Installing the Symantec Protection for SharePoint console using the installation wizard

You can install Symantec Protection for SharePoint console by using the software installer.
When the installation is complete, the Symantec Protection for SharePoint console is installed as a Windows Server service and is listed as Symantec Protection 6.0 for SharePoint Servers in the Services Control Panel. The
Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers
service starts automatically when the installation is complete. Installation activities are recorded in the Windows Application Event Log and System log files at the default location C:\Program Files\Symantec\SharePoint\Logfiles.
Before you install
Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers
, ensure that the ports 9455 and 9466 are available.
  1. To install the Symantec Protection for SharePoint console using the installation wizard
  2. Log on to the computer on which you plan to install the console as administrator or as a user with administrator rights.
    The logon user must also have the following service-level permissions:
    • Local Administrator rights
    • Db_owner permissions on SharePoint configuration and SharePoint Admin content databases
    • Dbcreator server role
      Dbcreator server role is required during installation of SPSS because SPSS creates its own database. Post successful installation in the farm (all servers), user can be removed from Dbcreator role.
  3. Run the
    Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers
    software installer.
  4. On the main page, click
    Install
    .
  5. In the next installer screen window, click
    Install only the Symantec Protection for SharePoint console
    .
  6. In the
    Required Components
    window, follow the on-screen instructions.
  7. In the
    Welcome
    panel, click
    Next
    .
  8. In the
    License Agreement
    panel, indicate that you agree with the terms of the Symantec Software License Agreement, and then click
    Next
    .
    If you do not indicate that you agree, the installation is canceled.
  9. In the
    Customer Information
    panel, in the
    User Name
    box, type the account name under which you are installing the Symantec Protection for SharePoint console.
  10. In the Organization box, type the name of your organization.
  11. Select who will have access to the console after installation.
    You can limit access to only the account under which the console is installed, or you can let all users access the console.
  12. Click
    Next
    .
  13. In the
    Destination Folder
    panel, select the location to install Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers, and then click
    Next
    .
    The default location is C:\Program Files\Symantec\.
  14. In the
    SPSS Database Name
    panel, specify the database name which will be used by Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers for creating all the tables required for working of Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers, and then click
    Next
    .
  15. Specify the user name and password for the account that is used to log on to the Symantec Service.
    • Local Administrator rights
    • Db_owner permissions on SharePoint configuration and all SharePoint content databases
    • ‘Log on as a service’ right
    The user account credentials must be of a user who configured SharePoint farm using SharePoint Configuration and Technology wizard.
    The user name must be in the format domain\username or computer\username.
    After successful installation in the farm (all servers), the service logon user must also have Db_owner permission on SPSS database.
  16. Click
    Next
    .
  17. In the
    SharePoint Services Stop Information
    panel, indicate whether you agree to stop Microsoft IIS and Microsoft SharePoint Server services.
    If you do not want to stop IIS, select
    I do not agree that the services can be stopped
    . This option does not allow the installation to proceed.
  18. Click
    Next
    .
  19. In the
    Ready to Install the Program
    panel, click
    Install
    to begin the installation.
  20. Click
    Finish
    when the installation is complete.
  21. Verify that the service user is db_owner of SharePoint content, configuration, and SPSS databases.