Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

Methods of installing client applications via Kaspersky Administration Kit

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2012 Jan 23

Applies to Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

Implementation of Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0 allows an administrator to realize remote and silent installation of Kaspersky Lab software on client computers.
Remote installation of the following software is supported:

Network agent;
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Workstations;
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 SOS;
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Servers;
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Servers Enterprise Edition (server part and Administration tools).

Installation of the listed software requires having corresponding installation packages on the Administration server, first of all. An installation package contains the files needed for installation as well as settings for installation process and initial configuration of the corresponding application. An installation package might also contain a license key.

For security reasons, Kaspersky Lab does not recommend to insert a key file into an application package. It is advised to create an individual key file installation task.

The table below contains description of remote and silent local installation methods:

Installation type	Brief description	Restrictions
Forced remote installation	Carried out via a deployment task for installing the software on particular computers within a domain or workgroup. Read more.	- Cannot be carried out on computers running Windows XP Home / Vista Home without installed Administration agent. Installation of Administration agent by some other method will permit to carry out a push deployment task. - In a workgroup: disable Simple File Sharing or change the shared access and security mode for local user accounts. Guide on installation in a workgroup.
Remote installation via login script	Can be carried out in a domain only. Allows to assign installation of an application to a particular user account(s). Is recommended for installation on computers running MS Windows 98/Me without installed Administration agent. Read more.	An account to run the task must have a permission to modify login scripts in the domain controller database. An account assigned with an application installation task must have local administrator permissions on a computer to install to.
Remote installation via Active Directory group policies	Can be carried out in a domain only. Allows to create group policies and related security groups within domains containing the computers to install the software to. Read more.
Silent local installation using a standalone package	A standalone package (a single setup.exe file) is created from an installation package and can be copied/sent to a local PC or published on a shared resource. Read more.
Silent local installation from a network resource	This installation method requires creating a special Network agent installation package on an Administration server, and running the lsexec.exe file with special switches on a local PC from the network resource. Read more.	This method does not apply to systems running Windows XP Home / Vista Home OS.
Silent local installation	This installation method requires creating a special Network agent installation package on an Administration server, and running the lsexec.exe file with a special switch on a local PC. Read more.

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Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

Status: Supported

Database Update	Yes
Support	Yes
Error fix	Yes

Latest Version:

8.0.2177

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Database Update
Release of antivirus database updates (required to protect your computer/server/mobile device).
Support
Limited technical support is provided over phone and web for commercially licensed customers.
Error fix
Release of patches for the application (addressing detected bugs).

Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

Administration Server

Attention! The amount of RAM and processor types in Network Agent and Administration Server/Console are minimum system requirements to be able to install corresponding components. It is recommended to use computers with a larger amount of RAM and processor frequency.

Minimum system requirements to install an Administration Server:

Operating systems:
- [for versions 8.0.2048 and 8.0.2090 only] Microsoft Windows 2000 Server / Professional SP4 and above. Please be advised that Microsoft Windows 2000 Server / Professional support Administration Server only. This operating system does not support Administration Console.
  
  If you are working with operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 with installed SP4, you should install the following Microsoft Windows updates before installing Administration Server:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 and above;
  If you are going to use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 as a database server, and it will be installed on the same computer as the Administration server, it is necessary to install SP3 for Microsoft Windows XP Professional on this computer.
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 and above;
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and above;
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 and above;
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and above;
- Microsoft Windows Vista x64 SP1 with all actual updates,
  Microsoft Windows Vista x64 requires installed Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5.
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008;
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003;
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2;
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard;
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium;
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 installed as Server Core;
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 SP1 and SP2 with all actual updates.
  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 requires installed Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5.
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2;
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (x32/x64).
Database Server (Can be installed on a separate computer):
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
- Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008 R2.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 and above.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 and above (Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is included into Kaspersky Administration Kit distribution package and can be installed directly from Kaspersky Administration Kit installation CD).
  If you are going to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 on a computer running Microsoft Windows XP Professional, please be sure to install SP3 for Microsoft Windows XP Professional on this computer first. Installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 on a computer running Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 may result in BSOD (due to incompatibility of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 and Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2). Kaspersky Lab is not responsible for this problem.
- MySQL Enterprise 5.0.60 SP1, 5.0.70, 5.0.82 SP1, 5.0.90.
- MySQL 5.0.67, 5.0.77, 5.0.85, 5.087 SP1, 5.091.
- [for versions 8.0.2048 and 8.0.2090 only] Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP 3 and above.
- [for versions 8.0.2048 and 8.0.2090 only] Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) SP3 and above.
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.8 and above (is included into Kaspersky Administration Kit distribution package).
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (is included into Kaspersky Administration Kit distribution package).

Hardware requirements:

For versions 8.0.2048 and 8.0.2090:
- Processor: Pentium III 800 MHz or better.
- RAM: 256MB.
- Free hard disk space: 1GB.
For version 8.0.2134:
- Processor: 1 GHz or better.
- RAM: 512MB.
- Free hard disk space: 1GB.

Administration Server and Console, and Network Agent have passed a full cycle of testing on:

VMware Workstation for Windows 6.5;
VMware Server 1.0.4;
VMware ESXi 4.0.

Administration Console

Network Agent

Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

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Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

Methods of installing client applications via Kaspersky Administration Kit

Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

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