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Run a Console Mode Installation on UNIX

You can install the SiteMinder Web Agent on a UNIX system using the console mode.

Note: If you are upgrading an existing r12 Web Agent to r12 SP1, you must login as the root user. If you are installing a new r12 SP1 Web Agent, root privileges are not required.

To run a console mode installation on UNIX

1. Exit all applications that are running and stop the web server.
2. Ensure that the /tmp directory has at least 300MB of disk space available.
3. Download the installation programs from Technical Support.
4. Navigate to the directory for your operating system.
5. Copy the appropriate binary file to a local directory then navigate to that directory.

   Note: The binary files use the following naming conventions:

   • ca-wa-version-operating_system.bin (for most versions)
   • ca-wa-version-operating_system-processor-architecture.bin (for versions requiring a specific processor or architecture type)
6. Open a console window, and check the permissions on the binary file. You may need to add execute permissions to the install file. For example:

   chmod +x ca-wa-version-operating_system-processor-architecture.bin

7. At the command prompt, start the console mode installation by entering:

   ./ca-wa-version-operating_system-processor-architecture.bin

   -i console

   The -i console command argument enables the installation to be run from the command line.

   The installation prepares the files.

8. Review the Introduction and press Enter to continue.

   The installation prepares the License Agreement.

9. Read the License Agreement, pressing Enter to read through the entire agreement.
10. Enter Y to accept the agreement and continue with the installation.
11. Review the Important Information section for information about the installation and documentation.

    Press Enter to page through the notes and continue through the installation.

12. In the Choose Install Location section, specify the location where the installation should place the Agent files. To accept the default location, press Enter.

    If you specify a path, it must contain the word "webagent." If it does not, the installation program will create this folder and append it to the path. For example, if you specify export/ca/wa, the path becomes export/ca/wa/webagent. However, if you specify export/ca/sm_webagent as the path, the installation program will accept this.

13. Review the information in the Pre-Installation Summary, then press Enter to continue. The program begins installing files.
14. When the installation is complete, you will receive a message along with instructions on locating the Configuration Wizard.
15. Press Enter to exit the installer.
16. After installing the Agent, run the Agent Configuration Wizard to register a trusted host and configure the Web Agent.