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You are planning to deploy Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 in your company network. Which server platform should you install before the FIM Portal?

The correct answer is A. Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0. The FIM 2010 Portal is built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, which must be installed as a prerequisite before deploying the FIM Portal component.

Submitted by sofia.br· Mar 4, 2026Install and Configure Forefront Identity Manager

Question

You are planning to deploy Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 in your company network. Which server platform should you install before the FIM Portal?

Options

  • AWindows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0
  • BMicrosoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
  • CMicrosoft SharePoint Server 2010
  • DMicrosoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

How the community answered

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  • A
    91% (41)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The FIM 2010 Portal is built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, which must be installed as a prerequisite before deploying the FIM Portal component.

AWindows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0Correct

FIM 2010 specifically requires Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 as its underlying platform for the FIM Portal. WSS 3.0 provides the web-based infrastructure that the FIM Portal uses for its user interface and workflow presentation. Installing WSS 3.0 before FIM Portal is a documented prerequisite in the FIM 2010 deployment requirements.

BMicrosoft SharePoint Foundation 2010

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 is the successor to WSS 3.0 and is used with FIM 2010 R2 and later versions, not the original FIM 2010 release.

CMicrosoft SharePoint Server 2010

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is a full enterprise collaboration platform and is not a required or supported prerequisite for FIM 2010 Portal installation.

DMicrosoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is the enterprise-tier product built on top of WSS 3.0, but FIM 2010 requires the base WSS 3.0 layer specifically, not the full MOSS 2007 product.

Concept tested: FIM 2010 Portal prerequisites and SharePoint dependency

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-identity-manager/deploy-fim-sp1

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#FIM Portal#Deployment Prerequisites#WSS 3.0

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