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Hardware and Software Requirements

The Bulk of the information here was taken from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff512684.aspx

I will be running all the FIM services from one server so I need to have all the software listed for each service installed.

Required Hardware

The server or servers that host Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 server components must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

• An x64-capable processor
  
• 2 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space
• 2 GB or more of RAM
• A monitor with a resolution of 1024 × 768
• A CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

The client computer that hosts the FIM 2010 client-side components must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

• 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
  
• 500 MB of free hard disk space
• A monitor that can display a resolution of 1024 × 768

 Required Software

Each server hosting the different FIM 2010 server-side components has a different software requirement. In this document, you will find the software requirements for each of the FIM 2010 server-side components. If you decide to install all the server-side components on one server, you must install the software requirements for each of the FIM 2010 server-side components on that server.

FIM 2010 Synchronization Service software requirements

The server hosting the FIM 2010 Synchronization Service must have the following prerequisite software installed:

• The 64-bit edition of the Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise operating systems
  
• Windows Installer 4.5, if you are running Windows Server 2008. It is already included in Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise, Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
• Windows PowerShell 1.0 or 2.0
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Windows Server 2008) or .NET Framework 3.5.1 (Windows Server 2008 R2).

FIM Service software requirements

The server that hosts the FIM Service must have the following software installed:

• The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise
  
• Windows Installer 4.5, if you are running Windows Server 2008. It is already included in Windows Server 2008 R2.
• 64-bit SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Editions, SP1 or later.
• Windows PowerShell 1.0 or 2.0
• The .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Server 2008) or .NET Framework 3.5.1 (Windows Server 2008 R2)

FIM Portal and Password Portal software requirements

The server or servers that host the FIM Portal and Password Portal must have the following software installed:

• The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise
  
• The .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Server 2008) or .NET Framework 3.5.1 (Windows Server 2008 R2)
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 or Service Pack 2 (SP2)

FIM add-ins and extensions components software requirements

The client computers that host the FIM add-ins and extensions components must meet the following software requirements:

• Windows XP Professional SP2 or later, 32-bit, Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit, or Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit
  
• Windows Installer 3.1 or later (only for Windows XP SP2)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007 SP2
  • This software is required only if you use the FIM Office add-in.

FIM 2010 Service software as used in Lab

• The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise operating systems
  
• Windows Installer 4.5 already included in Windows Server 2008 R2.
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008R2 64-bit Enterprise installed on separate server
  
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express
  
• Windows PowerShell 2.0 (part of 2008R2)
  
  • You can check what version you have by typing $psversiontable in a powershell prompt
    

    

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (Windows Server 2008 R2).
  

  

• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 (Basic install with defaults)
  
• If you are using an Off-Box SQL server you will also need the “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client”
  
  • If you do not install this when you update FIM you may see this error: Error 25070.
    

    

  • To fix this install the “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client” found here http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16177
    
  • The download you want is mid-way down the page.