RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5 Admin Server service in hung state
3 years ago
Originally Published: 2005-09-07
Article Number
000057614
Applies To
RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Issue
RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5 Admin Server service in hung state
The Microsoft Windows Event Logs show 2 errors each time the machine is rebooted (the RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5 Admin and Managed Server services are configured to start up automatically):

1. The RSA FIM Admin Server service hung on starting

2. The RSA FIM Managed Server service depends on the RSA FIM Admin Server service failed to start because of the error "After starting, the service hung in a start pending state"
Cause
RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) services and software was set up within a VMWare image, and at this time, this is not supported
Resolution
To correct this issue, set up the RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5 services within a Microsoft Windows 2000 platform, not within a VMWare image.