Siteminder: How to set the SM_ENABLE_TCP_KEEPALIVE environment variable

Products

• CA Single Sign On Agents (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On Federation (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• SITEMINDER

Issue/Introduction

Procedure to set the SM_ENABLE_TCP_KEEPALIVE environment variable.

Environment

Siteminder: All

Resolution

Steps to set the environment variable on Windows:

1. Right click on Windows "Start"

2. Click on System"

• Right-click on the Start button and select "System."
• In the System window, click "Advanced system settings" on the left-hand side.
• Open Environment Variables:
• In the "System Properties" window, navigate to the "Advanced" tab. 
• Click the "Environment Variables" button.
• 
• Click on the New Button as shown below,
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Add the variable name "SM_ENABLE_TCP_KEEPALIVE", as shown below.

Add the variable value as 1.

Select OK once updated.

 

Steps to set the environment variable on Linux: