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Installation Road Map

The following diagram illustrates a sample SiteMinder installation and lists the order in which you install and configure each component. Consider the following:

• Confirm that the Policy Server host system meets the minimum system requirements. We recommend doing so before installing the Policy Server.
• The components surrounded by the dotted line are the Policy Server and the FSS Administrative UI, which you install now.

  

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Solaris 10 Zone Support

A SiteMinder Policy Server is supported in the following zones:

• Global zones
• Sparse-root zones
• Whole-root zones

Consider the following scenarios when planning to run one or more Policy Servers in a Solaris 10 environment.

Global Zone Support

A global zone configuration limits the implementation to a single Policy Server instance across all zones. Specifically:

• Only a single Policy Server instance is supported on the global zone.
• A Policy Server instance is not supported on a sparse-root zone if there is another Policy Server instance on the global zone.
• A Policy Server instance is not supported on a whole-root zone if there is another Policy Server instance on the global zone.

Example: Global zone support

Note: Web Agents, however, may run concurrently in any zone.

Sparse-root Zone Support

A sparse-root zone configuration supports multiple Policy Server instances running on multiple sparse-root zones. Specifically:

• Only one Policy Server instance is supported on each sparse-root zone.
• Concurrent Policy Server instances are supported on sparse-root zones and whole-root zones, so long as there is only one Policy Server instance on each sparse-root or whole-root zone.
• Policy Server instances are not supported running concurrently on the global zone and on sparse-root zones.

Example: Sparse-root zone support

Note: Web Agents, however, may run concurrently in any zone.

Whole-root Zone Support

A whole-root zone configuration supports multiple Policy Server instances running on multiple whole-root zones. Specifically:

• Only one Policy Server instance is supported on each whole-root zone.
• Concurrent Policy Server instances are supported on whole-root zones and sparse-root zones, so long as there is only one Policy Server instance on each whole-root zone or sparse-root zone.
• Policy Server instances are not supported running concurrently on the global zone and on whole-root zones.

Example: Whole-root zone support

Note: Web Agents, however, may run concurrently in any zone.