Upgrade a Web Agent to r12.5

This section contains the following topics:

The following illustration describes how to upgrade a SiteMinder Agent for Oracle iPlanet to r12.5:

Flowchart showing the procedures for upgrading your SiteMinder Agent for Oracle iPlanet

Upgrading a SiteMinder agent for Oracle iPlanet involves several separate procedures. To prepare for an upgrade of your agent, follow these steps:

Use one of the following diagrams to verify that you are in the proper step of the SiteMinder upgrade process for an agent upgrade:
- Upgrade process from r6.x.
- Upgrade process from r12.0.
Create backup copies of any customized SiteMinder files on your web server. Examples of files you could have customized after installing or configuring your agent include the following files:
- LocalConfig.conf
- WebAgent.conf
Gather information for the following SiteMinder programs.
- Agent installation wizard.
- Agent configuration wizard.
If you are upgrading an agent on a UNIX/Linux operating environment, clear the LD_PRELOAD variable. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
Use one of the following procedures to upgrade your agent:
- Run the installation wizard for Windows operating environments.
- Run the installation wizard for UNIX/Linux operating environments.
If you are upgrading an agent on a UNIX/Linux operating environment do the following tasks (Otherwise, continue with Step 7):
- Source the agent environment script on the upgraded agent.
- Set the LD_LIBRARYPATH variable.
Use one of the following procedures to configure the upgraded agent:
- Configure your upgraded agent on Windows operating environments.
- Configure your upgraded agent on UNIX/Linux operating environments.
If you plan to use the Oracle iPlanet Administration console, apply the changes to your upgraded SiteMinder configuration files.
Manually configure any nondefault Oracle iPlanet server instances.