Before you begin installing the Kaspersky Security solution, you need to download the files necessary for the installation and operation of the solution.
Kaspersky Security components installation Wizard
The Kaspersky Security Components Installation Wizard is required for the following tasks:
To start the Kaspersky Security components installation wizard, you will need the ksvla-components_<solution version number>_mlg.exe file. You can download this file from the Kaspersky website in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization | Light Agent section (Build → Kaspersky Security Components Installation Wizard).
SVM images
To install the Protection Server, you need an SVM image file and an image description file (a file in XML format). The Kaspersky Security distribution kit includes the following archives for installing the Protection Server in virtual infrastructures of various types:
You can download archives containing SVM images and SVM image description files using the Kaspersky Security Components Installation Wizard. The archives are also available on the Kaspersky website in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization | Light Agent section.
The resulting SVM image file and image description file (file in XML format) must be placed in the same folder on the device where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed, or in the same folder on a network resource to which the user account performing the installation has read access. If you want to install Protection Server in different types of virtual infrastructures, the SVM image file and image description file for each infrastructure must be placed in the same folder.
Light Agent for Linux
The Kaspersky Security solution uses Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux as the Light Agent for Linux. To install and use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux in Light Agent mode, the following files are required:
You can download the files required to install the Light Agent for Linux component on the Kaspersky website in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux section.
Kaspersky Security Center and Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent
To install and manage the operation of the Kaspersky Security solution, you need to install Kaspersky Security Center.
For Light Agent components installed on virtual machines to interact with Kaspersky Security Center, you must install Network Agent on the virtual machines where Light Agent will be installed.
You can download the files required to install Kaspersky Security Center and Network Agent on the Kaspersky website in the Kaspersky Security Center section. For more information on installing Kaspersky Security Center, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Help.
Management MMC plug-ins
To manage solution components through Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, you need to install management MMC plug-ins on the device where Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed.
You can download MMC plug-in installation files from the Kaspersky website:
To install and update MMC plugins, you can also use the list of Kaspersky applications in the Administration Console (Advanced → Remote installation → Installation packages → Additional actions → View current versions of Kaspersky applications).
Management web plug-ins
To manage solution components via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, you need to install management web plug-ins on the device where Kaspersky Security Center Web Console is installed.
To install web plug-ins, you can use the list of available plug-ins in the Web Console (Settings → Web plug-ins → Add) or download archives for installing management web plug-ins from the Kaspersky website: