BizTalk Server 2013 R2: Installation and Configuration – Install Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) (Part 3)

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  • Sandro Pereira
  • Jan 6, 2015
  • 4 min read
Tags: BizTalk, BizTalk Server 2013 R2, Configuration, Installation, WIF

The next posts will focus on installing the BizTalk prerequisites and performing the necessary configuration on the BizTalk Server machine.

Before installing BizTalk Server or its prerequisites, make sure you have installed the latest critical Windows updates from Microsoft.

📝 One-Minute Brief

One-Minute Brief (TL;DR):

Install Windows Identity Foundation

In the previous step, BizTalk Server 2013 R2: Installation and Configuration – Enable Internet Information Services (Part 2), I mentioned that we should install the Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 feature. Why?

If we plan to use/configure the SharePoint Services adapter or SharePoint Online when used with the SharePoint Services Client-Side Object Model (CSOM), then the Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) feature is required.

WIF is required if you are planning to use:

  • SharePoint Services Adapter with CSOM.
  • SharePoint Online with CSOM.

WIF is not required if you are planning to use:

  • SharePoint Services Adapter Web Service (deprecated).
  • No plan to use SharePoint.

Windows Identity Foundation is included with the operating system (Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows 8.1) as a Feature in Turn Windows features on or off. (If you plan to use Windows 7 SP1, the download is available here: Windows Identity Foundation):

If you didn’t previously install WIF, then you should follow these steps:

  • Start by running the Server Manager, if it is not already open, from either:
    • On the Windows taskbar, click the Server Manager button.
    • On the Start screen, click the Server Manager.
  • Under the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features (or press Add roles and features under the Dashboard panel)
  • On the Before You Begin screen, click Next.
  • On the Installation Type screen, select Role-based or Feature-based Installation and click Next–
  • On the Server Selection screen, select the appropriate server, leave the default options, and click Next.
  • On the Server Roles screen, click Next.
  • On the Features screen, select Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 and click Next.
BizTalk Server 2013 R2 iis add roles and features features Windows Identity Foundation
  • On the Confirmation screen, select Restart the destination server automatically if required and click Install:
BizTalk Server 2013 R2 iis add roles and features features WIF confirmation
  • When the installation completes, the wizard reflects the installation status on the Results screen.
  • Click Close to exit the wizard.

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Author: Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira lives in Portugal and works as a consultant at DevScope. In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premises and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a technical point of view, size, and criticality, using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO etc. He is a regular blogger, international speaker, and technical reviewer of several BizTalk books all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the book “BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices”. He has been awarded MVP since 2011 for his contributions to the integration community.

1 thought on “BizTalk Server 2013 R2: Installation and Configuration – Install Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) (Part 3)”

  1. My application is built over .NET framework 4.6.2 and WIF 3.5 seems not to be working. How to resolve this issue??

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