SiteMinder Agent for SAP Web AS Guide › SiteMinder Agent for SAP Web AS Log Messages › Agent initialization failed...Check agent name, shared secret and FIPS mode compatibility with Policy Server. Also verify that the specified Policy Servers are reachable

Agent initialization failed...Check agent name, shared secret and FIPS mode compatibility with Policy Server. Also verify that the specified Policy Servers are reachable

Reason:

The SiteMinder Agent for SAP Web AS could not start.

Action:

Check one or more of the following settings:

• The Agent name matches the one on set Policy Server
• The Shared Secret matches the one set on the Policy Server
• The Policy Server IP Address that the Policy Server name is a fully qualified domain name
• That the Agent encryption mode is compatible with the encryption mode used by the Policy Server

  Note: The following FIPS/AES encryption modes are not compatible:

  • SiteMinder Agent for SAP Web AS in COMPAT mode with SiteMinder Policy Server in ONLY mode
  • SiteMinder Agent for SAP Web AS in ONLY mode with SiteMinder Policy Server in COMPAT mode

Run the configuration wizard again to correct these settings.