Step 2 (Full Synchronization) will fail as "Full Import" on "MyAD MA" needs to be run first to import the parent containers. Initializing the Identity Lifecycle Manager management agent To initialize the Identity Lifecycle Manager management agent, you need to run a complete synchronization cycle on this management agent. The complete cycle consists of the following run profile runs: Step Run profile name 1 Full Import 2 Full Synchronization 3 Export 4 Delta Import To initialize the ILM management agent In Identity Lifecycle Manager 2, open Identity Manager . Switch to the Management Agents view. From the Management Agents list, select MyILM MA On the Actions menu, click Run to open the Run Management Agent dialog box. For each row in the table immediately above this procedure, complete the following steps: On the Actions menu, click Run to open the Run Management Agent dialog box. In the Run profiles list, select the run profile shown for that row in the table, and then click OK to start it. To start the run profile, click OK .