As for me why no posts since Nov 11th – well, I have attended the Live@edu Partner Airlift in Redmond, SQL PASS, had a flat tire, and enjoyed Thanksgiving. In this post I attended the Live@edu Partner Airlift in Redmond to see what’s new under the sun for schools and universities. Exchange Labs is now available on a widespread basis (see fellow MVP Almero Steyn’s blog posts on Live@edu and on Exchange Labs) !
How can I query the ILM Connector Space? “You can’t.” – Yes you can. “You have to WMI.” – But WMI is limited in what you can query and slow “You have to use CSExport and then use XML tools.” – that works, but this may be better The above are various answers you may receive. However, thanks to the power of SQLXML we can issue SQL queries against the ILM Connector Space (after it has been exported using CSExport).
From the release Notes: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239143.aspx Announcing Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” Release Candidate Don’t create a multi-valued boolean attribute – you will have to reinstall the ILM webservice We can now create a required attribute binding without affecting existing objects! support for separating the Portal from the database and having multiple portal servers Enhancements for customizing notification and request emails a) Request details will be included in the out of the box notifications
Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” Release Candidate 0 is released. ILM ‘2’ Release Candidate (RC) Improvements at First Glance No need for “Managed:” to prefix metaverse attributes so that they can be managed by ILM 2 Web Service Changes to Workflow to make it easier Install routines improved The confusing ARP file needed for custom activities has been replaced by an Object in the Data store SQL 2008 is required http://feeds.
Most of the online Technet docs now read “ILM “2” (Release Candidate)” For example check out the new ILM 2 Release Candidate Installation Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc561135.aspx No more support for SQL 2005 from here on it is all SQL 2008 “SQL Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise Editions” Good thing I just got back my score reports on my two SQL 2008 beta exams: I am now an MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance
Does ILM open SOAP interfaces native? So that dev… RobertW - Mar 4, 2009Does ILM open SOAP interfaces native? So that developers who are simply looking for a .wsdl file to build their client can get up and running quickly. not exactly you need to use the WCF approach.
Together, Mark Struck of Ipseity Inc and I, have figured out (after much beating of our heads against brick walls) how to use the ILM 2 Enumeration Endpoint to perform some basic reporting. (I figured out how to send the enumeration and get a response and then Mark figured out how to correctly form the pull messages so as to be able to retrieve the actual objects – teamwork at its finest).
Take a look at Part 1 to enable tracing To view the log you need to have installed the Windows SDK and then you use the Service Trace Viewer C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bin\SvcTraceViewer.exe If the file is over 50 MB you will get the partial loading screen like this one. Try and limited the estimated size, if you open too much it will be very slow. Even 20 MB can be really slow.
Thanks David, for those of you looking for the rig… Brad Turner - Nov 5, 2008Thanks David, for those of you looking for the right SDK, you’re likely going to want the most recent version for Server 2008 and .NET 3.5 which can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F26B1AA4-741A-433A-9BE5-FA919850BDBF&displaylang=en
Want to understand what is happening with your custom ILM 2 workflow? or your calls to the web service? Try enabling WCF Tracing. By enabling WCF tracing for the Identity Lifecycle Manager Resource Management Service you get to track requests to the webservice. This can help you figure out if your requests are even getting to the webservice. To enable tracing open the config file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Identity Management\Common Services\
