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Create an Agent Configuration Object

The Policy Server installer creates several Agent Configuration Objects for several supported web servers that contain default settings. These sample objects have names, such as IISDefaultSettings or iPlanetDefaultSettings. You can duplicate these default objects and use them as templates for your Agent configuration.

To create an Agent Configuration object

• (Recommended) Copy an existing Agent Configuration Object and modify the parameter values.

  Important! Do not directly modify and use a default object. Always copy the object and then modify it.

• Create a new Agent Configuration object.

Note: We recommend creating a new Agent Configuration Object by copying an existing object and modifying its list of parameters and their values. If you create a new Agent Configuration object without copying an existing one, you must enter all of your parameters and their values manually.

To create an Agent Configuration Object

1. Click Infrastructure, Agent Configuration, Create Agent Configuration.

   The Create Agent Configuration: Search pane opens.

2. Verify that Create a new object is selected, and then click OK.

   The Create Agent Configuration: Name pane opens.

   Note: Click Help for descriptions of settings and controls, including their respective requirements and limits.

3. Type the name and a description of the Agent in the fields on the General group box.
4. Click Add.

   The Create Parameter group box opens.

5. Type the parameter's name and value in the respective fields of the Create Parameter group box.
6. (Optional) Do one of the following:
   • To encrypt the value of the parameter, select the Encrypted check box.
   • To create multiple values for one parameter, do the following:
     1. Click the Multi-value button.
     2. Type a value for the parameter in the Values field.
     3. Click Add.
     4. Repeat Steps b and c until you have added all the values you want.
     5. (Optional) To change the sequence of multiple values, click the up and down arrows. Multiple values are separated by the square symbol () when displayed on the Parameters group box. To delete a value, click the minus sign.

     Note: You cannot enter multiple values for encrypted parameters. A single encrypted value is displayed as a string of symbols on the Parameters group box.

7. Click OK.

   The parameter is added to the list on the Parameters group box.

   Note: Parameters are listed in alphabetical order by name. To edit a parameter on the list, click the right arrow. To delete a parameter from the list, click the minus sign. To add more parameters to the Agent configuration object, repeat Steps 4 through 7.

8. Click Submit.

   The Create Agent Configuration Task is submitted for processing.