Hi I am getting the below error..this happened after i changed the access account for my fim management agent to administrator while troubleshooting...i change it back but now when trying to access my portal i get a "service not available error"... Error msgs as below: System: System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond 136.133.248.91:443 at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress) at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Int32 timeout, Exception& exception) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream() at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters) at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Mail.Exchange.ExchangeServiceBinding.FindItem(FindItemType FindItem1) at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Mail.Exchange.MailChannel.ExchangeMailChannelListener`1.ExchangeMailListener.<OnPollTimerExpired>b__0(Boolean findUnreadItems) at Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Mail.Exchange.MailChannel.ExchangeMailChannelListener`1.ExchangeMailListener.OnPollTimerExpired(Object state) ive tried repairing / re-configuring the synch service and portal but there still seems to be probs, I checked the web.config file for an instance of an error and i got the following at that location: <resourceManagementClient resourceManagementServiceBaseAddress="http://fimsvr2:5725" timeoutInMilliseconds="60000" /> do i need to re-register spns? please help! stu

that's an error when FIMService (under FIMService service a/c context) tries to talks to Exchange Web Service. i would first check if exchange is running [on that ip] or not.The FIM Password Reset Blog http://blogs.technet.com/aho/

i dont know why it would try to talk to an exchange..its my fim service on box "fimsvr2" talking to my portal/Active directory box "fimsvr1" but theres no exchnage installed on fimsvr1...what do i need to check/reconfigure to fix this up? also..i believe the underlying iss is to d with this error: System: System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond 136.133.248.91:443 i didnt think fimsvr2 tried to connect to fimsvr one on 443? how can i check / change this? appreciate the help! stu

the error you posted has nothing to do with "service not available error". you need to enable FIMPortal tracing and post the stack here See my first reply in http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ilm2/thread/af1a96df-0a89-4f95-86b4-93379a66b968/ on how to enable portal tracing

Thanks for the help...im getting a bit desperate to resolve this...hopefully the stack trace helps with troubleshooting: Server Error in '/' Application. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The endpoint could not dispatch the request. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Faults.ServiceFaultException: The endpoint could not dispatch the request. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [ServiceFaultException: The endpoint could not dispatch the request.] Microsoft.ResourceManagement.WebServices.Client.ResourceTemplate.EnumerateResources(SearchParameters parameters) +1457 Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.ConfigurationModelBase.RetrieveResources(String type, String filter, List`1 attributes) +499 [ServerDownException: Error connecting to server] Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.ConfigurationModelBase.RetrieveResources(String type, String filter, List`1 attributes) +1171 Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.PortalUIConfigurationModel.RetrievePortalUIConfiguration() +269 Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.PortalUIConfigurationModel.get_PortalUI() +118 Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.PortalUIConfigurationModel.get_BrandingLeftImageUrl() +16 Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.BrandBar.get_BrandTable() +117 Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.BrandBar.CreateChildControls() +32 System.Web.UI.Control.EnsureChildControls() +146 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +61 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.4016; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.4016

do you have any ideas tony? or anyone? Is there no one that can help with this at all? ive since completely reinstalled the portal but to no avail.

stuballz, If you put http://<nameofFIMServiceServer>:5725 in an IE windows from the machine you are attempting to reach the portal from, does it connect properly? If this works, then that means the service endpoint is listening and is accessible from whatever machine you are attempting to access this from. If you can't get to this site, how about http://<nameofportalserver>, does that work? If not, this could be a Sharepoint issue. Are you using an alias or attempting to user server name directly. Are you using the MS recommended install guide, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee534909(WS.10).aspx?

for the user you are trying to go to the portal (and receive the error), is that user's domain, accountName, displayName and ObjectSid are populated properly?

issue raised with MS...somehow the administrator account in the portal was deleted so it couldnt authenticate to any user when trying to access the portal...started over with fresh databse to solve problem...no idea how it may have happened though in the first place stu