Application management framework
You can control the operation of solution components using the following tools:
- To manage the Protection Server component, you can use Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
- To manage the Integration Server component, you can use:
- To manage the Light Agent for Linux component, you can use:
- Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
- Management commands and tasks of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux on the command line
For more information about managing Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux, see the application Help of the relevant version.
- To manage the Light Agent for Windows component, you can use:
- Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
- Local interface of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows
- Commands for managing Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from the command line
For more information about managing Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, see the application Help of the relevant version.
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About managing the solution using Kaspersky Security Center
Kaspersky Security Center lets you remotely manage the operation of Kaspersky Security solution components installed on client devices. In the case of the Kaspersky Security solution, the client devices of Kaspersky Security Center are SVMs with Protection Servers and virtual machines on which Light Agents are installed.
You can use Kaspersky Security Center to:
- Install and remove solution components in the virtual infrastructure.
- Start and stop Light Agents on protected virtual machines.
- Centrally manage the protection of virtual machines using policies and tasks.
- Manage license keys for the solution.
- Update the solution's databases and software modules.
- Generate reports about events that occur during the operation of the solution components.
To manage the Kaspersky Security solution via Kaspersky Security Center, you can use the following Kaspersky Security Center administration consoles:
- Kaspersky Security Center Web Console (hereinafter also referred to as "Web Console"). It is a web interface for managing a protection system based on Kaspersky applications. You can work in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console using a browser on any device that has access to the Administration Server.
The interface for managing the Kaspersky Security solution via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console is provided by management web plug-ins (hereinafter also referred to as "web plug-ins").
- Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console (hereinafter also referred to as "Administration Console"). It is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is installed on the administrator's workstation and provides a user interface to the Administration Server and Network Agent administrative services.
The interface for managing the Kaspersky Security solution via Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is provided by management MMC plug-ins for the Administration Console (hereinafter also referred to as "MMC plug-ins").
The Integration Server Console is not started via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. If you use Web Console, you can launch the Integration Server Console using the executable file or install the Integration Server web plug-in and use Integration Server Web Console.
The set of functions available in applications running in Light Agent mode may depend on which Kaspersky Security Center management console you use. For more details, see the Help of the relevant application.
The Kaspersky Security solution is managed through Kaspersky Security Center by means of policies and tasks regardless of the administration console being used:
- Policies define the settings for the operation of Light Agents and Protection Servers.
- Tasks implement functions such as activating the solution, scanning virtual machines, and updating the solution's databases and application modules.
Using policies and tasks, you can set the same operating settings for Light Agents or Protection Servers installed on the client devices of an administration group.
For more detailed information about policies and tasks, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
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About Kaspersky Security management plug-ins
The following management web plug-ins are used to manage Kaspersky Security solution components using Kaspersky Security Center:
- Management web plug-in for the Protection Server (Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Protection Server).
- Management web plug-in for managing the Integration Server (Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Integration Server). After the plug-in is installed, Integration Server Web Console will be available in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
- Management web plug-in for Light Agent for Linux (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux).
- Management web plug-in for Light Agent for Windows (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows).
If you want to use Kaspersky Security Center Web Console to manage Kaspersky Security solution components, you need to install web plug-ins on the device on which Kaspersky Security Center Web Console is installed.
Kaspersky Security components can be managed via web plug-ins by all administrators who have access to Kaspersky Security Center Web Console through a browser.
The following management MMC plug-ins are used to manage Kaspersky Security solution components using the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console:
- MMC plug-in for managing the Protection Server (Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Protection Server).
- Management MMC plug-in for Light Agent for Linux (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux).
- Management MMC plug-in for Light Agent for Windows (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows).
You need to install MMC plug-ins on the device on which Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed.
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Starting and closing Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
To start Web Console, you need to know the web address of the Administration Server and the port number specified during Web Console installation (port 8080 is used by default). JavaScript must be enabled in the browser as well.
To start the Web Console:
- In the browser, go to
<
Administration Server web address
>:<
port number
>
.The login page opens.
- Enter the name and password of your account.
- Click the Enter button.
If the Administration Server does not respond or if you specified incorrect credentials, an error message will be displayed.
After you logged in, a dashboard is displayed with the last used language and theme.
For more information about the Web Console interface, refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
To close the Web Console:
- In the lower left corner of the screen, hover the mouse over the name of the account used to launch the Web Console.
A context menu opens.
- In the context menu, select Exit.
The Web Console closes and the login page displays.
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Managing the solution using Kaspersky Security Center policies
You can use the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console or Kaspersky Security Center Web Console to work with policies.
You can perform the following policy management operations:
- Create a policy.
- Edit policy settings.
- Delete a policy.
- Change policy status.
- Copy and move a policy.
- Export and import a policy.
The policy settings and groups of settings have a lock attribute, which shows whether a setting or group of settings can be changed in task settings or in policies of the nested hierarchy level (for nested administration groups and virtual and secondary Administration Servers).
The following Kaspersky Security Center policies are used to manage Kaspersky Security solution settings:
- A Protection Server policy (Kaspersky Security <version number> Light Agent – Protection Server policy) is applied to SVMs. The policy defines the operating settings of Protection Servers on all SVMs included in the administration group for which the policy is configured.
The Kaspersky Security Center Initial Configuration Wizard lets you automatically create a default policy for the Protection Server. A default policy is created for the Managed devices administration group with the name Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Protection Server and is applied on all SVMs placed in the Managed devices administration group or to any nested administration group.
You can change the default values of this policy's settings.
- A Light Agent for Linux policy (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux <version number> policy) is applied to virtual machines with Linux guest operating systems and defines the settings of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux application used in Light Agent mode. The policy is applied on all protected virtual machines belonging to the administration group for which the policy is configured.
With a Light Agent for Linux policy, you can configure:
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux application settings
- settings for connecting Light Agent for Linux to SVMs and to the Integration Server, which are required for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux to operate in Light Agent mode for protecting virtual infrastructure.
For detailed information about Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux policy settings, see the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux Help of the relevant version.
- A Light Agent for Windows policy (Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows <version number> policy) is applied to virtual machines with Windows guest operating systems and defines the settings of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows application used in Light Agent mode. The policy is applied on all protected virtual machines belonging to the administration group for which the policy is configured.
With a Light Agent for Windows policy, you can configure:
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows application settings
- settings for connecting Light Agent for Windows to SVMs and to the Integration Server, which are required for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows to operate in Light Agent mode for protecting virtual infrastructure.
For detailed information about Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows policy settings, see the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Help of the relevant version.
In the Light Agent policy for Windows and in the Light Agent policy for Linux, you can create policy profiles. Using policy profiles allows more flexibility in configuring the Light Agent settings on different virtual machines. A policy profile may contain settings that differ from the settings of a basic policy and that are applied to protected virtual machines when your own defined conditions (activation rules) are met.
You can create and configure policy profiles in policy properties for a Light Agent in the Policy profiles section.
For more information about managing policies and policy profiles, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
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Policy settings for the Protection Server
You can use a Protection Server policy to configure the following solution settings:
For information about configuring general policy settings and event settings, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
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Creating a Protection Server policy
You can create a Protection Server policy using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.
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How to create a Protection Server policy in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
To create a Protection Server policy:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Policies and policy profiles.
A list of policies and policy profiles opens.
- Select the administration group containing the SVMs to which the policy should be applied. To do so, click the link in the Current path field located above the list of policies and policy profiles, and select an administration group in the window that opens. The new policy will determine the operating settings of Protection Servers installed on SVMs in the selected administration group.
- Click the Add button located above the list of policies and profiles.
The New Policy Wizard starts.
- At the first step of the wizard, select Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Protection Server from the list.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Decide whether you want to use Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) in the operation of the Protection Server. To do so, carefully read the Kaspersky Security Network Statement. Then select one of the following options:
If necessary, you can later change the decision to use KSN and configure the KSN mode in the Protection Server policy properties.
If you want to use KSN in the operation of the Protection Server, make sure that the KSN settings are configured in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server (in the KSN proxy server settings section). The KSN infrastructure type (KSN or KPSN), KSN proxy server settings, and KPSN settings are defined in the Administration Server properties. See Kaspersky Security Center help for more information.
KSN settings configured for the Protection Server do not affect the use of KSN in the operation of Light Agents. For information on configuring KSN for Light Agents, see the Help of the applications that you are using Light Agent mode. We recommend specifying the same KSN usage settings for the Protection Server and the Light Agent that interacts with the Protection Server.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Configure the connection of SVMs to the Integration Server:
- Click the Settings button.
- In the Connection to the Integration Server window that opens, enter the following settings:
- Address
IP address in IPv4 format or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the device on which the Integration Server is installed.
If the address is specified as a NetBIOS name, localhost or 127.0.0.1, connection to the Integration Server completes with an error.
- Port
Port for connecting to the Integration Server.
By default, port number 7271 is specified.
- Click the Validate button.
The New Policy Wizard checks the SSL certificate received from the Integration Server. If the certificate contains errors or is not trusted, a corresponding message is displayed in the Connection to the Integration Server window. Click View the received certificate to view information about the received certificate. If there are problems with the SSL certificate, it is recommended to make sure that the utilized data transfer channel is secure.
- To save the received certificate and continue connecting to the Integration Server, in the Select an action block, select the Ignore option.
- Specify the password of the Integration Server administrator (password of the
admin
account) and click the Validate button.The New Policy Wizard connects to the Integration Server. If the connection fails, an error message appears in the window. If the connection succeeds, the Connection to the Integration Server window closes, and the Connection to the Integration Server field of the New Policy Wizard window shows the Connected status.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- On the General tab, specify the name of the new policy, define its status (Active or Inactive) and configure inheritance settings. For details, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
- If necessary, modify the default policy settings on the Application settings tab.
- Click Save to complete the policy creation.
The created policy will be displayed in the list of policies on the Policies and policy profiles tab.
The policy will be propagated to the SVM and will begin to be applied in the operation of the Protection Server on this SVM after the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server sends information to the Protection Server the next time the SVM connects.
If Network Agent is not running on the SVM, the created policy is not applied on it.
If on the General tab you specified the Inactive policy status, the created policy is not applied to the SVMs.
How to create a Protection Server policy in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
To create a Protection Server policy:
- In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group containing the SVMs on which the policy should be applied. The policy will determine the operating settings of the Protection Servers installed on these SVMs.
On the Devices tab of the folder with the name of the administration group, you can view a list of SVMs that belong to this administration group.
- In the workspace, select the Policies tab.
- Click the New policy button to start the New Policy Wizard.
You can also start the wizard using the New → Policy option in the context menu of the policy list.
- At the first step of the wizard, select Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Protection Server from the list.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Enter a name for the new policy.
- To use the settings from the policy for the Protection Server of the previous version of Kaspersky Security in the policy being created, select the Use policy settings for the earlier application version check box.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Decide whether you want to use Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) in the operation of the Protection Server. To do so, carefully read the Kaspersky Security Network Statement. Then select one of the following options:
If necessary, you can later change the decision to use KSN and configure the KSN mode in the Protection Server policy properties.
If you want to use KSN in the operation of the Protection Server, make sure that the KSN settings are configured in the properties of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server (in the KSN proxy server section). The KSN infrastructure type (KSN or KPSN), KSN proxy server settings, and KPSN settings are defined in the Administration Server properties. See Kaspersky Security Center help for more information.
KSN settings configured for the Protection Server do not affect the use of KSN in the operation of Light Agents. For information on configuring KSN for Light Agents, see the Help of the applications that you are using Light Agent mode. We recommend specifying the same KSN usage settings for the Protection Server and the Light Agent that interacts with the Protection Server.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Configure settings for downloading updates of databases and application modules to SVMs:
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- If you want to get SVM status using a network management system that uses the SNMP protocol, select the Enable SNMP monitoring of SVM status check box.
Enabling / disabling SNMP monitoring of SVM status.
If the check box is selected, the SNMP agent installed on an SVM relays information about the status of the SVM to the network management system of your organization.
If the check box is cleared, no information about SVM state is sent.
This check box is cleared by default.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- If you have enabled display of additional Protection Server policy settings, configure the additional Protection Server settings.
- Maximum number of simultaneous scan requests
Maximum number of scan requests from Light Agents simultaneously processed by the Protection Server. Light Agents generate scan requests during protection of virtual machines and while running scan tasks.
By default, the Protection Server can process 75 scan requests simultaneously.
- Maximum number of scan tasks started by schedule
Maximum number of simultaneous scan tasks running on the Protection Server that have been started according to the Light Agent schedule. These scan tasks are low-priority tasks for the Protection Server.
By default, five low-priority scan tasks are performed simultaneously.
- Maximum number of scan tasks started manually
Maximum number of simultaneous scan tasks running on the Protection Server that were started manually. These scan tasks are high-priority tasks for the Protection Server.
By default, five high-priority scan tasks are performed simultaneously.
- Trace level
Drop-down list where you can select the trace level for the Protection Server (scanserver
service on the SVM). The trace levels are arranged so that each level includes all of the levels below it.
The following items are available from the drop-down list:
- Default value. Default value.
- Tracing is disabled (0). Creation of trace files is disabled.
- Starting and stopping components (100). Informational messages about starting and stopping the Protection Server.
- Critical errors (200). Messages about critical errors in the operation of the Protection Server.
- Errors (300). Messages about errors and critical errors in the operation of the Protection Server.
- Critical warnings (400). Critical warnings and messages about ordinary and critical errors.
- Warnings (500). All warnings and messages about ordinary and critical errors.
- Important messages (600). Important messages, all warnings and messages about ordinary and critical errors.
- Informational messages (700). Informational messages, important messages and all warnings and messages about ordinary and critical errors.
- Debugging messages (800). Debugging messages and all informational and important messages, as well as all warnings and messages about ordinary and critical errors.
- Detailed debugging messages (900). Debugging messages with more detailed information and all informational and important messages, as well as all warnings and messages about ordinary and critical errors.
- All messages (1000). All possible messages and warnings.
- Restore default settings
Restores the default settings.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Configure the connection of SVMs to the Integration Server.
- Address
IP address in IPv4 format or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the device on which the Integration Server is installed.
If the device on which Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed is part of a domain, the field indicates the domain name of this device by default.
If the device on which the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed is not part of a domain or the Integration Server is installed on another device, the field must be filled in manually.
If the address is specified as a NetBIOS name, localhost or 127.0.0.1, connection to the Integration Server completes with an error.
- Port
Port for connecting to the Integration Server.
By default, port number 7271 is specified.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
If the device hosting the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console does not belong to a domain or your account does not belong to the KLAdmins local or domain group or to the local administrator group, in the Connection to the Integration Server window that opens, specify the Integration Server administrator password (password of the admin
account).
The New Policy Wizard checks the SSL certificate received from the Integration Server. If the certificate contains an error or is not trusted, the Verify Integration Server certificate window opens. You can view the details of the certificate received. If there are problems with the SSL certificate, it is recommended to make sure that the utilized data transfer channel is secure. To continue connecting to the Integration Server, click the Ignore button. The received certificate will be installed as a trusted certificate on the device where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed.
- If required, enable the use of encryption to protect the connection between Light Agents and Protection Servers.
- Encrypt data channel between Light Agent and the Protection Server
Encrypt the connection between Light Agents and Protection Servers.
If the check box is selected, a secure connection is established between the Light Agent and the policy-controlled Protection Server after the Light Agent connects to the SVM with this Protection Server. A Light Agent can connect to an SVM that has connection protection enabled only if the Light Agent also has connection protection enabled or the SVM allows unsecure connections.
If the check box is cleared, an unsecure connection is established between the Light Agent and the Protection Server after the Light Agent connects to the SVM with this Protection Server.
This check box is cleared by default.
- Allow nonsecure connection if secure connection cannot be established
Allow an unsecure connection between Light Agents and Protection Servers.
If the check box is selected, an unsecure connection may be established between Light Agents and policy-controlled Protection Servers if a secure connection cannot be established.
If the check box is cleared, only a secure connection can be established between Light Agents and policy-controlled Protection Servers. A Light Agent will not be able to connect to the SVM if a secure connection cannot be established to the Protection Server on this SVM.
This check box is cleared by default.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- If you want to control Light Agents' connection to SVMs using connection tags, configure the settings for using connection tags:
- Allow connection of Light Agents with specified tags
Allow SVM connections only for Light Agents that are assigned the tags specified in the field below.
If the check box is selected, only Light Agents with the specified tags can connect to the SVM.
If the check box is cleared, only Light Agents that do not have tags assigned to them can connect to the SVM.
The check box is cleared by default.
- Tag list
Only Light Agents that are assigned the tags specified in this field can connect to the SVM.
You can specify one or more tags separated by semicolons.
- If required, Enable optimization for protection of large infrastructures.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Exit the Policy Wizard.
The created policy will be displayed in the list of policies of the administration group on the Policies tab and in the Policies folder of the console tree.
The policy will be propagated to the SVM and will begin to be applied in the operation of the Protection Server on this SVM after the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server sends information to the Protection Server the next time the SVM connects.
If Network Agent is not running on the SVM, the created policy is not applied on it.
If you selected the Inactive policy option during the previous step of the New Policy Wizard, the newly created policy is not applied on the SVM.
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Editing settings of the Protection Server policy
You can edit Protection Server policy settings using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.
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How to change Protection Server policy settings in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
To edit Protection Server policy settings:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Policies and policy profiles.
A list of policies opens.
- Select the administration group containing the SVMs on which the policy is applied. To do so, click the link in the Current path field in the upper part of the window and select an administration group in the window that opens.
The list displays the policies configured for the selected administration group.
- Click on the name of the desired policy in the list.
The policy properties window opens.
- Modify the policy settings on the Application settings tab.
If you want to configure additional settings of SVM operation, you need to enable the display of advanced Protection Server policy properties in the operating system registry.
- To save changes, click the Save button.
How to change Protection Server policy settings in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
To edit Protection Server policy settings:
- In the Managed devices folder in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree, open the folder with the name of the administration group to which the required SVMs belong.
- In the workspace, select the Policies tab.
- Select a Protection Server policy in the list of policies and right-click to open the Properties: <Policy name> window.
You can also open the policy properties window using the Settings item of the policy context menu or by clicking the Configure policy settings link located to the right of the list of policies in the policy settings section.
- Edit the policy settings.
If you want to configure additional settings of SVM operation, you need to enable the display of advanced Protection Server policy properties in the operating system registry.
The General and Event notification sections of the Settings: <Policy name> window are the standard sections of Kaspersky Security Center. For descriptions of the standard sections, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
- Click OK in the Properties: <Policy name> window.
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Managing the solution using tasks
You can manage Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent using Protection Server tasks and Light Agent tasks.
A Protection Server task is a task that runs on an SVM and determines the operation settings of the Protection Server on that SVM. You can use Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console or Kaspersky Security Center Web Console to work with Protection Server tasks.
A Light Agent task is a task that runs on a protected virtual machine with the Light Agent component installed and implements Light Agent functions. You can manage Light Agent tasks either centrally through Kaspersky Security Center or locally on protected virtual machines. For details, see the Help of the application that you are using in Light Agent mode.
You can use the following types of tasks in Kaspersky Security Center:
- Group task – a task that is performed on the client devices of the selected administration group. In relation to the Kaspersky Security solution, group tasks are performed on SVMs or protected virtual machines that belong to administration groups.
- Task for device sets – a task that runs on one or more SVMs or protected virtual machines, regardless of their membership in administration groups.
You can manage Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent using the following Protection Server tasks:
- Solution activation. The task lets you add a license key to the SVM to activate the solution or to extend the license period.
- Database update. During the execution of this task, the Protection Server downloads a package of database updates required for the solution to operate and installs the database updates on the SVM.
- Solution module update on the SVM. During the execution of this task, the Protection Server installs updates of the solution's application modules on the SVM.
- Database update rollback. During the execution of this task, the Protection Server rolls back the latest update of the solution's databases on the SVM.
You can perform the following actions on Protection Server tasks in Kaspersky Security Center:
The Protection Server sends information about all events that occur during task execution to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server. For more information about managing tasks, see Kaspersky Security Center help.
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Creating a Protection Server task
You can create Protection Server tasks using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.
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How to create a Protection Server task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
To create a Protection Server task:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Tasks.
A list of tasks opens.
- Click the Add button.
The New Task Wizard starts.
- At the first step of the Wizard:
- In the Application drop-down list, select Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Protection Server.
- In the Task type drop-down list, select the type of task you want to create.
- In the Task name field, enter the name for the new task.
- In the Select devices to which the task will be assigned section, select a method for determining the task scope. A task scope is a set of SVMs on which a task will run.
- Select the Assign task to an administration group option to execute the task on all SVMs belonging to the specified administration group.
- Select the Specify device addresses manually or import from list option to execute the task on the specified SVMs.
- Select the Assign task to selected devices option to execute the task on the SVMs included in the selection of devices according to a predefined criterion. For details on creating a selection of devices, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Depending on the selected method for defining the task scope, do one of the following:
- In the administration group tree, select the check boxes next to the required administration groups.
- In the list of devices, select the check boxes next to the required SVMs. If the required SVMs are not listed, you can add them in the following ways:
- Using the Add devices button. You can add devices by names or IP addresses, add devices from the specified IP address range, or select devices from the list of devices detected by the Administration Server when polling the organization’s local network.
- Using the Import devices from file button. Addresses are imported from a TXT file with a list of addresses of SVMs, with each address in a separate row.
If you import a list of SVMs from file or specify the addresses manually and the SVMs are identified by name, the list of SVMs for which the task is being created can be supplemented only with those SVMs whose details have already been included in the Administration Server database upon connection of SVMs or following a poll of the local area network.
- In the list, select the name of the selection containing the required SVMs.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Configure the available task settings following the instructions of the wizard. The available options depend on the type of task being created.
- If you want to configure the schedule and other task settings that are not available in the New Task Wizard, select the Open task properties window after creation check box at the last step of the wizard.
- Click the Finish button to exit the Wizard.
How to create a Protection Server task in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
To create a Protection Server task:
- In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, perform one of the following actions:
- At the first step of the wizard, select Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.2 Light Agent – Protection Server and the task type.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- If you are creating a task for a set of devices, the wizard will prompt you to define the task scope. A task scope is a set of SVMs on which a task will run.
- Specify the method for defining the task scope: select SVMs from the list of devices discovered by the Administration Server, manually specify the SVM addresses, import a list of SVMs from a file, or specify a previously configured selection of devices (for details, see the Kaspersky Security Center Help).
- Depending on the specified method for defining the scope, perform one of the following operations in the window that opens:
- In the list of detected devices, specify the SVMs on which the task will be run. To do so, select the check boxes in the list, on the left of the device names.
- Click the Add or Add IP range button and enter the addresses of SVMs manually.
- Click the Import button, and in the window that opens select a TXT file with the list of addresses of SVMs.
- Click the Browse button, and in the window that opens specify the name of the selection containing the SVMs for which you want to create the task.
Proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- Configure the available task settings following the instructions of the wizard.
- Enter the name of the new task and proceed to the next step of the wizard.
- If you want the task to start as soon as the wizard finishes, at the last step of the wizard, select the Run task when the wizard is complete check box.
- Finish the wizard.
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Editing the Protection Server task settings
You can edit Protection Server task settings using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.
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How to change Protection Server task settings in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
To edit Protection Server task settings:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Tasks.
A list of tasks opens.
- Do one of the following:
- In the list of tasks, select the required task and open the task properties window by clicking the link in the task name.
- Configure the task settings:
- On the General tab, you can edit the task name.
- On the Application settings tab, you can configure specific task settings. The set of configurable options depends on the type of task.
- On the Schedule tab, you can configure the task launch schedule and advanced settings for starting and stopping the task.
The General, Results, Settings, Schedule and Revision History tabs of the task properties window are standard for Kaspersky Security Center. For more information, see the Kaspersky Security Center Help.
- To save changes, click the Save button.
How to change Protection Server task settings in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
To edit Protection Server task settings:
- In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, perform one of the following actions:
- If you want to change the settings of a task that is executed on SVMs that are part of a specific administration group, select the administration group in the console tree, and then select the Tasks tab in the workspace.
- If you want to edit the settings of a task that runs one or more SVMs (tasks for a set of devices), select the Tasks folder in the console tree.
- In the list of tasks, select the required task and double-click it to open the Settings: <Task name> window.
You can also open the task properties window using the Settings item of the task context menu.
- Modify the task settings.
- Click the Apply button or the OK button in the Settings: <Task name> window to save the changes.
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Starting and stopping tasks for the Protection Server
You can start or stop Protection Server tasks using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console. You can start or stop a task at any time regardless of the selected task run mode.
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How to start or stop a Protection Server task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
To start or stop a Protection Server task:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Tasks.
A list of tasks opens.
- Do one of the following:
- In the list of tasks, select the check box to the left of the task that you want to start or stop.
- Do one of the following:
- If you want to start the task, click the Run button.
- If you want to stop the task, click the Stop button.
How to start or stop a Protection Server task in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
To start or stop a Protection Server task:
- In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, perform one of the following actions:
- If you want to start or stop a task that runs on SVMs that are part of a specific administration group, select the administration group in the console tree, and then select the Tasks tab in the workspace.
- If you want to start or stop a task that runs one or more SVMs (tasks for a set of devices), select the Tasks folder in the console tree.
- In the list of tasks, select the required task, open the context menu of the task, and select the action you want to perform.
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Viewing information on the progress and results of task execution
You can view information about the progress and results of Protection Server tasks using the Web Console as well as the Administration Console.
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How to view information about the execution of a Protection Server task in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
To view Protection Server task execution information:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Tasks.
A list of tasks opens.
- Do one of the following:
Concise task execution information appears in the Status column in the task list.
- To view more detailed information about a task, do one of the following:
- Open the task properties window by clicking the link in the task name and go to the Results tab.
The table on the Results tab displays information about the execution of the task on devices.
- Select the check box next to the name of the desired task in the task list and click the Execution Result button located above the list.
The Task status window that opens displays a chart with information about the execution of the task on devices. The View results button opens the Results tab in the task properties window.
How to view information about the execution of a Protection Server task in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
You can view information on the progress and results of tasks in the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center in one of the following ways:
- In the Task results window. The window can be opened using the Results item in the task context menu.
- In the list of events that the Kaspersky Security solution sends to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server. You can view the lists of events on the Events tab in the workspace of the Administration Server <server name> node. Information on the Events tab is displayed as a set of event selections. Each selection includes only the events of a certain type. The list displays events from the selection that is currently specified in the Event selections drop-down list. To display a list of the selection events, use the Run selection button. To refresh the list, use the Refresh link.
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About access rights to the settings of policies and tasks in Kaspersky Security Center
Kaspersky Security Center provides role-based access to features of managed Kaspersky applications. The rights to access the settings of policies and tasks (read, write, and execute) are defined for each user who has access to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server. You can assign user accounts rights to perform certain actions in functional areas of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A single functional scope is allocated for the Kaspersky Security solution: Basic functionality. This functional scope includes the following settings and functions:
- Settings for connecting SVMs to the Integration Server.
- Settings for connecting Light Agents to SVMs.
- SNMP monitoring settings.
- Settings for using KSN in the operation of the Protection Server.
- Additional Protection Server settings.
- Task for activating the Kaspersky Security solution.
- Task or rolling back the solution databases, and a task for rolling back the latest database update.
- Task for updating the solution's application modules on SVMs.
The following actions are available to the user regardless of account rights in the functional areas of the Kaspersky Security solution:
To perform the following actions with policies and tasks, the user account must have rights in the functional areas of the Kaspersky Security solution:
- Reconfiguration of a previously saved policy requires read and modification rights within the functional scopes of those settings.
- Modifying the status of a policy (active/inactive) and removing the policy requires read and modification rights within the functional scopes of the policy settings closed with a "lock". If a policy has settings that are "locked" (in other words, these settings cannot be changed in child policies), and the user does not have read and modify rights within the functional scopes of these settings, the policy state cannot be deleted or modified. If a policy does not have settings for which it is prohibited to modify a parameter in child policies, the user can delete or modify the status of the policy regardless of the account's rights within the functional scopes of the solution.
- Creation, removal, and configuration of the settings of tasks require read and modification rights within the functional scope of the task.
- Viewing task settings requires read permissions within the functional scope of the task.
- Execution rights within the functional scope of a task are required to run the task.
For more details on access rights to Kaspersky Security Center objects and on configuring access rights to functional areas of Kaspersky Security, see the Kaspersky Security Center Help.
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About Integration Server Console
Integration Server Console is installed on a device with a Windows operating system and is launched using an executable file or via a link from the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console (if installed on the same device).
We do not recommend using Integration Server Console to manage the Linux-based Integration Server.
The Integration Server Console contains the following sections:
- Integration Server settings
This section displays the following information:
- Version of the Integration Server with which the connection is established
- Name of the user account that was used to establish the connection to the Integration Server
- Type of authentication used when connecting to the Integration Server
- IP address in IPv4 format or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Integration Server
- Integration Server accounts
In this section, you can change the passwords of the internal Integration Server accounts used to connect management consoles, SVMs, and Light Agents to the Integration Server.
- List of connected SVMs
In this section, you can view information about SVMs that are connected to the Integration Server.
- SVM management
This section opens by default after the Integration Server Console is started. In this section, you can run the SVM Management Wizard that lets you perform the following actions:
- Deploy SVMs with the Protection Server component from an image in the virtual infrastructure.
- Reconfigure previously deployed SVMs.
- Remove SVMs.
- Infrastructure connection settings
In this section you can perform the following actions:
- List of tenants
If you use the solution in multitenancy mode, in this section you can view a list of all tenants registered in the Integration Server database.
- Kaspersky Security Center connection settings
If you use the solution in multitenancy mode and the tenant protection infrastructure was deployed using the Integration Server's REST API, then in this section you can configure connection settings required for the Integration Server REST API to interact with the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
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Connecting to the Integration Server via Integration Server Console
If Integration Server Console is installed on the same device where the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed, you can open Integration Server Console from Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
If Integration Server Console is installed on a separate device independent of the Kaspersky Security Center components (for example, if you are using Kaspersky Security Center Linux), you can open Integration Server Console using the executable file located in the Integration Server Console installation folder.
How to open Integration Server Console from Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console and connect to the Integration Server
Before starting the Integration Server Console, if the device hosting the Integration Server Console belongs to a Microsoft Windows domain, make sure that your domain account belongs to a local or domain KLAdmins group or local administrator group on the device where the Integration Server is installed.
To open Integration Server Console and connect to the Integration Server:
- In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console tree, select the Administration Server: <server name> node.
- In the workspace of the node, on the Monitoring tab, in the Deployment block, follow the link Manage Kaspersky Security for Virtualization <version number> Light Agent, where <version number> is the number of the installed version of the Kaspersky Security solution.
- If one of the following conditions is satisfied, a window opens for entering the Integration Server connection settings:
- If the device hosting the Integration Server Console does not belong to a Microsoft Windows domain.
- If the device hosting the Integration Server Console belongs to a domain, but your domain account does not belong to a local or domain KLAdmins group or the group of local administrators on the device where the Integration Server is installed.
- If the device hosting the Integration Server Console belongs to a domain but a connection to the Integration Server could not be established, the connection address and port specified in the Integration Server settings are used.
Specify the following connection settings:
- Integration Server address
IP address in IPv4 format or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the device on which the Integration Server is installed.
If the Integration Server Console is installed on the same device as the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server, the address specified in the settings of the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server is used to connect to the Integration Server by default. You can change this address in the properties window of the Installation packages folder in the console tree (Additional → Remote installation → Installation packages; the window opens when you select the Settings item in the context menu).
If the address is specified as a NetBIOS name, localhost or 127.0.0.1, connection to the Integration Server completes with an error.
- Port
Port number for connecting to the Integration Server.
- Account name
Name of the user account being used to establish the connection to the Integration Server.
If the device hosting the Integration Server Console belongs to a domain, and your account belongs to the local or domain KLAdmins group or to the group of local administrators you can use your account. To do so, select the Use domain account check box.
If the device hosting the Integration Server Console does not belong to a domain, or the device belongs to a domain but your domain account does not belong to a local or domain KLAdmins group or to the group of local administrators, you can use only the Integration Server administrator account.
- Password
Password of the user account being used to establish the connection to the Integration Server.
- Use domain account
Use of the domain account of the current user when connecting the Integration Server Console to the Integration Server.
If the check box is selected, the domain account is used to connect to the Integration Server. Make sure that your domain account is part of the KLAdmins group or the local administrator group on the computer where the Integration Server is installed.
If the check box is cleared, the Integration Server administrator account (admin) is used to connect to the Integration Server.
This check box is cleared by default.
Click the Connect button.
- The Console checks the SSL certificate received from the Integration Server. If the received certificate is not trusted or does not match the previously installed certificate, the Verify certificate window with the appropriate message opens. Click the link in this window to view the details of the received certificate. If there are problems with the SSL certificate, it is recommended to make sure that the utilized data transfer channel is secure.
To continue connecting to the Integration Server, click the Trust the certificate button in the Verify certificate window. The certificate that has been received is installed as a trusted certificate. The certificate is saved in the registry of the operating system on the device hosting the Integration Server Console.
The Integration Server Console opens. The Integration Server settings section of Integration Server Console displays the address and port of the Integration Server to which the connection is made, and the Integration Server version.
How to open Integration Server Console using the executable file and connect to the Integration Server
To open Integration Server Console and connect to the Integration Server:
- Run the following command:
Kaspersky.VIISConsole.UI.exe /lang:<language ID>
where:
- Kaspersky.VIISConsole.UI.exe is a file located in the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky VIISLA Console\ folder on the device where you installed the Integration Server and Integration Server Console.
- <language ID> – Integration Server Console language identifier formatted as follows: ru, en, de, fr, zh-Hans, zh-Hant, ja. It is case-sensitive.
- Specify the following connection settings:
- Address and port of the Integration Server to which the connection is established.
For the address, you can specify the IP address in IPv4 format or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the device on which the Integration Server is installed.
If the address is specified as a NetBIOS name, localhost or 127.0.0.1, connection to the Integration Server completes with an error.
- The Integration Server administrator password that you set when installing Integration Server.
- The Console checks the SSL certificate received from the Integration Server. If the received certificate is not trusted or does not match the previously installed certificate, the Verify certificate window with the appropriate message opens. Click the link in this window to view the details of the received certificate. If there are problems with the SSL certificate, it is recommended to make sure that the utilized data transfer channel is secure.
To continue connecting to the Integration Server, click the Trust the certificate button in the Verify certificate window. The certificate that has been received is installed as a trusted certificate. The certificate is saved in the registry of the operating system on the device hosting the Integration Server Console.
The Integration Server Console opens. The Integration Server settings section of Integration Server Console displays the address and port of the Integration Server to which the connection is made, and the Integration Server version.
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About the Integration Server Web Console
If you use Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, you can manage the Integration Server using the Integration Server Web Console. Integration Server Web Console is available in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console in the Settings → Kaspersky Security for Virtualization <version number> Light Agent – Integration Server section after you install the Integration Server web plug-in.
The main page of Integration Server Web Console displays information about the connection to the Integration Server. If the connection is established, the address and port of the connection and the Integration Server version are displayed.
The Integration Server Web Console contains the following sections:
- Integration Server accounts
In this section, you can change the passwords of the internal Integration Server accounts used to connect management consoles, SVMs, and Light Agents to the Integration Server.
- List of connected SVMs
In this section, you can view information about SVMs that are connected to the Integration Server.
- SVM management
In this section, you can create the following tasks for the Integration Server:
You create tasks using the wizard. After a task is created and started, it appears in the task list and is added to the task queue on the Integration Server.
The task list in the SVM management section contains the tasks that you created and ran using the wizard (SVM deployment, reconfiguration, and removal tasks), as well as SVM image verification tasks that are created automatically when you run an SVM image integrity check while creating SVM deployment tasks. The task is placed in the list immediately after its creation and is automatically deleted from the list some time after the task has been completed (successfully or with an error) or canceled.
You can view information about each task and its execution status. By clicking the link on a task name, you can view detailed information about the task and a list of all SVMs on which the task is being executed. For Deployment and Reconfiguration tasks, you can use the link on the SVM name to view information about the execution of stages of a task on the selected SVM.
- List of virtual infrastructures
This section displays a list of virtual infrastructures to which the Integration Server connects.
In this section, you can:
- Configure the Integration Server's connection to the virtual infrastructure. For each infrastructure in which the solution will be deployed, you need to specify the settings for connecting the Integration Server to the infrastructure object that the Integration Server needs to interact with. In an infrastructure based on VMware vSphere, you can also configure a connection to VMware NSX Manager.
- Change the settings for the Integration Server's connection to the virtual infrastructure.
- View the status of the connection between the Integration Server and the virtual infrastructure.
- Remove virtual infrastructures from the list of infrastructures to which the Integration Server connects.
- Multitenancy mode
If you use the solution in multitenancy mode and the tenant protection infrastructure was deployed using the Integration Server REST API, then in this section you can specify the connection settings required for the interaction of the Integration Server REST API with the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
In this section, you can also view a list of all tenants registered in the Integration Server database, regardless of the method that was used to deploy the tenant protection structure.
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Connecting to the Integration Server via Integration Server Web Console
To connect to the Integration Server via Integration Server Web Console:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Settings → Kaspersky Security for Virtualization <version number> Light Agent – Integration Server.
The main page of Integration Server Web Console and the Connection settings window for entering the settings for connecting to the Integration Server will open.
If the connection window does not open automatically, click the Connect button located on the main page of Integration Server Web Console.
- In the Connection settings window, specify the following settings:
- Address
IP address in IPv4 format or fully qualified domain name of the Integration Server.
If the address is specified as a NetBIOS name, localhost or 127.0.0.1, connection to the Integration Server completes with an error.
- Port
Port number for connecting to the Integration Server.
- Password
Password of the Integration Server administrator account (admin)
Using a domain account is not supported when connecting to the Integration Server via Integration Server Web Console.
Using a domain account is not supported when connecting to the Integration Server via Integration Server Web Console.
Click the Connect button.
- The Integration Server web plug-in verifies the SSL certificate received from the Integration Server. If the received certificate is not trusted or does not match the previously installed certificate, the Verify certificate window with the appropriate message opens. Click the link in this window to view the details of the received certificate. If there are problems with the SSL certificate, it is recommended to make sure that the utilized data transfer channel is secure.
To continue connecting to the Integration Server, click the Confirm and continue button in the Verify certificate window. The certificate that has been received is installed as a trusted certificate.
The main page of Integration Server Web Console displays the address and port of the Integration Server to which the connection is made, and the Integration Server version.
If necessary, you can open the Integration Server connection settings window by clicking Edit connection settings.
When the Integration Server is restarted, the connection to the Integration Server is interrupted. Re-authorization is required after a restart.
If you do not perform any action in Integration Server Web Console for 25 minutes, the connection to the Integration Server is automatically terminated. Re-authorization is required after the connection is terminated.
You can also disconnect from the Integration Server manually.
To disconnect from the Integration Server:
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Settings → Kaspersky Security for Virtualization <version number> Light Agent – Integration Server.
- On the main page of the Integration Server Web Console, click Disconnect.
The Integration Server connection session is finished. The main page of the Integration Server Web Console indicates the absence of a connection.
You can also terminate the connection to the Integration Server by closing Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
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