Configuring clean upgrade installation options on Linux
The clean upgrade option uninstalls the previous version of Symantec Protection Engine and installs the newer version.
- To configure clean upgrade installation options on Linux
- Log in to the computer on which you want to install Symantec Protection Engine as root.
- Change directories to the location where theSymantecProtectionEngine.shfile is located in the product.zip file.<drive>:\Symantec_Protection_Engine\RedHat\
- Type the following command:./SymantecProtectionEngine.sh
- Pressyto continue with the interactive installation.
- After you review with the Symantec License Agreement , pressyto indicate that you agree with the terms of the agreement.If you indicaten, the installation is canceled.
- Select 1 for the Clean upgrade option.Existing settings are not preserved.
- When prompted for the application type that closely resembles your deployment with Symantec Protection Engine, select one of the following:
- 0 for Email Server
- 1 for Proxy/Web cache server
- 2 for Other Application
If you select 2, enter the application name.The maximum length of the application name can be upto 40 characters. - Select the location to install Symantec Protection Engine, and then pressEnter.The default location is /opt/SYMCScan.
- When you are prompted whether you want Symantec Protection Engine to run as root, select one of the following settings:ySymantec Protection Engine is installed to run as root.nSymantec Protection Engine is installed not to run as root. Default setting.
- If you selected not to run Symantec Protection Engine as root, type the user account that you want to use.The user account must already exist.
- Press y to specify if you want to enable URL Filtering and download URL Filtering definitions.To change the setting after installation, go toPolicies>Filtering>URLto enable this option.For Core server only mode: Enabling URL filtering in the Core server only mode
- Press y to specify if you want to enable URL Reputation and download URL Reputation definitions.To change the setting after installation, go toPolicies>Filtering>URLto enable this option.
- To specify whether you want to use the user-interface console in Symantec Protection Engine, select one of the following options:ySelect this option if you want to use the user-interface console of Symantec Protection Engine.Symantec Protection Engine automatically detects Java installed on your computer. If Java is not detected on your computer, you must specify the location where 64-bit Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8.0 Update 232 or later is located..Proceed to step 14.nSelect this option if you do not want to use the user-interface console of Symantec Protection Engine.Proceed to step 17.
- Specify the port number on which the Web-based console listens.The default port number is 8004. If you change the port number, use a number that is greater than 1024 that is not in use by any other program or service. You can disable the console by typing 0. If you disable the console, you can configure Symantec Protection Engine by editing the configuration data XML file.
- Specify the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) port number on which encrypted files are transmitted for increased security.The default SSL port number is (8005). If this port is already in use, specify an SSL port that is not in use by any other program or service. Use a port number that is greater than 1024.
- Type a password for the administrator account, and then confirm the password by typing it again.
- Select the scanning aggression level from the following options. The aggression level defines the detection aggression level of antimalware technologies.
- 0 for Known Bad
- 1 for Low
- 2 for Medium
- 3 for High
The installer proceeds from this point with the installation.