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Set up the Installation Properties File

You can use the ca-Federation-installer.properties file to propagate the Federation Manager installation setup to other systems in your network.

Important! You must first run an attended installation to generate the properties file.

With this properties file do the following:

• Define installation parameters in the file.
• Copy the properties file and the installation executable file to any system in your network where you want to install Federation Manager.

The ca-Federation-installer.properties file is created in the following location:

Windows: federation_mgr_home\install-config-info

Solaris: federation_mgr_home/install-config-info

The default parameters and paths in the file reflect the information you entered during the initial Federation Manager installation.

To modify the Federation Manager installation properties file

1. Open the ca-Federation-installer.properties file and modify the parameters in the file.

   Note: The properties file is case-sensitive.

   The parameters are as follows:

   • DEFAULT_PRODUCT_INSTALL_TYPE

     Defines whether the installation is a new installation, an upgrade, or a re-installation.

     Default: INSTALL

   • DEFAULT_INSTALL_DIR

     Default (Windows): C:\\Program Files\\CA\\FederationManager

     (Notice the double back slashes.)

     Default (Solaris): an account on the system
     Example: /home/myacct/CA/FederationManager

   • Server Specific Entries

     DEFAULT_JRE_ROOT

     Indicates the location of the JRE.

     JDK_ROOT

     Indicates the location of the JDK.

     #FEDADMIN_PW

     Defines the password for Federation Manager. This must be uncommented, and the password must be supplied in clear text.

     For added security, use the ENCRYPTED_FEDADMIN_PASSWORD setting.

     Note: The Federation Manager administrator password can contain only English (ASCII) characters.

     ENCRYPTED_FEDADMIN_PASSWORD

     Displays the Federation Manager password in encrypted form. We recommend using this encrypted password for added security.

     If you want the same administrator password on all systems, leave this password in place and do not uncomment the FEDADMIN_PW property.

   • FIPS Mode Setting

     FED_FIPS_VALUE

     Specifies the FIPS 140-2 mode of operation.

     Limits:

     • ONLY
     • COMPAT
   • Deployment Mode

     DEPLOYMENT_MODE

     Specifies the Federation Manager deployment mode.

     Limits:

     Proxy (uppercase P)

     Standalone (uppercase S).

     SITEMINDER_CONNECTOR_ENABLE

     Indicates whether the SiteMinder Connector is configured.

     Limits: true (configured), false (not configured)

     PROXY_HOST_NAME

     (Proxy mode only) Identifies the fully qualified domain name of the backend server where Federation Manager forwards the requests for federated resources. Define this setting using the syntax server_name.domain:port.

     Example: myserver.mycompany.ca.com:5555

     If you use this properties file on more than one Federation Manager system and these systems use the same proxy, this host name should be set to the same value for each system. Note that Federation Manager and the proxy host must be in the same domain.

2. Save the file.