Sun OpenSSO Enterprise Policy Agent 3.0 Guide for IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.0 and WebSphere Portal Server 6.1

Gathering Information to Install the WebSphere Application Server/Portal Server Agent

The following table describes the information you will need to provide when you run the agentadmin program to install the WebSphere Application Server/Portal Server agent. For some agentadmin prompts, you can accept the default value displayed by the program, if you prefer.

Table 1 Information Required to Install the WebSphere Application Server/Portal Server Agent

Prompt 

Description 

Instance Config Directory 

Path to the configuration directory for the WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.0 instance. 

Applies to both default and custom installation options. 

For example: 

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/AppSrv01/config/
cells/hostnameNode01Cell/nodes/hostnameNode01/servers/server1

Server Instance name 

Name of the WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.0 instance.  

Applies only to the custom installation option. 

Default: server1

WebSphere Install Root directory 

Installation root directory 

Applies to both default and custom installation options. 

Default: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer

URL where OpenSSO Enterprise is running 

OpenSSO Enterprise URL, including the deployment URI 

Applies to both default and custom installation options. 

For example: https://openssohost.example.com:8080/opensso

Agent URL 

Agent URL, including the deployment URI 

Applies to both default and custom installation options. 

For example: https://agenthost.example.com:8090/agentapp

The agent application is a housekeeping application used by the agent for notifications and other functions such as cross domain single sign-on (CDSSO) support. For more information, see Deploying the Agent Application.

Encryption Key 

Key used to encrypt the agent profile password. The encryption key should be at least 12 characters long. You can accept the default key or create a new key using the agentadmin --getEncryptKey command.

Applies only to the custom installation option. 

Agent profile name 

A policy agent communicates with OpenSSO Enterprise using the name and password in the agent profile. 

Applies to both default and custom installation options. 

For information, see Creating an Agent Profile.

Path to agent profile password file 

ASCII text file with only one line specifying the agent profile password. You create the agent profile password file as a pre-installation step. 

Applies to both default and custom installation options. 

For information, see Creating a Password File.

Option to the create the agent profile 

The agentadmin program displays the following prompt if the agent profile previously specified for the Agent Profile Name prompt does not already exist in OpenSSO Enterprise:

Enter true if the Agent Profile is being created into OpenSSO by the installer. Enter false if it will be not be created by installer.

If you have already created the agent profile in the OpenSSO Console or by using the ssoadm command, enter false.

To have the installation program create the agent profile, enter true. The program then prompts you for:

  • Agent administrator who can create, update, or delete the agent profile. For example: agentadmin

    Important: To use this option, the agent administrator must already exist in OpenSSO Enterprise server. For information see, Creating an Agent Administrator.

    If you prefer, you can specify amadmin as this user.

  • Path to the agent administrator password file. For information, see Creating a Password File.

Applies only to the custom installation option.