Installing and Configuring the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 Agent With Access Manager 6.3

Although the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 agent is intended to be used with Access Manager 7.1, you can configure the agent to function with Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (6.3) patch 1 or later. However, some of the Access Manager 7.1 features, such as composite advices and policy-based response attributes, are not available in Access Manager 6.3.

For the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 agent to function properly with Access Manager 6.3, patch 1 or greater must be applied to the Access Manager 6.3 instance.

To Install and Configure the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 Agent With Access Manager 6.3

1. Ensure that the Access Manager 6.3 instance has been updated with patch 1 or later.

2. Create an agent profile in the Access Manager 6.3 Console for the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 agent.

   Save the agent profile information to use during agent installation in the next step. For information about creating the agent profile in Access Manager 6.3, see Chapter 4, Identity Management, in the Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 Administration Guide.

3. Install the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 agent, providing details for the Access Manager 6.3 instance.

   For more information, see Chapter 3, Installing the Policy Agent for Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1.

4. Change to the PolicyAgent-base/lib directory.

5. Backup the amclientsdk.jar file by renaming it. For example: amclientsdk7x.jar.

6. Download the amclientsdk63.jar file to the PolicyAgent-base/lib directory from the following OpenSSO site:

   https://opensso.dev.java.net/public/use/stablebuilds.html

7. Rename the amclientsdk63.jar file to amclientsdk.jar.