Analyze your SiteMinder environment to determine the complexity of your migration. Consider the following questions:
Question |
Recommendation |
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How many Policy Server and Agents running in your environment? |
Use the Policy Server audit logs to determine the number. |
What are the versions of the Policy Server and Agents? |
Use the Policy Server audit logs to determine the versions. |
Which Policy Servers are communicating with which Web Agents? |
Use the Policy Server audit logs to determine this information. |
What time of day do you encounter the least traffic at each site? |
Review your web server logs and the Policy Server audit logs. |
Are your Web Agents working in failover or round robin mode? |
To maintain failover and round robin, refer to Mixed SiteMinder Environments. |
Are you using single signon across the SiteMinder environment? |
See this guide for more information about maintaining single signon. |
Are you using credential collectors for authentication schemes? |
See the Web Agent Configuration Guide for more information about using credential collectors in a mixed environment. |
Does r12.0 SP2 support your thirdparty hardware and software? |
See the SiteMinder r12.0 SP2 Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support Site. |
Do you have SiteMinder software that Professional Services customized? |
Contact Customer Support for instructions. |
Do you have access to previous versions of SiteMinder documentation? This guide refers to the previous SiteMinder documentation. |
Locate the SiteMinder documentation on the Technical Support Site. |
Do you have any customized files that can be overwritten by the upgrade? |
Back up customized files before beginning the migration. |
The following figure shows SiteMinder components to consider before upgrading:
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