tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16202130039796393072024-03-16T10:08:14.915+01:00The Identity Management ExplorerThe life of a Microsoft Identity Management consultant.Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-4913088536269155672018-10-23T21:02:00.001+02:002018-10-23T21:02:17.301+02:00Call Azure Function from PowershellI was fooling around with Azure Functions and wanted to try calling a Webhook function from Powershell. I just wanted to test a simple function from Powershell
I kept getting an error saying that 'The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send' when I used Invoke-RestMethod.
Turns out that for some reason, you have to force Powershell on TLS 1.2
When I ran Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-77320218157803793312018-09-14T08:22:00.003+02:002018-09-14T08:23:02.314+02:00Powershell MA version 5.5.3.1309 releasedGlad to announce that the Powershell MA has a new version out. It's has been a while since the last release since there has been no reports of bugs or any feature request lately, the previous version seems to be pretty stable.
This new version hasn't changed all that much and there are no breaking changes either. It has, however, a new feature that I personally have missed from time to time; an Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-80324196139887539552018-07-16T17:27:00.005+02:002018-07-16T17:27:45.063+02:00Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 hotfix (4.5.26.0) ReleasedA new hotfix for MIM 2016 has been released. A little interesting note is the support for Group Managed Service Accounts that is mentioned in the release notes. I'll have to dig further into that.
Anyway, you can grab it here - https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/iamsupport/2018/07/16/support-release-mim2016-microsoft-identity-manager-2016-sp1-hotfix-4-5-26-0-released/
See you in the Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-49218547649642953462018-04-19T13:08:00.001+02:002023-06-27T09:55:30.183+02:00Saving FIM / MIM configurationJust a quick note with a small Powershell script that I made to export configuration for the Synchronization Engine. I use this script on and off at customers to make sure that we can get back to a former state - or move existing configuration from environment to environment when building.
Feel free to use and modify
param( $miispath = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager\2010\Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-66881058833415485352017-11-26T17:18:00.002+01:002017-11-26T17:18:20.496+01:00Codeplex down, Github up!!!
HEADS UP!
I finally got around to moving all my FIM/MIM projects from Codeplex to Github. If you use any of the following FIM projects of mine, please consider changing all links and maybe following the projects on Github now.
Powershell MA - https://github.com/sorengranfeldt/psma
FIM/MIM SQL Management Agent - https://github.com/sorengranfeldt/sqlma
FIM 2010 Workflow ActivitySøren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-12954770430644062252017-02-20T12:22:00.001+01:002017-02-20T12:22:11.485+01:00FIM.MARE has moved to GithubJust a quick note to let you know that the project FIM.MARE has
moved from CodePlex to Github. So please help spread the word and
update any links that you may have sitting out there.
So if you want to continue doing advanced codeless flow rules without Synchronization Rules, then the new place to be ishttps://github.com/sorengranfeldt/mare
Thanks,
GSøren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-54187202623303733832016-12-01T21:25:00.000+01:002016-12-01T21:25:30.099+01:00FIM.MRE moved to GithubJust a quick note to let you know that the apparently popular project FIM.MRE has
moved from CodePlex to Github. So please help spread the word and
update any links that you may have sitting out there.
So if you want to continue doing codeless provisioning without Synchronization Rules, then the new place to be is https://github.com/sorengranfeldt/mre
Thanks,
G
Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-10826002668111954852016-11-22T06:18:00.002+01:002016-11-22T06:19:16.372+01:00MARunScheduler moved to GithubJust a quick note to let you know that my old project MARunScheduler has moved from CodePlex to Github. So please help spread the word and update any links that you may have sitting out there.
The new place to be is https://github.com/sorengranfeldt/marunscheduler
Thanks,
GSøren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-39715514374926476942016-07-07T09:47:00.002+02:002016-07-07T09:47:16.298+02:00UNICEF donationAt Christmas last year (in 2015), I asked for donations from those of you that use my free tools, such as the PowerShell Management Agent for FIM/MIM and the FIM.MRE.
I'm so grateful that a lot of you donated. Even after Christmas 2015, the donation kept coming in, so I postponed handing over the check to UNICEF. However, now I haven't registered any donations for a while, so I decided to extendSøren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-47282127041055700682016-01-16T09:47:00.005+01:002016-01-16T09:47:40.667+01:00MIM WAL released to GitHubMicrosoft has released their FIM/MIM WAL to GitHub.
The MIMWAL is a Workflow Activity
Library (WAL) solution for configuring complex Workflows in the
Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) 2016 and Forefront Identity Manager
(FIM) 2010 R2 solution.
The library is a powerfull activity library to enable you to do things / workflows with the FIM/MIM Service that the out-of-the-box library doesn't do.Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-88459090715727943152015-12-14T20:36:00.001+01:002015-12-14T20:36:39.552+01:00PowerShell MA now on CodePlexToday is a big day...
For a lot of years, I've been maintaining the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent for FIM and MIM. This MA was build for during FIM project that I did many years ago and some of the efforts put into building this MA was sponsored by the customer ... and therefore I was not allowed to release or distribute source code for the MA.
Many people have asked me for the source Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-46061541790749341132015-12-12T10:20:00.004+01:002015-12-14T14:04:59.881+01:00MIM2016 hotfix out (build 4.3.2064.0)Microsoft just gave us a pre-Christmas gift in the form of a hotfix for MIM 2016 which has just been released. Pop into the link below and read the release notes to see if any fixes applies to your environment.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3092179
As always ... don't forget to backup before applying patches...
Merry ChristmasSøren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-14596301773041440802015-11-12T20:41:00.000+01:002015-11-12T20:41:10.721+01:00Generic SQL Management agent releasedToday is a big day for me...
For a long time now, I've wanted to build a new SQL Management that could do more than the built-in SQL Server Management Agent that you get out-of-the-box with FIM and MIM. And, finally, I have done just that.
It is here....
By using this generic Management Agent for SQL, you can
synchronize almost any type of information with SQL Server tables - and now you canSøren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-52931942685431743662015-11-08T09:30:00.000+01:002015-11-08T12:13:05.865+01:00Minor update of PowerShell MA releasedI've released a minor update for the PowerShell MA. The build number for this is 5.5.1.1017 and the build is compatible with earlier 5.5 releases so you should be able to just replace the .DLL in the Extensions folder of your installation
NOTE - the MA now requires .NET Framework 4.5.2 to run, so please make sure that you have that installed on your Synchronization Service server.
The big news Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-43030976147705061282015-10-19T19:30:00.000+02:002015-10-19T19:30:02.492+02:00New version of FIM.MAREI'm happy to announce that I've released a new version of my Rules Extension framework called
FIM.MARE.
The framework enables FIM and MIM administrators to, declaratively, create advanced
flow rules with a wast number of
transform functions and even
conditions (scoped rules) for FIM2010 R2. This framework can in many installation be used as a
replacement for Synchronization Rules (SR's) orSøren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-36998948359795666772015-10-11T12:36:00.001+02:002015-10-11T12:36:09.716+02:00Let's help the children this ChristmasChristmas is approaching and this year I'm going to try out something again as I did in 2012...
All donations received at this blog will go uncut to Unicef. A lot of people are directly or indirectly helped by this organization and I'm hoping to get your support to make a small contribution this year.
I hoping for a donation from you or your company, if you're using any of my free projects Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-2251171282428844412015-10-11T12:07:00.002+02:002015-10-11T12:07:18.520+02:00PowerShell Management Agent 5.5 refreshedI'm happy to announce that I have released a refresh of the popular PowerShell Management Agent for FIM2010R2 (and yes, MIM2016).
This version is a code-refresh with a few bug fixes and a few additional minor features and I'll try to list them below -
The setup program is gone and has been replaced by a PowerShell script. This should allow you to better control updates. The steps performed by Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-26911379615314505132015-08-04T07:39:00.002+02:002015-08-04T07:39:42.962+02:00Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 is outIt's all over the news on social media's but thought that I'd just write a quick note on it as well...
MIM 2016 is out!!!
You should be able to get it via MSDN or through your Volume Licensing access.
Looking forward to diving in to the released version.
See you out there... Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-21863660353500209572015-06-25T16:26:00.001+02:002015-06-25T16:26:48.371+02:00A hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3646.0) is available for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 SP1Today, Microsoft released a hotfix for FIM2010 R2 SP1. The hotfix rollup package number is 4.1.3646.0)
and the build number for Microsoft BHOLD Suite
components that are included in this release is 5.0.3079.0.
This hotfix rollup package resolves some issues and you can download and read more about it here - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3054196
I wonder if this is gonna be the Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-14032551068767086312015-06-25T13:31:00.003+02:002015-06-25T13:32:21.301+02:00Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect is availableMicrosoft annouced yesterday that Azure AD Connect is now generally available. AADConnect allows you to quickly onboard to Azure AD and Office 365.
You can download it here - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47594
I'm currently working on a version of my PowerShell MA that will work with AADConnect as I think this will make for a interesting way to do more with Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-30885272200582661812015-04-30T22:00:00.004+02:002015-04-30T22:00:48.620+02:00FIM2010 R2 hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3634.0)Just a quick note about Microsoft releasing a new hotfix today (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3048056?wa=wsignin1.0).
It is very interesting to read that this hotfix adds support for Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controllers for PCNS. But please read the additional note carefully to make sure that you leave your environment in a supported state.
Looking forward to try this hotfix out soon.
Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-37292416035806362662015-04-26T09:24:00.001+02:002015-04-26T20:19:13.124+02:00New version of FIM.MRE in the making. Help needed...I need your help...
I'm working on a new major version of my Codeless Provisioning Framework for FIM2010, called the FIM Metaverse Rules Extension project that live on CodePlex.
This new version will among other things have new additional conditions and the option to use sub conditions as well. Also, it will have the option for you to help the clutter of rule by allowing you to have more as Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-64574729560432920652015-02-26T16:25:00.000+01:002015-02-26T16:28:59.228+01:00Hotfix rollup (build 4.1.3627.0) is availableJust a quick note to you FIM'sters out there. Microsoft released a hotfoot for FIM2010 R2 today.
More information on the hotfoot can be found here - https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3022704?wa=wsignin1.0
As always, remember to test impact on your specific system, before applying. And oh, the backup, remember the backup, before applying.
Happy patching...Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-46760128088839306412015-02-17T22:08:00.004+01:002015-02-17T22:08:46.840+01:00Lync sample scripts for PSMA 5.5I've had more than a few requests for sample scripts for managing Lync 2010 for use with my Powershell MA.
Well, time finally allowed for me to anonymize some scripts from a recent project where I have set up management of Lync 2010 enabling/disabling for users. The scripts are very basic and only handles enabling and disabling of user for Lync. You may have to modify the scripts to fit your Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620213003979639307.post-20997482004064924012015-02-04T11:22:00.004+01:002015-02-04T11:22:50.611+01:00FIM MA Rules framework releasedI'm very happy to announce that I have released an initial version of my declarative rules extension framework for FIM2010 R2. It is called FIM.MARE (short for FIM Management Agent Rules Extension).The framework enables FIM administrators to, declaratively, create advanced
flow rules with a wast number of
transform functions and even
conditions for FIM2010 R2. This framework can be used as a Søren Granfeldthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08267883246883901938noreply@blogger.com0