The FIM Service component of ForeFront Identity Manager 2010 has several parameters which control the running behavior of the FIM Service instance
ForeFront Identity Manager 2010 R2
Config File Information
The Service configuration is contained in the Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Service.exe.config file.
Service Configuration Parameters
Parameter
postStartupRecoveryRetryIntervalInMilliseconds
Description
Sets the time interval to process stuck workflow and Request objects after a FIM service restart
Range
-1 to max(int). Disable: -1 disables the feature
Default
-1 disables the feature
Parameter
dataReadTimeoutInSeconds
Description
Database timeout for read operations
Range
0-max(int16)
Default
58
Parameter
dataWriteTimeoutInSeconds
Description
Database timeout for write operations
Range
0-max(int16)
Default
58
Parameter
backgroundDataProcessingTimeoutInSeconds
Description
SQL operations that run on a background thread are tied to this timeout to allow these operations extra time to complete if there are a large number of workflows in the system.
Range
0-max(int16)
Default
300
Parameter
reportingDataReadTimeoutInSeconds
Description
Reporting operations that read from the FIM Service are tied to this timeout to allow these operations extra time to complete if there are a large number of objects / values in a batch.
Range
0-max(int16)
Default
300
Parameter
reportingDataWriteTimeoutInSeconds
Description
Reporting operations that write to the FIM Service are tied to this timeout to allow these operations extra time to complete if there are a large number of objects / values in a batch.
Range
0-max(int16)
Default
300
Parameter
synchronizationReadTimeoutInSeconds
Description
Synchronization operations (FIM MA import / export) that read from the FIM Service are tied to this timeout to allow these operations extra time to complete if there are a large number of objects / values in a batch.
Range
0-max(int16)
Default
1200
Parameter
synchronizationDataWriteTimeoutInSeconds
Description
Synchronization operations (FIM MA import / export) that write to the FIM Service are tied to this timeout to allow these operations extra time to complete if there are a large number of objects / values in a batch.
Range
0-max(int16)
Default
1200
Parameter
serviceName
Description
Will be converted to UPPERCASE.
Used to uniquely identify a FIM SERVICE INSTANCE.
Only one Instance is allowed per machine and each must be Unique in the system or FIM won't work properly
Range
Default
MachineName
Parameter
servicePartitionName
Description
Will be converted to UPPERCASE.
This value is used by FIM to declare which Service Partition this FIM Service belongs to.
This is used to support an Isolated configuration
Range
Default
use the value of externalHostName
Parameter
externalHostName
Description
This value is used by FIM to define the external host name that should be used by clients to connect to FIM when you deploy a Load Balanced configuration.
Range
Default
Defined by Administrator during set-up
Parameter
processSystemPartition
Description
FIM creates requests that originate from within the database.
These requests will be marked as belonging to the SystemPartition.
All FIM Services will be configured to process these Requests unless this property is set to false.
Range
TRUE/FALSE
Default
TRUE
Parameter
receiveSynchronizationRequestsEnabled
Description
Whether this instance of the Forefront Identity Manager Service should receive export requests from the Synchronization Service.
At least one instance should be configured to receive export requests.
Other instances can optionally be excluded from having to process those requests.
Range
TRUE/FALSE
Default
TRUE
Parameter
maxSimultaneousSynchronizationRequests
Description
The maximum number of concurrent synchronization export requests.
Range
Default
6
Parameter
mailServerTimeoutIntervalInMilliseconds
Description
Timeout value for the mail server to send a message when sent synchronously.