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Configure SiteMinder High Availability

If you have created a SiteMinder Policy Server cluster, you can configure an application server cluster to use it for load balancing and failover.

Follow these steps:

1. Edit the ra.xml file in this location:

   WebSphere: WAS_PROFILE/config/cells/CELL_NAME/applications/iam_im.ear/deployments/IdentityMinder/policyserver_rar/META-INF
   Jboss:jboss_home/server/all/deploy/iam_im.ear/policyserver_rar/META-INF
   WebLogic: wl_domain/applications/iam_im.ear/policyserver_rar/META-INF
   

2. Modify these items, which are explained in the sections that follow:
   • Connection settings for the Policy Server
   • The number of Policy Servers
   • The selection of load balancing or failover for the cluster.
3. Repeat these steps for each CA IdentityMinder server in the cluster.
4. Restart the application server for changes to take effect.

Note: When you are creating a CA IdentityMinder directory or an environment or modifying directory or environment settings, set SiteMinder Failover and FailoverServers to false. Otherwise, the directory object could be created but not replicated in time to be used. For example, you create a directory in Server 1. Then, you create an attribute using the object ID of that directory on Server 2, but the second directory does not exist yet. You receive an Object not Found error.

More information:

Modify Policy Server Connection Settings

Add More Policy Servers

Select Load Balancing or Fail Over