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Start the Servers for WebSphere

Once all configuration is complete, start the servers in the correct order.

Follow these steps:

1. Start one of the SiteMinder Policy Servers that supports CA Identity Manager.

   Note: Assume that you have a Policy Server cluster. Make sure that you have only one Policy Server is running while creating CA Identity Manager directories, creating or modifying CA Identity Manager environments, or changing WorkPoint settings.

2. Run the Deployment Manager if you have a WebSphere cluster.

   If you have only a single node installation, skip to Step 7.

3. On the first managed node, complete the following steps:
   1. Navigate to was_home\WebSphere\AppServer\bin.
   2. Execute the startNode.bat\.sh command.

      The first managed node starts.

4. Repeat Step 3 on each node in the cluster.
5. Start each cluster member in Servers, Clusters, cluster name, Cluster Members in the WebSphere Administrative Console on the Deployment Manager.
6. Be sure that the messaging engine for the cluster is running in Service integration, Buses, iam_im-IMSBus, Messaging Engines in the WebSphere Admin Console on the Deployment Manager.
7. Start the Web Server where you installed the SiteMinder Web Agent and the application server proxy plug-in.