Identity Management

Is connecting to AD on Windows Server 2008 supported with ILM 2007? Is PCNS supported as well?

2009-02-28T00:56:00Z

In the last couple of days I have received the same question from people both within Microsoft as well as partners and customers regarding support for Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) on Windows Server 2008 as a connected directory in ILM 2007. The other popular topic has been if we support running the Password Change Notification Service on ADDS as well.

The answer: Yes,

We have tested and support the Active Directory Management Agent in ILM 2007 FP1 connecting to AD DS on Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64 bit). This includes the Active Directory Application Mode Management Agent connecting to AD Lightweight Directory Service instances as well.
We have also tested and support installing the PCNS component on ADDS on Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64bit). One caveat - we have not tested and do not support the PCNS component on ADDS running on Windows Server 2008 Server Core.
See previous post on this blog for more details about the support for Windows Server 2008 as a platform to install ILM 2007 FP1 on.

Hope this helps

/ Brjann Brekkan
Technical Product Manager - Identity Management
Identity and Security Business Group , Microsoft Corp

ps. The FAQ on the ILM 2007 Product page will get updated as well to clarify this (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/ilm2007/faq.mspx)

ILM 2 Release Candidate VHD issues

2009-02-07T09:14:00Z

The VHD we have for download from www.microsoft.com/ilm2 has a timeout issue. It is Windows Server that needs to be re armed to get another 60 days of evaluation.

If you log into Windows after the Activate Later button is activated you can run the following command from Start-Run and then restart to get another 60 days.

slmgr.vbs -rearm

Brjann Brekkan
Product Manager - ILM

ps I am intending to build a new image and to replace this one but it is a couple of weeks late so will be available around 15 Feb.

Rollup fix for ILM 2007 - Support for Windows Server 2008 now also for CLM

2008-12-08T07:09:00Z

Rollup Fix for Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 FP1 released

With the release of Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 FP1 version 3.3.1087 we now support all components running on Windows Server 2008 32 bit as well as using Windows Server 2008 32 bit certificate authorities including clustered CA support. You can also set up multiple CLM servers using Network Load Balancing for redundancy on this layer as well. Running the ILM 2007 metadirectory services features on Windows Server 2008 has been supported for some time but we wanted to wait for CLM to support this as well before updating the system requirements pages on our ILM 2007 product pages. If you want all updates below you should download and apply the updates in KB946797

We have just released two rollup packages.

· KB957181 - ILM 2007 FP1 version 3.3.1080.2

Examples of updates in this version: Updates to how Lotus Notes Management agent as well as password synchronization honors the use of "Run this management agent in separate process".

· KB946797 - ILM 2007 FP1 version 3.3.1087.2

Examples of updates in this version: fix for issue with export only MA's and deprovisioning, fix for issue with creating strong-named extensible MA's and rules extensions, fixes to four issues with CLM including support for Windows Server 2008 32 Bit

Since the release of Featurepack 1 for Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 there has been a few updates.

· KB952308 - ILM 2007 FP1 version 3.3.1051.2

Examples of updates in this version: Updates with attribute flows as well as some specific issues around connecting to SunOne Directory

· KB952327 - ILM 2007 FP1 version 3.3.1067.2

Examples of updates in this version: Update for how access checks in AD are performed by Certificate Lifecycle Manager

// Brjann

ILM 2 - what is it, hands on and webcasts

2008-11-22T07:58:00Z

Identity Lifecycle Manager 2 Release candidate was released a few weeks ago and with that we have made some update to our product web site (www.microsoft.com/ilm2) as well as publishing the ILM2 RC bits and an ILM 2 RC virtual machine to the web. The product web has all the content you need to get an understanding of what the product is and then you can use Hands on and/or Webcast section below to learn more. .. Come back to this blog for more information on how to use the Virtual machine and other resources in learning about ILM 2.

Hands on

If all this sounds interesting and you have looked at ILM 2 before than go and get the download from www.microsoft.com/ilm2 right away. If you have not seen ILM 2 before and would like to take a look at what it is first then we have just kicked off a Technet Webcast series in 3 parts.

Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" (Part 1 of 3): Empowering Users with Self-Service Identity Management Solutions (Level 200)
Learn how to use Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) "2" to bring easy-to-use, intuitive self-service solutions to your end users.
11/19/2008 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 11/19/2008 10:30 AM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

TechNet Webcast: Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" (Part 2 of 3): Expressing and Enforcing Business Policy (Level 300)
Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) "2" introduces powerful policy management features that help organizations mitigate compliance risks more effectively and efficiently.
12/3/2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/3/2008 12:30 PM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

TechNet Webcast: Identity Lifecycle Manager "2" (Part 3 of 3): Extensibility and Provisioning with ILM "2" (Level 300)
Do you want to learn how to get the most out of Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) "2"? In this session, we show you how to use the extensible platform of ILM "2" to address complex business problems.
12/10/2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)- 12/10/2008 12:30 PM | Duration:60 Minutes
Primary Language: English
Primary Target Audience: IT Professional

//Brjann