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How to Prepare for a SOA Agent for Web Servers Upgrade

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.

You can prepare for upgrading a SOA Agent for Web Servers using the following process:

• Back up the Web Agent Option Pack (WAOP) configuration files and uninstall the WAOP.

  Note: More information on uninstalling the WAOP exists in the Web Agent Option Pack Guide.Back up any customized files on your web server.

• Ensure the Policy Server is Configured
• Identify the Required Administrator and Policy Server Object Names
• Review the changes to the various Web Agent configuration files that occur when you run the Web Agent Configuration wizard after an upgrade.
• Set the LD_PRELOAD variable to avoid conflicts with existing Web Agents.
• Replace existing read-only files during the upgrade (if prompted).

Note: If you have upgraded the web server itself since you last installed the Web Agent, the Agent upgrade may not work. The upgrade is ensured only if the web server version has remained the same since the last Web Agent installation.