Configuring the RSA Authentication Manager

This topic describes how to configure the RSA Authentication Manager. 

Integration of BMC Server Automation with SecurID requires a host configuration file, called sdconf.rec. This file provides the address of the RSA Authentication Manager Server and other parameters needed to contact it.

RSA Authentication Agents are used to protect computers and other resources. It is not mandatory to install RSA Authentication Agent on the Application Server. You might install an RSA Authentication Agent to help troubleshoot SecurID. If an RSA Authentication Agent is installed, the BMC Server Automation Authentication Service can share the configuration file of that Agent. In that situation, you do not need to perform the following procedure.

To configure the RSA Authentication Manager

1. Log on to RSA Authentication Manager and define an Authentication Agent host by using the Application Server name or IP address.
2. Generate a configuration file (sdconf.rec) for the newly created Agent.
3. Do one of the following steps:

   • On UNIX, save the sdconf.rec file to the /br directory.
     For example, if BMC Decision Support for Server Automation is installed in the default location, you would save the file to the /usr/local/bmc/BDSSA/br directory.

   • On Microsoft Windows, save the sdconf.rec file to the \br directory.
     For example, if BMC Decision Support for Server Automation is installed in the default location, you would save the file to the C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BDSSA\br directory.