Installation guide

Policy Server Requirements
20 Web Agent Installation Guide
For details on supported web server and operating system versions, go to
Technical Support, and then search for the SiteMinder r12.0 SP2 Platform
Support Matrix.
Policy Server Requirements
Before you install the Web Agent, the Policy Server must be installed, configured
and able to communicate with the system where you plan to install the Web
Agent.
Note: For more information, see the Policy Server documentation.
You must configure Policy Server with the following items:
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A SiteMinder Administrator that has the right to register trusted hosts.
A trusted host is a client computer where one or more SiteMinder Web
Agents are installed. The term trusted host refers to the physical system.
There must be an administrator with the privilege to register trusted hosts.
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Agent identity
An Agent identity establishes a mapping between the name and the IP
address of the web server instance hosting a Web Agent. You define an
Agent identity from the Agents object in the Administrative UI. You assign it
a name and specify the Agent type as a Web Agent.
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Host Configuration Object
This object resides on the Policy Server and defines the communication
between the Web Agent and the Policy Server after the initial connection
between the two is made.
A trusted host is a client computer where one or more SiteMinder Web
Agents are installed. The term trusted host refers to the physical system.
Do not confuse this object with the trusted host‘s configuration file,
SmHost.conf, which is installed on the trusted host after a successful host
registration. The settings in the SmHost.conf file enable the Web Agent to
connect to a Policy Server for the first connection only. Subsequent
connections are governed by the Host Configuration Object.
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Agent Configuration Object
This object includes the parameters that define the Web Agent configuration.
The required parameters vary according to the type of web server that is
hosting your Web Agent.