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Installation Requirements

Before you install the SiteMinder Agent:

• Uninstall any previously installed SiteMinder Agent versions.
• Configure the Policy Server for the SiteMinder Agent Providers.

  Verify that a supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is installed and the path to the JRE is present in your environment.

• Patch the JRE used by the SiteMinder Agent and WebLogic Server for unlimited cryptography with the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) package.

  Note: If the JRE is not patched to support unlimited key strength, host registration will fail during SiteMinder Agent installation and the SiteMinder Agent will not work.

• Verify that you have the following information, as you will be prompted for it during the installation:
  • Installation location of the WebLogic Application Server
  • Policy Server IP Address
  • Information about the Trusted Host:

    To register a new Trusted Host, you need the name of the Trusted Host Configuration Object that you created when you configured the SiteMinder Policy Server for the SiteMinder agent providers.

    Note: If you want to register a new Trusted Host, be sure that the Policy Server is running before you start the SiteMinder Agent installation.

    To use an existing Trusted Host on the physical computer where the SiteMinder Agent resides, you need the location of the SmHost.conf file.

    Note: Only use an existing Trusted Host if you are reinstalling the SiteMinder Agent for WebLogic and the SmHost.conf file that you want to use was therefore created by the smreghost tool supplied with this release. The SiteMinder Agent for WebLogic is implemented using a pure Java SiteMinder Agent API and cannot use an SmHost.conf file created for another SiteMinder Agent to establish its connection to the Policy Server.

  • Agent Configuration Object name for the Agent you created when you configured the SiteMinder Policy Server for the SiteMinder agent providers