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Run the Wizard based Installation Program for your Web Agent or Agent for IIS

The wizard based installation program for the SiteMinder Web Agent or SiteMinder Web Agent for IIS installs the Agent on one computer at a time using the Windows operating environment. The wizard based installation program also creates a .properties file for subsequent installations using the unattended or silent method with the same settings.

For example, suppose the Agents in your environment use the same web server version, installation directory, Agent Configuration Object and Policy Servers. Use the installation wizard or console-based installation program for your first installation. Afterwards, you could create your own script to run the installation program with the .properties file the wizard or console-based installation program created.

To run the installation program for your Web Agent or Agent for IIS

1. Copy SiteMinder Web Agent installation executable file to a temporary directory on your IIS web server.
2. Right-click the installation executable file, and then select Run as Administrator.

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

3. Use the information from your Agent Installation worksheet to complete the wizard.

More information:

Web Agent Install Worksheet for the Windows Operating Environment

Run the Unattended or Silent Installation and Configuration Programs for your Web Agent or Agent for IIS

The unattended or silent installation option can help you automate the installation and configuration process. This saves time if you have a large SiteMinder environment that uses many Web Agents with identical settings.

For example, suppose the Agents in your environment use the same web server version, installation directory, Agent Configuration Object and Policy Servers. Use the installation wizard or console-based installation program for your first installation. Afterwards, you could create your own script to run the installation program with the .properties file the wizard or console-based installation program created.

This section is meant for installing and configuring a SiteMinder Web Agent or Agent for IIS in a single process. Separate configuration of a SiteMinder Web Agent is also supported.

Note: A reboot is required between installation and configuration.

To run the unattended or silent installation program for your Web Agent or Agent for IIS

1. Run the following wizards on your first IIS web server (in the order shown):
   1. The SiteMinder Web Agent Installation wizard.
   2. The SiteMinder Web Agent Configuration wizard.
2. Locate the following file on your first web server:

   web_agent_home\install_config_info\ca-wa-installer.properties
   

   Note: If the path contains spaces, surround it with quotes.

   web_agent_home

   Indicates the directory where the SiteMinder Agent is installed on your web server.

   Default (Windows 32-bit installations of SiteMinder Web Agents only): C:\Program Files\CA\webagent

   Default (Windows 64-bit installations [SiteMinder Web Agents for IIS only]): C:\Program Files\CA\webagent\win64

   Default (Windows 32-bit applications operating on 64-bit systems [Wow64 with SiteMinder Web Agents for IIS only]): C:\Program Files (x86)\webagent\win32

3. Perform each of the following steps on the other IIS web server nodes in your environment:

   Note: To automate this process, create your own customized script to execute these files on your systems. Use any scripting language that you want.

   1. Create a temporary directory on an IIS web server node.
   2. Copy the following files from your first IIS web server (from Steps 1 and 2) to the temporary directory on your other IIS web server:
      • SiteMinder Web Agent Installation executable file.
      • SiteMinder ca-wa-installer properties file.
   3. Open a Command Prompt window with Administrative privileges in the temporary directory.

      Important! Before running a SiteMinder utility or executable on Windows Server 2008, open the command line window with administrator permissions. Open the command line window this way, even if your account has administrator privileges. For more information, see the release notes for your SiteMinder component.

   4. Run the following command:

      agent_executable -f properties_file -i silent
      

      Example: ca-wa-IIS7-12.0-sp3-cr002-win64.exe -f ca-wa-installer.properties -i silent

      The SiteMinder Web Agent for IIS is installed and configured on the node automatically.

   5. (Optional) Delete the temporary directory from your web server node.
4. Repeat Step 3 for each additional IIS web server node in your SiteMinder environment that uses the configuration specified by the settings in your ca-wa-installer.properties file.