After completing this course, students will be able to configure a metaverse schema; create management agents for a number of external sources, including Microsoft Active Directory forest, Active Directory in Application Mode (ADAM), and SQL Server – in a basic configuration; configure management agents, including connector filters, join rules and attribute flow for straightforward scenarios; configure and verify data flow; create and debug simple rules extensions; provision and control Active Directory and ADAM accounts, including groups with Exchange enablement; manage passwords using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Web applications; backup and restore MIIS; manage MIIS using WMI; understand the security implications of an MIIS installation, and ensure a basic level of security.