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How to Configure a r6.x Parallel Environment

Complete the follow procedures to configure a parallel environment:

1. Review the parallel environment key management options to determine how to implement single sign–on.
2. Create the r12.5 environment.
3. Complete one of the following steps:
   • Be sure that both environments meet the common key store single sign–on requirements.
   • Be sure that both environments meet the multiple key store single sign–on requirements.
4. If your r6.x environment contains smkeydatabases:
   1. Synchronize all instances.
   2. Migrate the content of a smkeydatabase to the r12.5 certificate data store.
5. If you are managing legacy federation (Federation Security Services) objects in your r6.x environment, migrate the assertion issuer ID.
6. (Optional) Migrate the r6.x policy store data.
7. Review the user directory single sign–on requirements.

More information:

Certificate Data Management

Synchronize Key Database Instances

Parallel Environment Key Management Options

Managing SiteMinder keys to maintain single sign–on between the existing environment and r12.5 environment is critical to a successful parallel upgrade. Two SiteMinder key management options are available. The option you deploy depends on how you implement one or more key stores across both environments. The options include:

• Multiple policy stores with a common key store
• Multiple policy stores with separate key stores