Installation and Upgrade Guides › SiteMinder Upgrade Guide › Upgrade Procedures from 5.x › Step 1: Upgrade the 5.x Policy Server to 6.x › Before You Upgrade the Policy Server

Before You Upgrade the Policy Server

Before you upgrade a Policy Server:

• Determine if SiteMinder r6.0 SP6 supports the operating systems, directory servers, and databases in your environment.

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

• Back up the 5.x Policy Store and Key Store.
• Use a Supported Version of ServletExec.
• Use a supported JRE for the Policy Server.
• (Linux) Be sure that the required Linux libraries are installed to the Policy Server host system. For more information, see Required Linux Libraries.
• Review Upgrades and Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Review Policy Store Object Migration Issue when Importing Agent Settings.
• Record Service Names for OCI Namespace User Directories.
• Remove the Policy Server being Upgraded from the Environment.
• Stop the SNMP and Operating System Master Agents.

  Note: This section is only necessary if your 5.x Policy Server is configured for SNMP support.

• Install the Documentation.