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Run the Configuration Wizard for an IIS Web Agent

Before you configure the Agent, you may want to register the system where the Agent is installed as a trusted host; however, you can do this at a later time.

To configure an IIS Web Agent

1. If necessary, start the Web Agent Configuration Wizard.

   The default method is to select Start, Programs, SiteMinder, Web Agent Configuration Wizard. If you have placed the Wizard shortcut in a non-default location, the procedure will be different.

   Important! If you are running this wizard on Windows Server 2008, run the executable file with Administrator permissions, even if you are logged into the system as an Administrator. For more information, see the release notes for your SiteMinder component.

   Note: If you chose to configure the Web Agent immediately after the installation, SiteMinder automatically starts the wizard automatically.

2. If you have registered the trusted host, skip to the next step. If not, select No in the Host Registration dialog box to skip registration, then click Next.
3. Select the web server instances that you want to configure with Web Agents.

   If you have already configured a server with a Web Agent and you are running the Configuration Wizard to configure additional web servers instances, the Wizard displays the Select One or More Instances to Overwrite dialog box. This dialog box lists the web servers that you have previously configured.

   1. Select one of the following:

      Overwrite—to overwrite the server instance configuration.

      Preserve—to preserve the web servers configuration.

      Important! If you uncheck a previously configured server, the Web Agent will be removed from this server.

   2. Click Next.
4. In the Agent Configuration Object field, enter the name of the Agent Configuration Object for this web server instance, then click Next.

   This name must match an Agent Configuration Object already defined at the Policy Server. For example, enter IISDefaultSettings to use the default.

5. If you want to configure Registration Services for DMS2, select Yes. If not, select No.

   A servlet engine is required to run Self Registration. If the Web Agent Configuration Wizard does not detect a servlet engine, the Select Servlet Engine for Registration dialog box is not displayed.

   If you selected Yes to configure Registration Services:

   1. Select a servlet engine to be configured for the web server. If you do not see your engine displayed, select Other Advanced server. Click Next.
   2. In the Self Registration Services Admin Account dialog box, identify the the DMS Administrator by provide values for the Admin User Name, Admin Password and Admin Confirm Password fields and click Next.

      The user name and password that you enter here must match the DMS Admin values you set at the Policy Server.

      The DMS Administrator account secures DMS requests that are performed outside of the scope of a DMS administrator, such as self-registration. The user name and encrypted password for the account are stored in the dms.properties file on the Web Agent.

6. In the Web Server Configuration Summary dialog box, confirm that the configuration settings are correct, then click Install.

   The Web Agent files are installed.

7. Click Done when the installation is complete.
8. Enable the Web Agent:
   1. Open the WebAgent.conf file located in web_agent_home\bin\IIS

      Example: C:\Program Files\CA\webagent\bin\IIS

   2. Set the value of the EnableWebAgent parameter to yes.
   3. Save the file and restart the web server.

   Note: You need to reboot the machine once the Agent is configured to ensure proper logging of Agent and trace messages.