Migrate from a Session Management Server (SMS) environment

The distributed session cache replaces the session management server (SMS) solution that was available in earlier releases of IBM Security Access Manager. We can configure IBM Security Access Manager, version 7.0 servers, which previously used the SMS, to use a distributed session cache server in the environment.

The IBM Security Access Manager, version 8.0, distributed session cache can interoperate with IBM Security Access Manager, version 7.0 servers. You can introduce anIBM Security Access Manager version 8.0 appliance to provide a distributed session cache that manages sessions for WebSEAL version 7.0 and version 8.0 servers. The following component versions are supported:

Policy Server

IBM Security Access Manager versions 7.0 and 8.0.

WebSEAL

IBM Security Access Manager versions 7.0 and 8.0. The WebSEAL servers can be appliance-based or software-based.

Distributed Session Cache Server

IBM Security Access Manager version 8.0 appliance.

To configure an IBM Security Access Manager, version 7.0, WebSEAL server to use the distributed session cache, complete the steps that are described in Configuration for WebSEAL instances that are external to the cluster to use the distributed session cache. We can use the local management interface to configure IBM Security Access Manager, version 8.0 appliances in the cluster to use the distributed session cache. For information, see Configure a WebSEAL instance on a cluster member to use the distributed session cache.

Parent topic: Distributed session cache overview