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Install CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone on Windows Systems

These instructions are for GUI and Console Mode installations on Windows systems. The steps for the two modes are the same, with the following exceptions for Console Mode:

• You may be instructed to select an option by entering a corresponding number.
• Press ENTER after each step to proceed through the process.
• The prompts for each mode will help guide you through the process.
• You can type BACK to visit the previous step.

Important! Be aware of the following installation restrictions:

• Do not install CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone on a system where the CA SiteMinder® Policy Server or Secure Proxy Server (SPS) is already installed. Installing CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone on a CA SiteMinder® system could negatively impact the existing CA SiteMinder® installation.
• Do not install CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone on a system where there is an existing Apache Web Server or Apache Tomcat Server.

To locate installation kits

1. Go to the Technical Support site.
2. Log on to the site.
3. Click Download Center.

Search the Download Center for the installation kit you need and download it to your local system.

To install CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone on Windows

1. Exit all applications that are running and stop any antivirus software.
2. Run the installation.

   How you run the installation depends on whether you log in as a local administrator or a network user. If you are a network user, you must be part of the Administrators group to run the installation.

   • GUI Mode

     Local administrator: double-click the installation_executable

     Network user: right-click the installation_executable and select Run as administrator

   • Console Mode: Open a command window and enter installation_executable -i console

   The CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone installation wizard starts.

   Note: View a list of installation executables.

3. Respond to the prompts in each installation dialog using the information you gathered prior to installation.

   In the License Agreement dialog, read the agreement. You have to scroll to the end of the agreement before you can accept or not accept it.

4. Review the installation settings in the Install Summary and click Install (GUI mode) or enter Y to install (Console mode).

   The installation executes.

   If you experience problems during the installation, review the installation log file CA_Federation_Standalone_Install_date_time.log, which is located in the directory federation_install_dir\install_config_info.

5. After the installation is complete, restart your system.

After the system restarts, continue by running the Configuration wizard.

More information:

How to Run the CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone Configuration Wizard

Information Required for Installation