Preparing for application installation

Before installing Kaspersky Security components, perform the following:

• Check whether the Kaspersky Security Center components and VMware components meet the software requirements of Kaspersky Security.
• Prepare the VMware virtual infrastructure for the application installation.
• You can download the files required for the installation of the application from Kaspersky website.

  The file necessary for running the Kaspersky Security components Installation Wizard and SVM images are also available for downloading in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console in the list of current versions of Kaspersky applications. The list of up-to-date application versions is displayed in the workspace of the Administration Server node on the Monitoring tab in the Update section by clicking the View current versions of Kaspersky applications link. You can filter the list by Virtualization value.

• Make sure that the SVM images were received from a trusted source. For more detailed information about validating the SVM image, please refer to the application page in the Knowledge Base.
• Place all SVM image files in the same folder on a network resource that is accessible over the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. For example, you can publish SVM images on the Kaspersky Security Center Web Server.
• In the settings of the network equipment or software used for monitoring traffic, open the ports that are required for operation of the application.
• Configure the settings of the accounts that are required for installation and operation of the application.
• If you are planning to use network data storage for SVMs, create a network folder for hosting the network data storage and a user account for connecting SVMs. Network data storage is used for storing backup copies of files that have been moved to Backups on SVMs. The amount of space necessary for the network data storage can be estimated based on the following formula: (N+1) GB, where N is the number of SVMs that connect to the network data storage.

  You need to make sure that the amount of space allocated for network data storage is sufficient for storing backup copies of files. Kaspersky Security does not monitor the availability of free space in your network data storage and does not notify you if backup copies of files cannot be stored. It is recommended to use third-party tools to monitor the available space in the network folder.