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Policy Server Component Considerations

The Policy Server installer can configure the following components. Review the following before running the Policy Server installer:

• FSS Administrative UI—The FSS Administrative UI is installed with the Policy Server and is for managing Federation Security Services. If your organization is not federating with a partner, use of the FSS Administrative UI is not required. Although part of the core Policy Server installation, the FSS Administrative UI must be registered with the Policy Server before it can be used. Registering the FSS Administrative UI requires the use of the Administrative UI. Therefore, you install and configure the Administrative UI before registering the FSS Administrative UI.
• Web Server—A supported web server is required to configure the FSS Administrative UI. The Policy Server installer configures the FSS Administrative UI with the selected web server.
• OneView Monitor—The OneView Monitor enables the monitoring of SiteMinder components.

  Note: To use the OneView Monitor, you must have the supported Java SDK and ServletExec ISAPI Windows/IIS installed.

• SNMP—Be sure that you have an SNMP Service (Master OS Agent) installed with your Windows operating system before installing the Policy Server.

  Note: More information about installing the SNMP service exists in the Windows online help system.

• Policy Store—The policy store is the repository for Policy Server objects and policy information.
• SiteMinder Key Database (smkeydatabase)—The key database is a key store used for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption between a SiteMinder consuming authority and a SiteMinder producing authority. The key database is required only if you:
  • Plan on using features related to Federation Security Services.
  • Plan on using the SiteMinder agent for Sharepoint.
  • Plan on configuring a SiteMinder Information Card Authentication Scheme, for example, for the support of Microsoft CardSpace.

    If you decide to configure the key database during installation, you are prompted to install the default certificate authority (CA) certificates. You can add additional certificates and private keys to a key database after installation.

  Note: For more information about the key database and how to add additional certificates and private keys, see the Federation Security Services Guide.

• Audit Logs—You can store audit logs in either a relational database or a text file. After you install the Policy Server, audit logging is set to a text file and not to ODBC by default.

Note: For a list of supported CA and third-party components, refer to the SiteMinder r12.0 SP3 Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support site.

More information:

Locate the Platform Support Matrix