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Upgrade to CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone 12.52 on Windows

On a Windows system running an operating platform that supports CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone, you can upgrade directly to CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone 12.52 on the same operating platform.

If you are running your existing system on an operating system that is not supported in 12.52, migrate the configuration; you cannot directly upgrade.

Note: You do not need to deactivate your partnerships before upgrading.

Run the 12.52 CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone installer executable to upgrade. The upgrade preserves your previous CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone configuration.

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.

If the installer detects the smkeydatabase file, the installer performs the following actions:

• Backs up the smkeydatabase.
• Attempts to migrate the content to the certificate data store.

Important! If the smkeydatabase migration fails, do not return system back to the original environment because this action causes all transactions that require the certificate data to fail.

To locate installation kits

1. Log onto the CA Technical Support site.
2. Click Download Center.
3. Search the Download Center for the installation kit you need.

To upgrade CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone on Windows

1. Exit all applications that are running.
2. Navigate to the folder where you plan to run the installation program.
3. Copy the installation executable to the folder.

   Note: View a list of installation executables.

4. Double-click the installation_executable.

   The installation wizard starts.

5. Go through the installation.
6. Review the installation settings and click Install.
7. The installation program runs and upgrades the system.

   Restart the system when prompted.

8. Rename the AssertionGeneratorFramework.properties file so that the system uses the new file created by the upgrade.
   1. Navigate to federation_install_dir\siteminder\config\properties.
   2. Rename the existing AssertionGeneratorFramework.properties file to preserve it, such as AssertionGeneratorFramework.properties.old.
   3. Remove the .new extension from the AssertionGeneratorFramework.properties.new file, which the upgrade creates.
9. After the upgrade is complete, clear all temporary files in the browser so that the correct files load.

Note: If you upgrade from an environment with the CA SiteMinder® Connector is enabled, partnerships that use the Connector continue to work without requiring any changes. You can enable or disable the Connector on a per-partnership basis after the upgrade is complete. If the Connector was not enabled before an upgrade, enable and configure it for use with a given partnership.

Actions to Take if an Upgrade Error Occurs

If the database upgrade fails, CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone displays an error message telling you to run the policy_store_upgrade script. The upgrade script (policy_store_upgrade.bat) is located in federation_install_dir/install_config_info.

If you experience other problems during the installation, review the installation log file CA_Federation_Standalone_Install_date_time.log and the upgrade log file CA_Federation_policy_store_upgrade.log. Both files are the directory federation_install_dir/install_config_info.