FIM 2010 R2: The FIM 2010 R2 Service is not started

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=122786).

Issue

FIMService – Forefront Identity Manager service is not running on the remote server.

Impact

FIMService – Forefront Identity Manager service scan cannot be run on the target machine.

Resolution

FIMService – Start Forefront Identity Manager service on the remote machine before starting a scan.

To resolve this issue, ensure that the FIM Service is started and running.

To ensure that the FIM Service is running, use the following procedure:

To ensure that the FIM Service is running

1. On the server that has FIM 2010 R2 Service installed, click Start, select Administrative Tools, and select Services. This will bring up Services.

2. On the Services screen, scroll down to Forefront Identity Manager Service.

3. Right-click, Forefront Identity Manager Service and select Start. This will start the service.

4. Once the service has started, close Services.

Additional references

For more information, see the FIM 2010 R2 Deployment Guide (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134310(v=ws.10))