Preparing to Install the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 Agent

The Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 agent is available as zip file named appserver_v9_agent.zip.

First, create a directory where you plan to download the zip file. For example: Agent_Home.

After you download the file, unzip it using the appropriate utility or command for your platform. For example, on Solaris systems:

# cd Agent_Home
# unzip appserver_v9_agent.zip

This guide uses PolicyAgent-base to refer to the files for the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 agent. For example, if you uzipped the file in the Agent_Home directory, PolicyAgent-base is:

Agent_Home/j2ee_agents/appserver_v9_agent

Before you install the agent, follow the steps in the next section.

To Prepare to Install the Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 Agent

1. Ensure that the agent for Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 is supported on the desired platform, as listed in Supported Platforms and Compatibility of Agent for Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1.

2. Install Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1, if it is not already installed.

3. Ensure that the following servers are shut down:

   • Domain Administration Server (DAS)

   • Application Server 8.2/9.0/9.1 instance that will be protected by the agent

4. Create a agent profile in the Access Manager Console, if one has not already been created.

   For information, see Creating a J2EE Agent Profile.

   To install the agent, you must know the agent profile ID and password used to create the agent profile. You must enter the agent profile password in the next step, and you must enter the agent profile ID when installing the agent.

5. Create an agent profile password file.

   An agent profile password file is a text file with only one line that contains the agent profile password. You will refer to this file during the agent installation process. Ensure that this file is located in a secure directory. With the agent profile password in this file, stored in a secure location, you do not need to enter sensitive information during the agent installation.