Step 6 - Extend ILM Metaverse Schema

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

In This step explains how to extend the Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 schema. This will allow us to flow the SID and sAMAccountName attribute from the accounts forest into the resource forest.

Extending the ILM 2007 FP 1 schema

The following steps show how to extend the ILM schema.

To extend the ILM schema

  1. Log on to RES-DC.resource.fabrikam.net as Administrator

  2. Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Identity Integration Server, and click Identity Manager.

  3. In Identity Manager, click the Metaverse Designer button at the top.

  4. In the Metaverse Designer, under Object Types select person so that it is highlighted and in the lower right corner click Add Attribute. This will bring up the Add Attribute To Object Type dialog box.

  5. On the Add Attribute To Object Type dialog box, click New attribute. This will bring up the New Attribute dialog box.

  6. On the New Attribute dialog box, enter sIDHistory for Attribute name and select Binary (indexable) for the Attribute type:. Click OK. This will close the New Attribute dialog box.

  7. On the Add Attribute To Object Type dialog box, click OK. This will close the Add Attribute To Object Type dialog box.

  8. Close Identity Manager.

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