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How to Configure a SOA Agent

There are a number of tasks that must be completed in order to fully configure a SOA Agent. These tasks apply to local and central configuration of a SOA Agent.

Note: You must set up the Policy Server for SOA Agent communication before you install a SOA Agent and register a trusted host.

To configure a SOA Agent

1. Install a Policy Server.
2. Create a Host Configuration Object.
3. Grant the Register Trusted Hosts privilege to a Policy Server Administrator. An administrator must have the privilege to register trusted hosts.

   Note: If you create an administrator with only the Register Trusted Hosts privilege, that administrator will not be able to use the Administrative UI.

4. Create an Agent object to name the Agent. Do not confuse this object with an Agent Configuration Object.
5. Create an Agent Configuration Object.

   If you plan to configure an Agent locally, you still need this object to enable the local configuration parameter, AllowLocalConfig.

6. At the client site, install the SOA Agent.
7. Register the trusted host. Part of this process is to provide the name of the Host Configuration Object that you already created at the Policy Server.
8. When the Agent-related policy objects are configured, enable the SOA Agent. This setting is in the local Agent configuration file.

Note: The SOA Security Manager Agent Configuration Guide contains all the parameter descriptions, the default values, and instructions on setting the parameters. Whether you are configuring a SOA Agent centrally or locally, see this guide for parameter descriptions. Additionally, information about SOA Agents and the trusted host registration process exists in the SOA Security Manager Implementation Guide.