About the Integration Server component

Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent Integration Server (hereinafter also referred to as the "Integration Server") is an application that handles the interaction between the components of the Kaspersky Security solution and the virtual infrastructure.

The Kaspersky Security solution includes:

• An Integration Server designed to be installed on a device with a Linux operating system (hereinafter also referred to as the "Linux-based Integration Server").
• An Integration Server designed to be installed on a device with a Windows operating system (hereinafter also referred to as the "Windows-based Integration Server").

You can use the Integration Server that corresponds to your infrastructure.

If you are using a Linux-based Integration Server, you can install the Integration Server as a standalone server or deploy a high-availability cluster of Integration Servers.

The Integration Server performs the following functions:

• Deploying, removing, and reconfiguring SVMs with Protection Servers.
• Receiving information about the protected infrastructure from the virtual infrastructure and sending it to Protection Servers. The Integration Server can connect to hypervisors, virtual infrastructure administration servers, or cloud infrastructure microservices to acquire this information (depending on the type of virtual infrastructure).
• The Light Agents getting a list of SVMs available for connection and information about these SVMs. This information is necessary for interaction between Light Agents and Protection Servers on the SVMs.
• Deploying and using the Kaspersky Security solution in multi-tenancy mode.

To manage a Windows-based Integration Server, you can use the following:

• Integration Server Console or Integration Server Web Console.

  We do not recommend using two Integration Server management consoles at the same time. Virtual infrastructures added in one of the management consoles may not be displayed in the other management console. In some cases, when switching to a different management console, you may need to re-enter the connection settings for all virtual infrastructures to which the Integration Server is connected.

• The Integration Server REST API You can use the REST API of a Windows-based Integration Server in SVM Management scripts (open the description of REST API requests) and in multitenancy scenarios.

To manage the Linux-based Integration Server, you can use the following:

• Integration Server Web Console

  We do not recommend using Integration Server Console to manage the Linux-based Integration Server.

• The Integration Server REST API You can use the Linux-based Integration Server REST API in SVM Management scenarios (open the description of REST API requests), in multitenancy scenarios and in scenarios involving the creation and configuration a Linux-based high-availability cluster (open the description of REST API requests).

To use the Integration Server in the operation of Light Agents and Protection Servers, you need to configure the settings for connecting SVMs and Light Agents to the Integration Server.

After configuring the settings for connecting SVM to the Integration Server, SVM transmits the following information to the Integration Server every 5 minutes:

• IP address and number of ports for connecting to the SVM.
• Information about the SVM path in the virtual infrastructure.
• Information about the license used to activate the solution on the SVM.
• Information about the average load of the Protection Server on the SVM.

A Light Agent attempts to connect to the Integration Server once every 30 seconds if the Light Agent has no information about any SVM and the last attempt to connect to the Integration Server failed. After a Light Agent receives information about SVMs from the Integration Server, the connection interval increases to 5 minutes.

During its operation, the Integration Server saves the following information:

• Internal Integration Server accounts. These accounts are used to connect management consoles, SVMs and Light Agents to the Integration Server.
• Settings for connecting the Integration Server to the virtual infrastructure and the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
• If the solution is used in multi-tenancy mode: a list of registered tenants and information about the time that virtual machines were protected by the solution.
• SVM service data.

All data is stored in encrypted form. Information is stored on the device on which Integration Server is installed and is not sent to Kaspersky.

The Linux-based Integration Server can transmit its events and status information to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server. To do this, you need to install Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent on the Integration Server device. You can configure notifications and generate reports based on events sent to Kaspersky Security Center.

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