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Example: Configuring CA SiteMinder for the Apache Web Server

In this example, after you have configured the Apache web server proxy plug-in on the Enterprise Management Server, you now configure CA SiteMinder for the Apache web server.

  1. Do the following using the CA SiteMinder Administrator interface:
    1. Go to Start, All Programs, CA, CA SiteMinder, CA SiteMinder Administrative UI.

      The CA SiteMinder Administrative User Interface opens, prompting the user for a user name and password.

    2. Log in to the CA SiteMinder Administrative UI.
    3. Select Infrastructure, Hosts, Host Configuration, Create Host Configuration, Create a copy of an object of type Host Configuration.
    4. Select the DefaultHostSettings object and click OK.
    5. Complete the following fields:
      • Name—webservernode-HCO
      • Description—web server host configuration
    6. Move to the Configuration Values frame, clicks Add and enters the host name of the CA SiteMinder Policy Server, as follows: 
      Host: policyserver.company.com
    7. Click Submit.

    You have configured the host configuration object.

  2. Select Infrastructure, Agents, Agent, Create Agent, Create a new object of type Agent.
  3. Complete the following fields and then click Submit:

    You have configured the web agent object.

  4. Select Agent Configuration, Create Agent Configuration, Create a copy of an object of type Agent Configuration.
  5. Select ApacheDefaultSettings, click OK and do the following:
    1. Complete the following field:
      • Name—webservernode-ACO
    2. From the Parameters list, edit the #DefaultAgentName field and remove the # character in the name value
    3. Set the agent name value as follows:
      • DefaultAgentName—webserver-agent
    4. Edit #LogoffUri and removes the # character in the name value.
    5. Set the value as follows:
      • LogoffUri—/iam/logout.jsp

    Note: For more information about the agent parameters, see the CA SiteMinder Agent Configuration Guide.

  6. Click Submit.

    You have created the agent configuration object.