- About this Help Guide
- About Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent
- Distribution kit
- Hardware and software requirements
- Requirements for Kaspersky Security Center components
- Requirements for the Integration Server installation
- Requirements for the virtual infrastructure
- Requirements for SVM resources with Kaspersky Security Protection Server
- Virtual machine requirements for installing the Light Agent for Windows
- Virtual machine requirements for installing the Light Agent for Linux
- Light Agent functional components
- Advanced features of the application
- What’s new
- Application architecture
- Preparing for application installation
- Installing the application
- Considerations for deploying the application when using Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux
- Installing Kaspersky Security management MMC plug-ins and the Integration Server
- Automatic creating of tasks and default policy for Protection Server
- Starting the Integration Server Console
- Installing the Protection Server
- Selecting an action
- Selecting infrastructure for SVM deployment
- Selecting the SVM image
- Selecting the number of SVMs for deployment (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Specifying SVM settings
- Specifying SVM settings (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Configuring SVM network settings (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Configuring IP address settings for SVM
- Specifying Kaspersky Security Center connection settings
- Creating the configuration password and the root account password
- Starting SVM deployment
- Starting SVM deployment (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- SVM deployment
- Finishing SVM deployment
- Preparing the Protection Server for operation
- Installing Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent on virtual machines
- Installing Light Agent for Windows
- Installing Light Agent for Windows via Kaspersky Security Center
- Installing Light Agent for Windows using the Installation Wizard
- The Start window of the Installation wizard
- Viewing Kaspersky Security End User License Agreement
- Selecting the type of installation
- Selecting installation components
- Selecting the installation folder
- Configuring the trusted zone
- Starting the installation
- Installing components
- Finishing the installation
- Installing Light Agent for Windows from the command line
- Installing Light Agent for Windows using Active Directory Group Policies
- Installing Light Agent for Windows on the virtual machine template
- Compatibility with Citrix App Layering technology
- Compatibility with Citrix Provisioning (Citrix Provisioning Services) technology
- Compatibility with VMware App Volumes technology
- Changing the composition of installed Light Agent for Windows components
- Installing Light Agent for Linux
- Preparing Light Agents for operation
- Changes in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console after installing Kaspersky Security
- Installing Kaspersky Security web plug-ins
- Viewing the list of SVMs connected to the Integration Server
- Viewing the list of Light Agents connected to SVMs
- Upgrading from a previous version of the application
- Removing the application
- Removing the Protection Server component
- Uninstalling the Light Agent for Windows component
- Uninstalling the Light Agent for Linux component
- Removing Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent on virtual machines
- Removing Kaspersky Security management plug-ins and the Integration Server
- Application management concept
- About managing the application using Kaspersky Security Center
- About managing the application using the Light Agent for Windows local interface
- Managing the application using Kaspersky Security Center policies
- Managing the application using tasks
- Manage tasks via Kaspersky Security Center
- Manage tasks via Light Agent for Windows local interface
- Managing Light Agent for Linux tasks from the command line
- Creating tasks
- Modifying task settings
- Starting and stopping tasks
- Configuring automatic pausing of scan tasks
- Viewing information on the progress and results of task execution
- Managing the application using Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
- About access rights to the settings of policies and tasks in Kaspersky Security Center
- About Integration Server Console
- Licensing of the application
- About the End User License Agreement
- About data provision
- About the license
- About the License Certificate
- About license key
- About the activation code
- About the key file
- About subscription
- About application activation
- Application activation procedure
- Renewing a license
- Renewing subscription
- Viewing information about the license keys used in Kaspersky Security Center
- Viewing information about the license key in a local interface
- Starting and stopping the application
- Virtual machine protection status
- Configuring the Integration Server connection settings
- Configuring the settings for connecting Light Agents to SVMs
- Configuring the general anti-virus protection settings
- Selecting types of detectable objects
- Configuring the trusted zone
- Configuring a trusted zone of Light Agent for Windows
- Creating an exclusion
- Enabling and disabling the use of an exclusion or exclusion category
- Deleting an exclusion or exclusion category
- Adding an application to the list of trusted applications
- Including or excluding a trusted application or category of trusted applications from scans
- Deleting a trusted application or category of trusted applications
- Creating the Light Agent for Linux exclusions
- Configuring a trusted zone of Light Agent for Windows
- Advanced Disinfection technology
- Protecting the file system of a virtual machine. File Anti-Virus
- Configuring File Anti-Virus of Light Agent for Windows
- Enabling and disabling of File Anti-Virus for Windows
- Automatically pausing File Anti-Virus
- Changing the file security level
- Changing the File Anti-Virus action to take on infected files
- Editing the protection scope of File Anti-Virus
- Scanning of compound files by File Anti-Virus
- Optimizing file scanning by File Anti-Virus
- Changing the scan mode
- Using of Heuristic Analyzer with File Anti-Virus
- Using of iSwift technology in the operation of File Anti-Virus
- Configuring File Anti-Virus of Light Agent for Linux via Kaspersky Security Center
- Enabling and disabling of File Anti-Virus for Linux
- Changing the file security level
- Changing the File Anti-Virus action to take on infected files
- Editing the protection scope of File Anti-Virus
- Scanning of compound files by File Anti-Virus
- Changing the scan mode
- Using of Heuristic Analyzer with File Anti-Virus
- Using of iChecker technology in the operation of File Anti-Virus
- Configuring File Anti-Virus of Light Agent for Windows
- AMSI Protection
- Mail protection. Mail Anti-Virus
- Enabling and disabling Mail Anti-Virus
- Changing the mail security level
- Changing the action to take on infected email messages
- Editing the protection scope of Mail Anti-Virus
- Scan compound files that are attached to messages
- Filtering attachments in messages
- Using Heuristic Analyzer with Mail Anti-Virus
- Scanning emails in Microsoft Office Outlook
- Protecting virtual machine web traffic. Web Anti-Virus
- Enabling and disabling Web Anti-Virus
- Changing the web traffic security level
- Changing the action to take on malicious web traffic objects
- Checking web addresses against the database of phishing and malicious web addresses
- Using Heuristic Analyzer with Web Anti-Virus
- Editing the list of trusted web addresses
- Monitoring network traffic
- Firewall
- Enabling or disabling Firewall
- Changing the network connection status
- Managing network packet rules
- Managing network rules for applications and application groups
- Creating and editing a network rule for an application or an application group
- Changing the Firewall action for network rules of an application group via Kaspersky Security Center
- Changing the Firewall action for network rules in a local interface
- Changing the priority of a network rule for an application or an application group
- Enabling or disabling a network rule for an application or an application group
- Removing a network rule for an application or an application group
- Network Attack Blocker
- System Watcher
- Application Startup Control
- About Application Startup Control rules
- Enabling and disabling Application Startup Control
- Getting information about applications that are installed on protected virtual machines
- Creating the Inventory task
- Creating and editing the Application Startup Control rule
- Changing the operating status of an Application Startup Control rule
- Removing the Application Startup Control rule
- Configuring startup control of executable modules and drivers
- Editing Application Startup Control message templates
- Application Privilege Control
- Enabling and disabling Application Privilege Control
- Managing trust groups
- Working with application control rules
- Changing application control rules for trust groups and groups of applications
- Editing an application control rule in a local interface
- Disabling downloads and updates of application control rules from the Kaspersky Security Network database
- Disabling inheritance of restrictions from the parent process in a local interface
- Excluding specific application actions from application control rules in a local interface
- Configuring storage settings for control rules that govern unused applications
- Protecting operating system resources and personal data
- Device Control
- About rules of access to devices and connection buses
- Standard decisions on access to devices
- Enabling and disabling Device Control
- Editing a device access rule
- Editing a connection bus access rule
- Actions with trusted devices
- Editing templates of Device Control messages
- Providing access to a blocked device
- Web Control
- System Integrity Monitoring
- Enabling and disabling Real-Time System Integrity Monitoring
- Configuring the system integrity monitoring scope and the System Integrity Check scope
- Creating and updating the baseline
- Checking system integrity by schedule or on demand
- Viewing information about system integrity on a virtual machine
- System integrity status reset
- Network Monitor
- Scanning the virtual machine
- Creating a Virus scan task
- Configuring virus scan task settings for Light Agent for Windows
- Configuring virus scan task settings for Light Agent for Linux
- Configuring scan task settings in a local interface
- Specifics of scanning symbolic and hard links
- Scanning removable drives when they are connected to the virtual machine
- Managing unprocessed objects
- Interaction with other Kaspersky solutions
- Updating databases and application modules
- Enabling and disabling application module updates
- Automatically downloading the application module and database update package to SVMs
- Creating a Protection Server database update task
- Creating an SVM application module update task
- Configuring the update task run mode in a local interface
- Updating Light Agent for Windows databases and modules on a virtual machine template
- Rolling back the last update of databases and application modules
- Participating in Kaspersky Security Network
- Configuration of additional application settings
- Configuring the display of advanced policy properties for the Protection Server
- Configuring advanced settings of SVM operation
- Application Self-Defense
- Password-protecting access to application settings in a local interface
- Specifying a reason when terminating the application or disabling protection components in a local interface
- Configuring user interaction with the local interface
- Restoring the standard application settings in a local interface
- Using a configuration file
- Backup
- Reports and notifications
- SVM reconfiguration
- Selecting an action
- Selecting SVM for reconfiguration
- Entering the configuration password
- Editing SVM network settings
- Editing SVM network settings (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Changing SVM IP settings
- Changing Kaspersky Security Center connection settings
- Changing the configuration password and root account settings
- Starting SVM reconfiguration
- Starting SVM reconfiguration (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- SVM reconfiguration
- Finishing SVM reconfiguration
- Viewing and editing Integration Server settings
- Monitoring SVM status
- Application components integrity check
- Using Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent in multitenancy mode
- Deploying tenant protection infrastructure
- Configuring the Integration Server connection settings to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server
- Creating a tenant and a virtual Administration Server
- Configuring SVM location and Protection Server settings
- Configuring SVM discovery settings for Light Agents and general tenant protection settings
- Installing Light Agent on tenant virtual machines
- Registering tenant virtual machines
- Activating the tenant
- Registering existing tenants and their virtual machines
- Enabling and disabling tenant protection
- Getting tenant information
- Receiving tenant protection reports
- Removing virtual machines from the protected infrastructure
- Removing tenants
- Using Integration Server REST API in multi-tenancy scenarios
- Deploying tenant protection infrastructure
- Managing Light Agent for Linux from the command line
- Managing Light Agent for Windows from the command line
- Contacting Technical Support
- How to get technical support
- Technical Support via Kaspersky CompanyAccount
- Getting information for Technical Support
- About Protection Server and Light Agent dump files
- About the Kaspersky Security components installation Wizard trace files
- About Light Agent for Windows Installation Wizard trace files
- About trace files of the Integration Server and Integration Server Console
- Trace files of SVMs, Light Agent, and Kaspersky Security management plug-ins
- The SVM Management Wizard log
- Using the utilities and scripts from the Kaspersky Security distribution kit
- Appendices
- Using the klconfig script API to define SVM configuration settings
- Executing configuration commands
- Using the SVM first startup script
- Configuring SVM configuration settings
- Description of commands
- accept_eula_and_privacypolicy
- apiversion
- checkconfig
- check_viis_infra_accessibility
- connectorlang
- dhcp
- dhcprenew
- dns
- dnslookup
- dnssearch
- dnsshow
- getdnshostname
- gethypervisordetails
- hostname
- listpatches
- manageservices
- nagent
- network
- ntp
- passwd
- permitrootlogin
- productinstall
- reboot
- resetnetwork
- rollbackpatch
- setsshkey
- settracelevel
- test
- timezone
- version
- Settings in the setup.ini file
- Settings in the ScanServer.conf file
- Settings in the LightAgent.conf file
- Object ID values for SNMP
- Using the klconfig script API to define SVM configuration settings
- Sources of information about the application
- Glossary
- Activation code
- Active key
- Administration Server
- Application activation
- Application databases
- Backup
- Backup copy of a file
- Compound file
- Database of malicious web addresses
- Database of phishing web addresses
- Desktop key
- End User License Agreement
- Heuristic Analysis
- Infectable file
- Integration Server
- Kaspersky CompanyAccount
- Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)
- Key file
- Key with a limitation on the number of processor cores
- Key with a limitation on the number of processors
- Keylogger
- License
- License certificate
- License key (key)
- Light Agent
- OLE object
- OpenStack domain
- OpenStack project
- Phishing
- Protected virtual machine
- Reserve key
- Server key
- Signature Analysis
- Startup objects
- SVM
- SVM Management Wizard
- Update source
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
Using Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent in multitenancy mode > Deploying tenant protection infrastructure > Installing Light Agent on tenant virtual machines
Installing Light Agent on tenant virtual machines
Installing Light Agent on tenant virtual machines
At this step of the tenant security infrastructure deployment, the following actions are performed:
- Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent, that is configured to connect to the tenant virtual Administration Server, is installed on the tenant virtual machines.
- Tenant virtual machines are moved to the Managed devices folder of the virtual Administration Server configured for the tenant.
- Light Agent for Windows or Light Agent for Linux is installed on the tenant virtual machines.
The listed actions can be performed both on the provider side and on the tenant side after the tenant administrator is provided with the virtual Administration Server connection settings.
If installation is performed on the provider side
You can automate installation of applications on the tenant virtual machines and moving virtual machines to administration groups be means of Kaspersky Security Center OpenAPI. Refer to the Knowledge Base for more details.
You can also use other installation options:
- Remote application installation on virtual machines using the Installation Wizard or remote installation task.
To install applications on virtual machines with Windows operating systems, Network Agent installation package is required. For each tenant, you need to prepare Network Agent installation package. The installation package properties must include connection settings for the virtual Administration Server configured for this tenant. You can specify the administration group to which the virtual machine will be moved after Network Agent is installed on it in the properties of a package or a remote installation task. For more information about configuring installation packages, refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
To install applications on virtual machines with Linux operating systems, a separate Network Agent installation package is not required. Network Agent is included in the Light Agent for Linux installation package. The settings for connecting Network Agent to the virtual Administration Server must be configured in the properties of the Light Agent for Linux installation package.
Installation packages required for installing Light Agent for Windows, Light Agent for Linux and Network Agent are located on the main Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server in the Advanced → Remote installation → Installation packages folder. You can distribute installation packages to the selected virtual Administration Servers using the Administration Server task or automate the distribution of packages using Kaspersky Security Center OpenAPI. Refer to the Knowledge Base for more details.
- Deploying virtual machines with Windows operating systems from the virtual machine template.
You need to prepare a virtual machine template for each tenant with the Network Agent, configured to connect to the tenant virtual Administration Server, and with the Light Agent. Then you can deploy virtual machines for the tenant from this template.
When installing Network Agent on a virtual machine template, it is recommended to enable optimization of Network Agent settings for VDI.
If installation is performed on the tenant side
If there are installation packages or virtual machine templates prepared by the provider’s administrator, the tenant’s administrator can install Network Agent and Light Agent on the tenant virtual machines.
Article ID: 199309, Last review: Mar 17, 2025