UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager Installation

Installation of UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager requires running an installer package to gain access to the Management Agent.

Firstly, determine the directory to install the product to. This defaults to:

%Program Files%\UNIFY Solutions\Identity Broker\Microsoft.MIM

With a default installation of a Windows machine, this is:

C:\Program Files\UNIFY Solutions\Identity Broker\Microsoft.MIM

After installation the installed file must be copied to the target MIM, FIM or ILM instance.

Installing UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager

The UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager installation file is named UNIFYBroker for Microsoft Identity Manager.msi. This installation includes the extended management agent used to enable use of UNIFYBroker from Microsoft Identity Manager, as well as an additional engine component enabling the UNIFYBroker service to perform operations specific to MIM (such as generated packaged management agents).

Installation from the desktop

UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager may be installed by logging into a desktop session of the target machine.

Step 1:To commence a desktop installation of  UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager, locate the  UNIFYBroker for Microsoft Identity Manager.msi installer package and instantiate from Windows Explorer. Click  Next to continue.

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Step 2: Read and accept the UNIFY Software Licence Agreement. Check  I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click  Next to continue.

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Step 3:  Enter the folder location of the UNIFYBroker installation and click  Next to continue.

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Step 4: Confirm the values specified for this installation. Click  Install to commence installation.

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WARNING:On machines with User Access Control (UAC) enabled, you will need to agree to the UAC prompt to continue installation. If prompted by UAC then agree to the installation.

Step 5: A progress bar will appear to show the status of the installation. Wait for the installation to complete.

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Step 6: The installation has completed successfully. Click  Finish to close the installation window.

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TIP: If the component was installed while the UNIFYBroker service was running, the service must be restarted in order to register the component.

Step 7: Browse to the installation directory. Copy the  Unify.IdentityBroker.FIMAdapter.dll file from the  Microsoft.MIM directory to the MIM instance  Extensions directory.

For Microsoft Identity Manager and Forefront Identity Manager (including R2), this will be the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager\2010\Synchronization Service\Extensions directory.

For Identity Lifecycle Manager, this will be the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Identity Integration Server/Extensions directory

Complete: UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager is now installed. Microsoft Identity Manager does not need to be restarted for the management agent to be available.

WARNING: For Identity Broker 4.x installations, you will need to follow the Configuration WCF for v4 found here to complete installation

Unattended installation

An unattended installation may be run by using the msiexec.exe command supplying the UNIFYBroker for Microsoft Identity Manager.msi as the parameter for the installation package to be installed.

Uninstalling UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager

UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager can be removed from Microsoft Identity Manager by deleting the DLL from the  Extensions directory (see installation step 7).

Complete uninstall can be performed by selecting UNIFYBroker/Microsoft Identity Manager from the Add and Remove Programs control panel and choosing to remove it.

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