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How to Configure the SOA Agent

To configure the SOA Agent, you must specify the following:

• Host Configuration Object (one for each host server)
• Agent Configuration Object (one for each SOA Agent)
• Agent identity (one for each SOA Agent)

Note: For detailed information about how to configure Agent-related objects, see the SOA Security Manager Policy Configuration Guide and the SOA Security Manager Implementation Guide.

To configure the SOA Agent

1. On the Policy Server:
   1. Duplicate or create a Host Configuration Object, which holds initialization parameters for a Trusted Host.

      The Trusted Host is a server that hosts one or more Agents and handles their connection to the Policy Server.

   2. As necessary, add or edit parameters in the Host Configuration Object that you just created.
   3. Duplicate or create an Agent Configuration Object, which holds Agent configuration parameters and can be used to centrally configure a group of Agents.
   4. Add or edit required Agent parameters in the Agent Configuration Object.

      The configuration object must include the DefaultAgentName or AgentName parameter to specify the Agent identity.

   5. Create an Agent identity for the SOA Agent. You must select Web Agent as the Agent type for a SOA Agent.
2. On the system where the SOA Agent is installed:
   1. Run the Agent Configuration Wizard, which registers the Trusted Host.
   2. Enable the SOA Agent by setting the EnableWebAgent parameter in the Agent configuration file to Yes.