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Upgrade a 5.x Web Agent to 6.x on UNIX Systems

The SiteMinder Web Agent r6.0 SP6 installation media contains a single executable. It will upgrade the following Web Agents to r6.0 SP6, provided the web server version has not changed since the last installation of the Web Agent:

• 5.x QMR 4
• 5.x QMR 5
• 5.x QMR 6
• 5.x QMR 7
• 5.x QMR 8

If you have upgraded the web server itself since you last installed the Web Agent, the Agent upgrade may not work. The upgrade is ensured only if the web server version has remained the same since the last Web Agent installation.

You can upgrade if you have applied a hotfix to any of these releases.

To upgrade a Web Agent on UNIX systems:

1. Exit all applications that are running and stop the web server.
2. Insert the SiteMinder DVD into the drive or download the installation program from the Technical Support web site.
3. Navigate to the directory for your operating system (aix, hpux, linux, solaris).
4. Copy the appropriate binary file to a local directory then navigate to that directory.
   • Solaris: nete-wa-6qmr6-sol.bin
   • AIX: nete-wa-6qmr6-aix.bin
   • Linux 2.1: nete-wa-doc-6qmr6-linux.bin
   • Linux 3.0: nete-wa-6qmr6-rhel30.bin
   • Suse-zLinux: nete-wa-6qmr6-SuSE-zLinux.bin
   • HP-UX: nete-wa-6qmr6-hp.bin
   • HP-UX Itanium: nete-wa-6qmr6-hp-itan.bin
5. Depending on your permissions, you may need to add executable permissions to the installation file by running the chmod command, for example:

   chmod +x nete-wa-6qmr6-sol.bin

6. Open a console window and from the location of the installation program enter:

   ./nete-wa-6qmr6-operating_system.bin

   where operating_system is sol, aix, linux, rhel30, SuSE-zLinux, hp, or hp-itan

7. In the Introduction dialog box, read the information. Then click Next.
8. Read the License Agreement then select the radio button to accept the agreement. Click Next.
9. Read the notes in the Important Information dialog box. Then click Next.

   The Confirm Upgrade dialog box is displayed.

10. In the Confirm Upgrade dialog box, select one of the following, and then click Next:
    • Continue with the upgrade—upgrades the Web Agent to 6.x.
    • Abort the installation—exits the upgrade procedure without upgrading the Web Agent.
11. In the Pre-installation Summary dialog box, confirm that the installation settings are correct, then click Install.

    The new Web Agent files are copied to the specified location.

12. In the Install Complete dialog box, click Done.

    If the system with the 5.x Web Agent being upgraded has not previously been registered as a trusted host, you need to register at the system at some point.

More Information

Register Your System as a Trusted Host on UNIX