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Prerequisites

Before you create a group, verify that you have performed the following tasks:

1. Create a Super User in the Policy Server with rights to manage the Policy Store.
2. Assign the Super User the permission to access the CA SiteMinder® SPS Admin UI that is protected.
3. Create Proxy Service instance in the XPS store for each CA SiteMinder® SPS server you want to group. Perform the following steps on each CA SiteMinder® SPS server you want to register:
   1. Open the command prompt and execute the following command:

      On Windows

      XPSExplorer.exe
      

      On UNIX

      XPSExplorer.sh
      

      The list of XPS Objects is displayed.

   2. Locate the number to define a ProxyServer.
   3. Type the number corresponding to ProxyServer and press Enter.

      The ProxyServer description is displayed.

   4. Type N and press Enter.

      The information on how to create a CA SiteMinder® SPS instance is displayed.

   5. Type 2 and press Enter.

      You are prompted for a host name.

   6. Type the hostname of CA SiteMinder® SPS server and press Enter.
   7. Type 3 and press Enter.

      You are prompted for the name of the ProxyServer.

   8. Type the name of CA SiteMinder® SPS server and press Enter.
   9. Type 4 and press Enter.

      You are prompted for a port number.

   10. Type the port number CA SiteMinder® SPS uses for communication and press Enter.
   11. Type 6 and press Enter.

       You are prompted for the version number.

   12. Type 0 to define the version number that tracks the group configuration changes and press Enter.
   13. Type G and press Enter.
   14. Type U and press Enter.
   15. (Optional) To validate the proxy server details, type V and press Enter.