Considerations for deploying the application when using Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux
July 22, 2024
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If you are planning to use Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux to manage Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent, the process of installing the application in a virtual infrastructure includes the following steps:
- Installing Kaspersky Security management web plug-ins
The web plug-ins provide an interface for managing Kaspersky Security with Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux does not support Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console and management MMC plug-ins.
- Installing the Integration Server and Integration Server Console.
Installing and running Integration Server and Integration Server Console requires a device with a Windows OS. The installation process should be run under a local administrator account.
You will need a ksvla-components_5.2.X.X_mlg.exe file, where 5.2.X.X is the application version number. You can download this file from the Kaspersky website in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization | Light Agent section (Build → Kaspersky Security Components Installation Wizard).
How to install Integration Server and Integration Server Console
After the installation process is completed, you can start Integration Server Console by opening Kaspersky.VIISConsole.UI.exe, which is located in %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky VIISLA Console\.
- The Kaspersky Security Protection Servers installation by deploying SVMs on hypervisors.
To Install Protection Server, you need an SVM image file and an image description XML file. You can download archives that contain these files with the help of Kaspersky Security Components Installation Wizard or on the Kaspersky website in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization | Light Agent section.
SVMs are deployed with the help of the SVM installation wizard, which is started from Integration Server Console.
- If you are installing the application in an infrastructure managed by a VMware vCenter Server and VMware NSX Manager, you need to configure the connection of the Integration Server to VMware NSX Manager in the Integration Server Console after completion of SVM deployment.
- Preparing the Protection Servers for operation. To prepare Protection Servers for operation, complete the following actions:
- Create a policy for Protection Server in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and configure the policy settings for connecting SVMs to Integration Server.
- Activate the application on all new SVMs. To do this, create an application activation task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and start the task.
- Update the application databases on all new SVMs. To do this, create a Protection Server database update task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and start the task.
- Installing Light Agent for Windows and/or Light Agent for Linux on virtual machines.
The installation is performed remotely, with the help of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, and consists of the following steps:
- Preparing installation packages.
The remote installation process uses installation packages, which you need to prepare in advance.
- Installing on Windows virtual machines requires a Light Agent for Windows installation package and a Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent installation package.
- Installing on Linux virtual machines requires a Light Agent for Linux installation package. A separate Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent installation package is not required, as Network Agent is part of a Light Agent for Linux installation package.
How to prepare a Light Agent for Windows installation package
How to prepare a Network Agent for Windows installation package
- Starting a remote installation task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
Specify the prepared Network Agent installation package in the properties of the Light Agent for Windows remote installation task. For more information about the remote installation task, see the Kaspersky Security Center Help.
- Preparing installation packages.
- Preparing Light Agents for operation.
To prepare Light Agents for operation, Create a policy for Light Agent for Windows and/or a policy for Light Agent for Linux in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and configure the policy settings for connecting Light Agents to SVMs: