As I’m sure you are familiar (with my many posts on the topic), the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent is extremely flexible. When used to integrate Microsoft Identity Manager with modern REST API’s it is easy to retrieve pages of results from a REST API and process the objects through the Management Agent.… keep reading
ChatOps for Microsoft Identity Manager
Jan 28, 2020 Also see ChatOps for Azure Active Directory
A Bot or ChatOps for Microsoft Identity Manager is something I’ve had in the back of my mind for just over two years. More recently last year I did build the Voice Assistant for Microsoft Identity Manager as a submission for an IoT Hackathon.… keep reading
Microsoft Identity Manager Sync Server HResult 0x80040E14 Error
Spoiler / TL DR; The Microsoft Identity Manager Sync Server HResult 0x80040E14 Error is associated with lack of available resources in your Microsoft Identity Manager environment.
Sizing servers for a Microsoft Identity Manager implementation gets easier the more you do it.… keep reading
Transaction Deadlocked on Microsoft Identity Manager MA Export
In a Microsoft Identity Manager development environment, I had just defined a series of rules and was keen to export a large number of users to the MIM Service. I was pretty confident that I’d done everything correct however it was clear very quickly that something was wrong.… keep reading
Cannot load Windows PowerShell snap-in MIIS.MA.Config on Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1
On a Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 Server running the Add-PSSnapin MIIS.MA.Config PowerShell snap-in throws the error
Add-PSSnapin : Cannot load Windows PowerShell snap-in MIIS.MA.Config because of the following error: The Windows PowerShell snap-in module C:\Program Files\Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager\2010\Synchronization Service\UIShell\Microsoft.DirectoryServices.MetadirectoryServices.Config.dll… keep reading
An Azure MFA Management Agent for User MFA Reporting using Microsoft Identity Manager
Microsoft as part of the uplift in Authentication Methods capability have extended the Graph API to contain User Azure MFA information. My customers have been requesting MFA User Reporting data for some time. How many users are registered for Azure MFA?… keep reading
Automated Microsoft Identity Manager Configuration Backups & Documentation to Azure
Two and half years ago I wrote this post on creating an Azure Function to trigger the process of Automating Microsoft Identity Manager Configuration backups. The Azure Function piece was a little obtuse. I was using it, as it was the “new thing” and it was my new hammer.… keep reading
Microsoft Identity Manager Graph Connector stopped-extensible-extension-error
Running a Delta Import on the Microsoft Identity Manager Graph Connector returns stopped-extensible-extension-error .
Looking into the Application Event Log we initially see BadRequest.
Digging deeper we find DeltaLink older than 30 days is not supported.
In this particular case the Microsoft Graph Connector for Microsoft Identity Manager has not run in over 30 days and the Differential Query DeltaLink cookie that I detailed in this post and this post has expired.… keep reading
Microsoft MVP Renewal 2019/20
It’s hard to believe that its been close to two years since I was first awarded Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in the Enterprise Mobility – Identity and Access Management category.
Due to changes in the renewal process and the MVP program, I’ve had quite a long honeymoon period as an MVP.… keep reading
A Rudimentary RACF Management Agent for Microsoft Identity Manager
A RACF Management Agent for Microsoft Identity Manager ? Isn’t there one in the box? No. Host Integration Management Agents were deprecated when Microsoft released Forefront Identity Manager as the successor to Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM). I understand it was partly due to lack of demand for the integration, and the reliance on Host Integration Server (HIS) along with the move in operating system support 32-bit (in ILM) to 64-bit (in FIM).… keep reading