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Preconfigure the Policy Objects

The following is an overview of the configuration procedures you must perform on the Policy Server before installing the Agent software:

  1. Duplicate or create a Host Configuration Object, which holds initialization parameters for a Trusted Host. (If upgrading from an earlier Agent install, you can use the existing Host Configuration object).

    The Trusted Host is a server that hosts one or more Agents and handles their connection to the Policy Server.

  2. As necessary, add or edit Trusted Host parameters in the Host Configuration Object that you created.
  3. Create an Agent identity for the SiteMinder Agent for WebSphere. Select Web Agent as the Agent type for the SiteMinder Agent for IBM WebSphere and its constituent modules.
  4. Duplicate an existing or create an Agent Configuration Object (ACO), which holds Agent configuration parameters and can be used to configure a group of Agents centrally.

    Note: When duplicating an existing Agent Configuration Object (ACO), do not duplicate any of the default settings. Only duplicate an existing, working Agent Configuration Object that was created for SiteMinder Agent for WebSphere.

  5. In the Agent Configuration Object you created, verify that the DefaultAgentName parameter is set to specify the Agent identity defined in Step 3.

Note: You can optimize the Agent configuration after installation. For example, you can create additional Agent Configuration Objects to provide per-module configuration and logging options.

More information:

Fine-Tune the Agent Configuration Setup