Federation Security Services Guide › Deploying Federation without the FSS Sample Application › Set Up the Service Provider › Install the SP Policy Server

Install the SP Policy Server

At the Service Provider, you need to install the Policy Server.

Set up the Policy Server.

To install the Policy Server

1. Install a Policy Server.

   For instructions, see the SiteMinder Policy Server Installation Guide.

2. Select the Web server to be used for the FSS Administrative UI.

   In this deployment, IIS 6.0 Web server is the server on which the Policy Server is installed. Your network may use a different web server.

3. Select a policy store.

   In this deployment, a Sun Java LDAP directory is serving as the policy store. The installation will configure and initialize this policy store for you.

   Important! If you choose to initialize a new policy store, the Policy Server installer will automatically import the affiliate objects contained in the ampolicy.smdif file. These objects are necessary for federation. If you use an existing policy store that you do not initialize, you will have to manually import the affiliate objects.To verify that the import is successful, log in to the FSS Administrative UI and click on Domains in the System tab. You should see the FederationWebServices domain object.

4. (Optional) Enable Policy Server Trace Logging so you can use the log to troubleshoot your setup.

Point the Policy Server to the LDAP Policy Store.