Considerations for Localized Installations

There are a number of limitations and considerations for installations of localized versions of SiteMinder.

Consider the following before installing the SiteMinder Policy Server on a system with a non–English operating system:

Localized versions of SiteMinder must be installed on a corresponding operating system.
For example, you must install a Japanese version of the SiteMinder Policy Server on a Japanese operating system. A Japanese version of the Policy Server will not run properly on an English operating system.

Limitations include the following:

SiteMinder cannot be installed using the silent installation mode in a directory with a name that uses multi-byte characters.
The Administrative UI cannot be installed in any mode (silent, command line, GUI) in a directory with a name that uses multi–byte characters.
Windows 2008 lets you set different regional and language settings for individual user accounts. However, the System and other service accounts must be set to use the default Japanese locale or the component you are installing will not initialize.
To set the locale for the System or other service accounts, see the Microsoft documentation.