Adding a New Resource Partner
Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2
You can use the New Resource Partner wizard to add a resource partner to the account Federation Service. This wizard allows you to create a resource partner that requires manual configuration of the trust policy or imports an existing policy file that is provided (exported) by an existing federation server, as follows:
Manually configure the trust policy: If the corresponding resource partner organization does not plan to provide you with an exported policy file, create the resource partner to use the values that you provide. To do so, you must have the following information about the resource partner:
Display name: The name the resource partner uses to identify itself.
Federation Service Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Uniquely identifies the Federation Service, and identifies this server as a member of the account Federation Service, in the form **urn:federation:**OrganizationName.
Federation Service endpoint Uniform Resource Locator (URL): The URL that will be used by clients to access a server in this Federation Service, in the form https://FullyQualifiedDomainName/adfs/ls/
Import a policy file: When you import a policy file during resource partner creation, the properties of the new resource partner are automatically entered in the trust policy by the New Resource Partner wizard according to the information in the resource policy file, thereby eliminating configuration errors. To import a policy file, the resource partner must have exported its generic policy file or partner policy file and provided you with the file or its shared location.
Task requirements
You need the following to perform the procedures for this task:
- Active Directory Federation Services snap-in running on a federation server.
To complete this task, perform one of the following procedures:
Add a new resource partner by manually configuring the trust policy
Add a new resource partner by importing an existing policy file