BizTalk Server BAM Portal Missing in IIS Application or How to Configure BAM Portal

Problem

• BizTalk Server 2013 R2 Installed Successfully using Basic Configuration.
• After Installation when you see only BAM Tools were installed as part of the default BizTalk Server Installation.
• But for some reason, BAM Portal is missing in IIS Applications.

Fig – Default BizTalk Components Installation Screen after successful Basic Configuration

Fig – BAM Portal was missing in IIS Sites

Solution

• You need to follow the below steps to configure the BAM Portal successfully.
• Go to BizTalk Installation folder, Open Setup.exe file. Follow the steps from the snapshots below.
• Better to choose Custom Configuration when you are Installing BizTalk Server using BizTalk Setup to specify the BAM option.
• Custom Configuration https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa561189.aspx
• Basic Configuration https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa578006.aspx

Conclusion

• In Windows Server R2 or any Windows server, Edition BAM Portal will be installed by default, only app pool configuration is required.
• In this article, you have learned how to configure BAM Portal if it is missing with the default installation.
• When you configure the BizTalk for the first time, choosing custom configuration helps you to choose the BAM Portal options.

See Also

• Install BizTalk Server 2010 and BAM in a Multi-Computer Environment
• Another important place to find a huge amount of BizTalk related articles is the TechNet Wiki itself. The best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki