About Installation Prompts in Agent for WebLogic Server/Portal 10

The following list provides information about specific prompts in the installation:

Deployment URI for the Agent Application

The deployment URI for the agent application is required for the agent to perform necessary housekeeping tasks such as registering policy and session notifications, legacy browser support, and CDSSO support. Accept /agentapp as the default value for this interaction. Once the installation is completed, browse the directory PolicyAgent-base/etc. Use the agentapp.war file to deploy the agent application in the application container. Please note that the deployment URI for agent application during install time should match the deployment URI for the same application when deployed in the J2EE container.

Encryption Key

This key is used to encrypt sensitive information such the passwords. The key should be at least 12 characters long. A key is generated randomly and provided as the default. You can accept the random key generated by the installer or create your own using the .agentadmin --getEncryptKey command.

For information about creating a new encryption key, see agentadmin --getEncryptKey.

Agent Profile Name

An agent profile should have been created as a pre-installation step. The creation of the agent profile is mentioned in that section. For the pre-installation steps, see Preparing to Install the WebLogic Server/Portal 10 Agent.

In summary, the J2EE agent communicates with Access Manager with a specific ID and password created through an agent profile using Access Manager Console. For J2EE agents, the creation of an agent profile is mandatory. Access Manager uses the agent profile to authenticate an agent. This is part of the security infrastructure.

Agent Profile Password File

The Agent Profile password file should have been created as a pre-installation step. When the installation program prompts you for the password for the agent, enter the fully qualified path to this password file.