Installing a collector in a KUMA network infrastructure

A collector consists of two parts: one part is created inside the KUMA web interface, and the other part is installed on the network infrastructure server intended for receiving events. The second part of the collector is installed in the network infrastructure.

To install a collector:

1. Log in to the server where you want to install the service.
2. Create the /opt/kaspersky/kuma/ folder.
3. Copy the "kuma" file to the /opt/kaspersky/kuma/ folder. The file is located in the installer in the /kuma-ansible-installer/roles/kuma/files/ folder.

   Make sure the kuma file has sufficient rights to run. If the file is not executable, make it executable:

   sudo chmod +x /opt/kaspersky/kuma/kuma

4. Place the LICENSE file from the /kuma-ansible-installer/roles/kuma/files/ directory in the /opt/kaspersky/kuma/ directory and accept the license by running the following command:

   sudo /opt/kaspersky/kuma/kuma license

5. Create the 'kuma' user:

   sudo useradd --system kuma && usermod -s /usr/bin/false kuma

6. Make the 'kuma' user the owner of the /opt/kaspersky/kuma directory and all files inside the directory:

   sudo chown -R kuma:kuma /opt/kaspersky/kuma/

7. Execute the following command:

   sudo /opt/kaspersky/kuma/kuma collector --core https://<FQDN of the KUMA Core server>:<port used by KUMA Core for internal communication (port 7210 is used by default)> --id <service ID copied from the KUMA web interface> --api.port <port used for communication with the installed component>

   Example: sudo /opt/kaspersky/kuma/kuma collector --core https://test.kuma.com:7210 --id XXXX --api.port YYYY

   If errors are detected as a result of the command execution, make sure that the settings are correct. For example, the availability of the required access level, network availability between the collector service and the Core, and the uniqueness of the selected API port. After fixing errors, continue installing the collector.

   If no errors were found, and the collector status in the KUMA web interface is changed to green, stop the command execution and proceed to the next step.

   The command can be copied at the last step of the installer wizard. It automatically specifies the address and port of the KUMA Core server, the identifier of the collector to be installed, and the port that the collector uses for communication.

   When deploying several KUMA services on the same host, during the installation process you must specify unique ports for each component using the --api.port <port> parameter. The following setting values are used by default: --api.port 7221.

   Before installation, ensure the network connectivity of KUMA components.

8. Run the command again by adding the --install key:

   sudo /opt/kaspersky/kuma/kuma collector --core https://<FQDN of the KUMA Core server>:<port used by KUMA Core server for internal communication (port 7210 by default)> --id <service ID copied from the KUMA web interface> --api.port <port used for communication with the installed component> --install

   Example: sudo /opt/kaspersky/kuma/kuma collector --core https://kuma.example.com:7210 --id XXXX --api.port YYYY --install

9. Add KUMA collector port to firewall exclusions.

   For the program to run correctly, ensure that the KUMA components are able to interact with other components and programs over the network via the protocols and ports specified during the installation of the KUMA components.

The collector is installed. You can use it to receive data from an event source and forward it for processing.

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