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Operating Systems

SiteMinder components are supported across multiple platforms, the details of which are located in the SiteMinder Platform Support Matrix. Which of the following operating systems has your enterprise deployed?

Note: For the specific versions of supported operating systems, see the SiteMinder Platform Support Matrix.

Use the following table to help determine if the operating systems your enterprise has deployed are currently supported for the required SiteMinder components.

Component

Required?

Operating Systems

Policy Server

Yes

 

Agent

Yes

 

Administrative UI

Yes

 

FSS Administrative UI

No

 

Report Server

No

 

Note: Additional non–platform requirements exist for each of these components, for example, minimum memory requirements. For more information about non–platform requirements for the Policy Server, the Administrative UI, the FSS Administrative UI, and the Report Server, see the Policy Server Installation Guide. For more information about non–platform requirements for an Agent, see the specific SiteMinder Agent documentation.

More information:

Locate the Platform Support Matrix

Web Server Vendors

You can install and configure SiteMinder Agents to protect resources on web servers. Which of the following supported server vendors has your enterprise deployed?

Note: For the specific versions of the supported web servers, refer to the SiteMinder Platform Support Matrix.

If you use other web servers not listed here, consider using CA SiteMinder SPS to protect the resources on these web servers.

Application Server Vendors

You can install and configure SiteMinder agents to protect resources on J2EE application servers. Which of the following supported server vendors has your enterprise deployed?

Note: For the specific versions of supported application servers, refer to the SiteMinder Platform Support Matrix.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

You can install and configure Agents to protect resources on ERP systems. Which of the following supported ERP vendors has your enterprise deployed?

Note: For the specific versions of supported ERP systems, see the SiteMinder Platform Support Matrix.

Directory Servers and Databases

SiteMinder data stores are supported across multiple directory servers and databases. Which supported vendors has your enterprise deployed?

Note: For more information, see the Platform Support Matrix.

Use the following table to help determine if the directory server and database types your enterprise has deployed are currently supported for the components your implementation requires.

Component

Required

LDAP?

Database?

Policy store

Yes

 

 

User store connection

Yes

 

 

Administrative user store

No

 

 

Audit database

No

N/A

 

Key store

No

 

 

Session store

No

N/A

 

More information:

Locate the Platform Support Matrix