrupted in a lab environment due to the deletion of set objects. FIM 2010 doesn’t complain when you delete a set, but it will … Continue reading →

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Identifying #FIM2010 Database Index Fragmentation

Posted on January 29, 2014 by bobbradley1967

I want to share the following SQL script which I have adapted for FIM from the original here. If you read the blog post you will understand that both FIM databases meet the criteria the author describes (GUID cluster keys) … Continue reading →

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