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Specify the Location of the WebAgent.conf File

The AffWebServices.properties file contains all the initialization parameters for Federation Web Services. For deploying FWS, set only the parameter that specifies the location of the WebAgent.conf file.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the AffWebServices.properties file. Locate this file in the following directory:

   web_agent_optionpack_home/affwebservices/WEB-INF/classes

2. Set the AgentConfigLocation parameter to the location of the WebAgent.conf file at each partner site.
   • Windows example:

     C:\\Program Files\\CA\\webagent_optionpack\\config\\WebAgent.conf

     Note: Federation Web Services is a Java component, so the Windows paths must contain double backslashes.

   • UNIX example:

     web_agent_optionpack_home/config/WebAgent.conf

3. Repeat this procedure for each application server where the Web Agent Option Pack is installed.
4. Accept the default values for the rest of the settings in the properties file.

Deploy the FWS Application on WebLogic

Deploy the FWS application on System 2 and System 5.

Important! For the FWS application to work with WebLogic Server, review the weblogic.xml file in the WEB-INF directory. Verify that the prefer-web-inf-classes parameter is set to true.

The weblogic.xml file is located in the directory webagent\affwebservices\WEB-INF.

The following code excerpt shows how to set the prefer-web-inf-classes parameter:

<weblogic-web-app>
 <container-descriptor>
  <prefer-web-inf-classes>true</prefer-web-inf-classes>
 </container-descriptor>
</weblogic-web-app>

In addition, verify that the precompile parameter is set to true, as listed following:

<jsp-descriptor>
   <precompile>true</precompile>
<jsp-descriptor>

Follow these steps:

1. Use the WebLogic Server Console and deploy FWS. The FWS application is installed in:

   /webagent_option_pack_home/affwebservices/

   For more information about deploying a web application, see the WebLogic documentation.

2. Test that the FWS application is working. Open a web browser and enter:

   http://fqhn:port_number/affwebservices/assertionretriever

   fqhn

   Defines the fully qualified host name.

   port_number

   Defines the port number of the server where the Federation Web Services application is installed.

   For example:

   http://myhost.ca.com:81/affwebservices/assertionretriever

   If Federation Web Services is operating correctly, you see the following message:

   Assertion Retrieval Service has been successfully initialized.
   The requested servlet accepts only HTTP POST requests.
   

   This message indicates that Federation Web Services is listening for data activity. The FWS application is now deployed for the WebLogic server.

   If Federation Web Services is not operating correctly, a message that the Assertion Retrieval Service has failed displays. If the service fails, review the Federation Web Services log.

Note: For instructions on enabling trace logging for the FWS application, see Trace Logging.

Configure the WebLogic Reverse Proxy Plug-in

To set up the WebLogic Reverse Proxy plug-in:

1. On System 1, configure the WebLogic reverse proxy plug-in on the Apache Web Server.

   For more information, see WebLogic documentation.

2. Add the following aliases to the configuration file of the web server.

   This example uses the Apache httpd.conf file.

   <IfModule mod_weblogic.c>
   WebLogicHost <WebLogic_Machine_IP Address>
   WebLogicPort <WebLogic_Machine_Port_Number>
   </IfModule>
   
   <Location /affwebservices>
   SetHandler weblogic-handler
   Debug ALL
   </Location>