FIM Licensing and Installation
Hi, I'm sorry for this stupid question but I have a doubt. Until now I worked in a test environment with the trial version of FIM 2010 and I didn't use any license. Now the trial version is expired. My organization bought licenses and I would like to now how to better use them. My test enviroment is composed of several servers: 2 of them are dedicated to FIM components (one with FIM Sychronization Service and one with the Service and the Portal). I read about two type of licenses: CAL and 'for server'. To replicate my test environment, how many licenses do I need? I assume 2 server licenses, is it correct?. If I would simulate user provisioning from HR to Active Directory, do I need any CAL license in the test environment? And another issue: the installation of the official version is the same of the trial version? Can I use the same setup of the trial version? Do I need to use any certification? The licenses that I will use in the test environment can be later used for the production environment? Thanks in advance. Francesca
March 8th, 2012 4:16pm

Francesca, for every server you install FIM server components on, you'll need a FIM server license. So if you have 2 servers (1 for FIM Sync and 1 for FIM svc and portal) and 2 server licenses, you're fine. CALs are needed for every identity managed in the portal. The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) provides licensed users the ability to access and use enterprise products covered by their subscription for Development and Test purposes only, not for production environments. Normally you shoud be able to use the same configuration in test /trial as in production. What do you mean by certification? Kind regards, PeterPeter Geelen (Traxion) - Sr. Consultant IDA (http://www.fim2010.be) [If a post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" of that post or "Helpful" button of that post. By marking a post as Answered or Helpful, you help others find the answer faster.]
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March 8th, 2012 4:34pm

Hi Peter, thanks for your reply. Can you clarify me the meaning of your sentence "The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) provides licensed users the ability to access and use enterprise products covered by their subscription for Development and Test purposes only, not for production environments." How can I use it? Can I use it for the CAL in the test environment? I didn't understand.. "Normally you shoud be able to use the same configuration in test /trial as in production.".. so can I use the same setup.exe of the trial version? The license request is a step of the installation of the setup.exe? Thank you very much. Francesca
March 8th, 2012 5:34pm

On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 22:15:25 +0000, Francesca85 wrote: Can you clarify me the meaning of your sentence "The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) provides licensed users the ability to access and use enterprise products covered by their subscription forDevelopment and Test purposes <../../../../wiki/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/10_5F00_external.png> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/cc150618.aspx>only, not for production environments." How can I use it? Can I use it for the CAL in the test environment? I didn't understand.. Peter is saying that a subscription to MSDN will allow you to use FIM (and a whole lot more) in your test environment for far less money that it would cost to purchase full FIM server licenses and CALs. "Normally you shoud be able to use the same configuration in test /trial as in production.".. so can I use the same setup.exe of the trial version? The license request is a step of the installation of the setup.exe? Like the vast majority of Microsoft products, licensing is done on the "honour" system in that there are no physical licenses to install. Paul Adare MVP - Forefront Identity Manager http://www.identit.ca "Virtual" means never knowing where your next byte is coming from.
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March 9th, 2012 2:18am

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