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Upgrade a Web Agent to 12.52

This section contains the following topics:

Agent for Domino Upgrade Roadmap

How to Upgrade an Agent for Domino

Agent for Domino Upgrade Roadmap

The following illustration shows the separate procedures that are required to upgrade an Agent for Domino to r12.5:

Flowchart showing the sequence of procedures for upgrading a SiteMinder Agent for Domino to r12.5

How to Upgrade an Agent for Domino

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

  1. Use one of the following diagrams to verify that you are in the proper step of the CA SiteMinder® upgrade process for an agent upgrade:
  2. Create backup copies of any customized CA SiteMinder® files on your Domino server. Examples of files you could have customized after installing or configuring your agent include the following files:
  3. Gather information for the following CA SiteMinder® programs.
  4. Use one of the following procedures to upgrade your agent:
  5. Perform the appropriate procedures for your operating environment from the following list:
  6. Use one of the following procedures to configure the upgraded agent:
Upgrade Process from CA SiteMinder® r6.x

An agent upgrade to 12.52 from r6.x occurs at stage three of the CA SiteMinder® upgrade process, as shown in the following illustration:

Graphic showing the first three stages of an r6.x agent upgrade process

Note: For more information about the CA SiteMinder® upgrade process, see the Upgrade Guide.

Upgrade Process from CA SiteMinder® r12.0

An agent upgrade to 12.52 from r12.0 occurs at stage two of the CA SiteMinder® upgrade process, as shown in the following illustration:

Graphic showing the first three stages of an r12.x agent upgrade process

Note: For more information about the CA SiteMinder® upgrade process, see the Upgrade Guide.

Run the Installation Wizard to Upgrade your Agent on Windows

The installation program for the CA SiteMinder® agent installs the agent on one computer at a time using the Windows operating environment. This installation program can be run in wizard or console modes. The wizard and console-based installation programs also create a .properties file for subsequent installations and configurations using the unattended or silent method with the same settings.

For example, suppose the Agents in your environment use the same web server version, installation directory, Agent Configuration Object and Policy Servers. Use the installation wizard or console-based installation program for your first installation. Afterwards, you could create your own script to run the installation program with the .properties file the wizard or console-based installation program created.

Follow these steps:

  1. Copy the CA SiteMinder® Web Agent installation executable file to a temporary directory on your web server.
  2. Do one of the following steps:
  3. Use the information that you gathered previously to complete the installation.
Run the Installation Wizard to Upgrade your Agent on UNIX/Linux

The installation program for the CA SiteMinder® agent installs the agent on one computer at a time using the UNIX or Linux operating environments. This installation program can be run in wizard or console modes. The wizard and console-based installation program also creates a .properties file for subsequent installations and configurations using the unattended or silent method with the same settings.

For example, suppose the Agents in your environment use the same web server version, installation directory, Agent Configuration Object and Policy Servers. Use the installation wizard or console-based installation program for your first installation. Afterwards, you could create your own script to run the installation program with the .properties file the wizard or console-based installation program created.

Follow these steps:

  1. Copy CA SiteMinder® agent installation executable file to a temporary directory on your web server.
  2. Log in as a root user.
  3. Do one of the following steps:
  4. Use the information from your agent Installation worksheet to complete the installation program.
Add the Web Agent Domino DLL file to your upgraded Agent on Windows

To make the Domino Web Agent operate properly, add the DOMINOWebAgent.dll file to the filter DLLs. The Web Agent DLL must be the first DLL in the list.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open Lotus Notes.
  2. Select File, Database, Open.
  3. In the Server field, select the Domino Server where you installed the Web Agent.
  4. In the Database scroll box, select the address book of the server.

    Verify that names.nsf appears in the Filename field.

  5. Click Open.

    The address book of the server opens.

  6. In the left pane, expand the Server folder and double-click the All Server Documents icon.
  7. Select your server and click Edit Server.

    The administration console of the Domino server opens.

  8. Select the Internet Protocols tab.
  9. In the DSAPI section of the window, find the DSAPI filter file names field and enter the full path to the Domino Web Agent DLL. Verify that the Domino Web Agent DLL appears first in the list. The default location of this DLL file is shown in the following example:

    web_agent_home\bin\
    DOMINOWebAgent.dll

    web_agent_home

    Indicates the directory where the CA SiteMinder® agent is installed on your web server.

    Default (Windows 32-bit installations only): C:\Program Files\CA\webagent

    Default (Windows 64-bit installations only): C:\Program Files\CA\webagent\win64

    Default (Windows 32-bit applications operating on 64-bit systems [Wow64]): C:\Program Files (x86)\webagent\win32

  10. Click Save and Close.
  11. Restart the web server. In some situations, a reboot could possibly be necessary.
Add the Web Agent Domino Library file to your upgraded Agent on UNIX/Linux

To make the Domino Web Agent operate properly, add the libdominowebagent.so library file to the filter files. The Web Agent library file must be the first file in the list.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open Lotus Notes.
  2. Select File, Database, Open.
  3. In the Server field, select the Domino Server where you installed the Web Agent.
  4. In the Database scroll box, select the address book of the server.

    Verify that names.nsf appears in the Filename field.

  5. Click Open.

    The address book of the server opens.

  6. In the left pane, expand the Server folder and double-click the All Server Documents icon.
  7. Select your server and click Edit Server.

    The administration console of the Domino server opens.

  8. Select the Internet Protocols tab.
  9. In the DSAPI section of the window, find the DSAPI filter file names field and enter the full path to the Domino Web Agent file. Verify that the Domino Web Agent file appears first in the list. The default location of the file is shown in the following example:

    web_agent_home\bin\libdominowebagent.so

    web_agent_home

    Indicates the directory where the CA SiteMinder® Agent is installed.

    Default (UNIX/Linux installations): /opt/ca/webagent

    Note: If the Domino Web Agent is installed on an AIX operating system, the file name of the Domino Web Agent for the DSAPI filter is libdominowebagent.a

  10. Click Save and Close.
  11. Restart the web server.
Source the Agent Environment Script After an Upgrade on UNIX/Linux

The agent installation program creates an environment script in the following directory:

web_agent_home/ca_wa_env.sh

web_agent_home

Indicates the directory where the CA SiteMinder® Agent is installed.

Default (UNIX/Linux installations): /opt/ca/webagent

For most Apache-based web servers, source this script after doing any of the following tasks:

For the embedded Apache web server included with RedHat Linux, do one of the following tasks:

Set the Library Path Variable Before Configuring your Upgraded Agent on UNIX/Linux

Set the library path variable on UNIX or Linux systems before running the agent configuration program.

The following table lists the library path variables for the various UNIX and Linux operating environments:

Operating System

Name of Library Path Variable

AIX

LIBPATH

Linux

LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Solaris

LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Set the value of the library path variable to the web_agent_home/bin directory.

web_agent_home

Indicates the directory where the CA SiteMinder® Agent is installed.

Default (UNIX/Linux installations): /opt/ca/webagent

Configure your Upgraded Agent on Windows

After gathering the information for your agent configuration, run the agent configuration program. This program creates an agent runtime instance for the web servers running on your computer.

This configuration program is wizard or console based, depending on the option you select. Running the configuration program in the wizard or console mode once creates a properties file. Use the properties file to run unattended configurations on other computers with same operating environment in the future.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the following directory on your web server:
    web_agent_home\install_config_info
    
    web_agent_home

    Indicates the directory where the CA SiteMinder® agent is installed on your web server.

    Default (Windows 32-bit installations only): C:\Program Files\CA\webagent

    Default (Windows 64-bit installations only): C:\Program Files\CA\webagent\win64

    Default (Windows 32-bit applications operating on 64-bit systems [Wow64]): C:\Program Files (x86)\webagent\win32

  2. Use one of the following configuration methods:
  3. Right-click the following executable, and then select Run as Administrator:
    ca-wa-config.exe
    
  4. Go to Step 8.
  5. Open a Command Prompt window with Administrator privileges.
  6. Navigate to the executable file listed previously, and then run it with the following switch:
    -i console
    
  7. Go to Step 8.
  8. Follow the prompts shown in the configuration program. Provide the requested values from your agent configuration worksheet.

    The agent runtime instance is created for your web servers.

Configure your Upgraded Agent on UNIX/Linux

After gathering the information for your agent configuration, run the agent configuration program. This program creates an agent runtime instance for the web servers running on your computer.

This configuration program is wizard or console based, depending on the option you select. Running the configuration program in the wizard or console mode once creates a properties file. Use the properties file to run unattended configurations on other computers with same operating environment in the future.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the following directory on your web server:
    web_agent_home/install_config_info
    
    web_agent_home

    Indicates the directory where the CA SiteMinder® Agent is installed.

    Default (UNIX/Linux installations): /opt/ca/webagent

  2. Use one of the following configuration methods:
  3. Run the following executable file:
    ca-wa-config.bin
    
  4. Go to Step 8.
  5. Open a Command Prompt window with root privileges.
  6. Navigate to the executable file listed previously, and then run it with the following switch:
    -i console
    
  7. Go to Step 8.
  8. Follow the prompts shown in the configuration program. Provide the requested values from your agent configuration worksheet.

    The agent runtime instance is created for your web servers.