Migration to Kaspersky Security Center Linux

This section describes the migration of managed devices and related objects (policies, tasks, groups, tags, and other objects) from Kaspersky Security Center Windows to Kaspersky Security Center Linux through the Migration wizard. You can include a single administration group in the migration scope to restore the same administration group in Kaspersky Security Center Linux. After you finish the migration, all managed devices and related objects will be managed by your instance of Kaspersky Security Center Linux.

Please note that the import operation through the Migration wizard is not supported in the current version of Kaspersky Security Center Linux. The ability to import objects will be added in future Kaspersky Security Center Linux versions. In the current version, you can migrate specific policies and tasks.

In the current version of Kaspersky Security Center Linux, you can move the devices managed under Kaspersky Security Center Linux either by using the klmover utility or by installing Network Agent on the managed devices through a remote installation task. The remote installation task must be run through a Windows-based distribution point. To do this, assign a Windows device to act as a distribution point, and then enable the Using operating system resources through distribution points option in the remote installation task.

What you can migrate

You can export the following objects:

• Tasks and policies of managed applications
• Global tasks
• Custom device selections
• Administration group structure and included devices
• Tags that have been assigned to migrating devices

Before you start

Read general information about migration to Kaspersky Security Center Linux. Choose the migration method—by using or not using the hierarchy of Administration Servers of Kaspersky Security Center Windows and Kaspersky Security Center Linux.

Migration wizard

To export managed devices and related objects through the Migration wizard:

1. Depending on whether or not the Administration Servers of Kaspersky Security Center Windows and Kaspersky Security Center Linux are arranged into a hierarchy, do one of the following:
   • If the Servers are arranged into a hierarchy where Kaspersky Security Center Linux is a primary Administration Server and Kaspersky Security Center Windows is a secondary Administration Server, open Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, and then switch to the Server of Kaspersky Security Center Windows.
   • If the Servers are not arranged into a hierarchy, open Kaspersky Security Center Web Console connected to Kaspersky Security Center Windows.
2. In the main menu, go to Operations → Migration.
3. Select Migrate to Kaspersky Security Center Linux to start the wizard and follow its steps.
4. Select the administration group or subgroup to export. Please make sure that the selected administration group or subgroup contains no more than 10,000 devices.
5. Select the managed applications whose tasks and policies will be exported. Select only applications that are supported by Kaspersky Security Center Linux. The objects of unsupported applications will still be exported, but they will not be operable.
6. Use the links on the left to select the global tasks, device selections, and reports to export. The Group objects link allows you to exclude custom roles, internal users and security groups, and custom application categories from the export.
7. The export file (ZIP archive) is created. If the Servers are arranged into a hierarchy, the export file is saved to the temporary folder on Kaspersky Security Center Web Console Server. Otherwise, the export file is downloaded to your computer.
8. For migration with Administration Server hierarchy support, import starts automatically after a successful export.