Checking if the updatable kernel module can be installed

You can use the Kaspersky ULKM tool to check whether your device satisfies the requirements for installing the updatable kernel module.

To run this tool using Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or Administration Console:

1. Download the ulkmtool.zip archive from the application download page in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux section.
2. Create an installation package for the utility.

   How to create an installation package in the Web Console

   1. Place the downloaded ulkmtool.zip archive in a folder accessible to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
   2. In the main Web Console window, select one of the following sections:
      • Device discovery and deployment → Deployment and assignment → Installation packages.
      • Operations → Repositories → Installation packages.

      A list of installation packages available on the Administration Server opens.

   3. Click Add.

      The wizard for creating an installation package will start.

   4. Select Create an installation package from a file as the installation package creation method.
   5. Enter the name of the new installation package, click the Browse button and specify the path to the ulkmtool.zip archive that you downloaded.
   6. Complete the wizard.

   The installation package will be created and added to the list of installation packages.

   How to create an installation package in the Administration Console

   1. Unpack the ulkmtool.zip archive to a folder accessible to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
   2. In the console tree, select Additional → Remote installation → Installation packages.

      A list of installation packages available on the Administration Server opens.

   3. Click the Create installation package button.

      The wizard for creating an installation package will start.

   4. Click the Create an installation package for a Kaspersky application button.
   5. Enter the name of the new installation package and proceed to the next step of the wizard.
   6. Click the Browse button and specify the path to the ulkmtool.kud file. The file is located in the folder where you unpacked the ulkmtool.zip archive.

      Proceed to the next step of the wizard.

   7. Wait until the file is downloaded and finish the wizard.

   The installation package will be created and added to the list of installation packages.

3. Create and run a remote application installation task for the devices you want to check for compliance with the updatable kernel module installation requirements. In the task settings, select the installation package you created.

   The task results for each device indicate whether the device supports the installation and operation of the updatable kernel module.

Based on task results of the task, each device gets a tag:

• UpdatableKernelModule=No means the device does not support updatable kernel module installation.
• UpdatableKernelModule=Yes means the device satisfies the requirements for installing and running the updatable kernel module.
• UpdatableKernelModule=Use means the updatable kernel module is installed and running on the device.
• UpdatableKernelModule=Error means the updatable kernel module is installed on the device, but an error occurred when starting the module, and the module is not running.

You can use these tags to create device selections. For example, you can select devices that satisfy the updatable kernel module requirements and install Kaspersky Endpoint Security with the updatable kernel module on these devices.

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