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How to Prepare for SOA Agent Installation

Before you install a SOA Agent for Web Servers, there are a number of pieces of information you will need and requirements that must be met.

Note: Because the SOA Agent for Web Servers is an XML-enabled version of the CA SiteMinder Web Agent, you must perform all the procedures that are required to prepare for a Web Agent installation or upgrade before installing or upgrading the SOA Agent software.

To prepare for SOA Agent for Web Servers installation

1. Prepare your web server by doing the following tasks:
   1. Ensure you have an account with one of the following for your web server:
      • Administrative privileges (for Windows systems).
      • Root privileges (for UNIX systems).
   2. Confirm that the operating system has the proper service packs or patches installed.
   3. Configure any options or settings required to operate a SOA Agent on your type of web server. Some possible examples of these include (but are not limited to) the following:
      • Using a non-default IIS web site.
      • Compiling an Apache web server for use on a Linux System.
2. Confirm the following items for all SOA Agent installations:
   • A supported web server is installed.
   • A supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is installed
   • A SOA Security Manager Policy Server is installed and configured.
   • Gather the information needed to complete the Web Agent installation.
   • Preserve the changes in your WebAgentTrace.conf file.
   • Select the correct Agent for your web server.

Note: For a list of supported CA and third-party components, refer to the SOA Security Manager r12.1 SP3 Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support site.