Supported platforms for MIM 2016
This table describes the supported platforms and version for each component of Microsoft Identity Manager 2016. The versions marked with a * are only supported in MIM 2016 Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2 or a later hotfix. The versions marked with ** are only supported in MIM 2016 Service Pack 2 or a later hotfix. The versions marked with "NR", for not recommended, are supported but are not recommended if starting a fresh deployment of that platform for MIM. Note that this table does not include all of versions of the connected systems, see supported connectors for more information on the MIM connectors.
| MIM component | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|
| MIM Sync | Windows Server | Windows Server 2012 (NR) Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 (NR) * Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
| Active Directory functional level for user provisioning, PCNS and GAL Sync | Windows 2000 (NR) Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 * |
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| MIM Sync database | SQL Server 2012 SP4 (NR) SQL Server 2014 SP3 (NR) SQL Server 2016 SP2 * SQL Server 2017 ** SQL Server 2019 ** |
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| Active Directory for user provisioning, PCNS, and GAL Sync (optional) | Windows Server 2012 (NR) Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 * Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
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| Exchange for mailbox provisioning and GAL Sync (optional) | Exchange Server 2016 * Exchange Server 2019 ** |
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| Development environment (optional) | Visual Studio 2013 Visual Studio 2015 Visual Studio 2017 * |
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| Additional connected system (optional) | Active Directory Domain Services Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services SQL Server 2012 or later SharePoint Server 2016 * SharePoint Server 2019 ** Other third-party products |
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| MIM Service and Portal | Windows Server | Windows Server 2012 (NR) Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 (NR)* Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
| PAM Scenario: Windows Server | Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 (NR)* Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
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| PAM Scenario: Active Directory for bastion environment PAM forest | Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 * Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
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| PAM Scenario: Active Directory for PAM scenario existing (CORP) forests | Windows Server 2012 * Windows Server 2012 R2 * Windows Server 2016 * Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
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| MIM Service database | SQL Server 2012 SP4 (NR) SQL Server 2014 SP3 (NR) SQL Server 2016 SP2 * SQL Server 2017 ** SQL Server 2019 ** |
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| SharePoint | SharePoint 2016 * SharePoint 2019 ** |
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| Mail server for MIM Service approval and group management emails (optional) | Exchange Server 2016 * Exchange Server 2019 ** Exchange Online * (Notification only before build 4.4.1749.0) |
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| Browser | All major supported browsers * (Mobile devices limited) | |
| MIM Service Reporting | Windows Server | Windows Server 2012 (NR) Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 (NR)* Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
| Data warehouse | System Center 2016 Service Manager * (With 4.4.1459) System Center 2019 Service Manager ** |
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| MIM Password Reset and Registration Portals | Windows Server | Windows Server 2012 (NR) Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 (NR)* Windows Server 2019 ** Windows Server 2022 ** |
| Web browser | All major supported browsers | |
| MIM Add-ins and Extensions | Windows | Windows 10 Windows 11 ** |
| Outlook integration (optional) | Outlook 2016 (on Windows 10, except Click-To-Run) * Outlook for Microsoft 365 (on Windows 10, including Click-To-Run) ** |
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| PAM PowerShell requestor cmdlets (optional) | Windows 10 Windows 11 ** |
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| MIM Certificate Management (Server and CA integration) | Windows server | Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 * Windows Server 2019 ** |
| Certificate authority | Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 * Windows Server 2019 ** |
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| MIM CM database | SQL Server 2012 SP4 (NR) SQL Server 2014 SP3 (NR) SQL Server 2016 SP2 * SQL Server 2017 ** |
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| MIM Certificate Management (Application) | Windows | Windows 10 |
| MIM Certificate Management (Client ActiveX based smart card) | Windows | Windows 10 Internet Explorer (IE) mode in Microsoft Edge 78 or later (on Windows 11) ** |
| MIM BHOLD Suite | Windows Server | Windows Server 2012 R2 (NR) Windows Server 2016 (NR)* |
| BHOLD database | SQL Server 2012 SP4 SQL Server 2014 SP3 * SQL Server 2016 SP2 * |
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| Mail server (optional) | Exchange Server 2016 * |