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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, 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 Objects, 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, Agent, Agents, Create Agent, Create a new object of type Agent.
3. Complete the following fields and then click Submit:
   • Name—webserver-agent
   • Description—web server node web agent
   • Select an Agent type—SiteMinder
   • Agent type—web agent
   • Supports 4.x Agents—check

   You have configured the web agent object.

4. Select Infrastructure, Agents, Agent Configuration Objects, 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 #LogOffURI and remove the # characters in the name value.
   5. Set the value as follows:
      • LogoffUri—/iam/logout.jsp
      • 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.