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Policy Server Component Considerations

The Policy Server installer can configure the following components. Review the following before running the Policy Server installer:

• Federation Security Services Administrative UI—The FSS Administrative UI is installed with the Policy Server and is for managing CA SiteMinder Federation Security Services. Use of the FSS Administrative UI is only required If you need to generate WS-Security SAML assertion tokens or are otherwise federating with a partner organization. Although part of the core Policy Server installation, the FSS Administrative UI must be registered with the Policy Server before it may be used. Registering the FSS Administrative UI requires the use of the Administrative UI. Therefore, you must install and configure the Administrative UI before registering the FSS Administrative UI.

  Note: More information on registering the FSS Administrative UI exists in Registering the Federation Security Services Administrative UI.

• Web Server—A supported Web server is required to configure the FSS Administrative UI. The Policy Server installer configures the FSS Administrative UI with the selected Web server.
• OneView Monitor—The OneView Monitor enables the monitoring of SiteMinder components.

  Note: To use the OneView Monitor, you must have the supported Java SDK and ServletExec ISAPI Windows/IIS installed.

• SNMP—Ensure you have an SNMP Service (Master OS Agent) installed with your Windows operating system prior to installing the Policy Server.

  Note: More information on installing the SNMP service exists in the Windows Help system.

• Policy Store—The policy store is the repository for Policy Server objects and policy information.
• Key Database (smkeydatabase)—The smkeydatabase is a key store used for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption of signed messages with WS-Security tokens, or to produce or consume XML encrypted messages with WS-Security tokens.

  If you choose to configure the smkeydatabase during installation, you are prompted to install the default certificate authority (CA) certificates. You may add additional certificates and private keys to an smkeydatabase after installation.

  Note: More information on the role of the smkeydatabase exists in the Policy Configuration Guide.

• Audit Logs—You can store audit logs in either a relational database or a text file. After you install the Policy Server, audit logging is set to a text file and not to ODBC by default.

Note: For a list of supported CA and third-party components, refer to the SOA Security Manager r12.1 Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support site. This matrix also lists the Policy Server components supported on a Japanese operating system.

To locate the support matrix from the Support site

1. Click Technical Support.
2. Click Support By Product or Solution.
3. Select CA SOA Security Manager from the Select a Product or Solution Page list.
4. Click Platform Support Matrices in the Product Status group box.

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