Installing the Control Compliance Suite Agent on Windows
Control Compliance Suite
Agent on WindowsA CCS Agent collects data from target computers and forwards the data to the CCS Manager.
To install an Agent with the latest updates, use the setup files for Agent installation available on the Symantec website.
Verify the following requirements before installing the CCS Manager:
Perform the following procedure before installing the CCS Agent:
Install the CCS Manager. You require a CCS Manager for the CCS Agent registration. However, you cannot install a CCS Agent on a computer that contains a CCS Manager.
Do one of the following:
- Install the CCS Manager along with the CCS Application Server on a single computer.
- Add a CCS Manager to an existing installation of the CCS Application Server.
- Install a standalone CCS Manager.
You cannot install a standalone CCS Agent on a computer that contains a CCS Manager, because the CCS Manager installation also contains the installation of CCS Agent.
Do the following to install the CCS Agent:
- Launch the Installation Wizard.
- Install the CCS Agent.
- To launch the Installation Wizard, download the CCS installation packageSymantec_Control_Compliance_Suite_<VersionNumber>_Windows_EN.zip.
- Extract the contents of the zip package.
- In theInstallsetfolder, double-clickSetup.exe.
- In the security warning dialog box, clickRun.
- In the DemoShield, clickCCS Agent.On the splash screen, clickInstall CCS Agent.
- The Setup files for installing CCS Agents on various platforms are located inside the CCS_Agent folder of the product media.If you want to install the application modules while installing the CCS Agent, you must copy the CCS_Agent\win folder on the local computer. Then create a folder “AppModules” at the level of the SU folder, and copy the platform-specific application module from the CCS_Agent\MBC\AppModules folder to the local computer in the following folder structure:\\....AppModules\<Application module name>\<Platform folder>\<appmoduleinstaller.exe>For example, to install application modules for Oracle, create a folder structure as follows:\\....AppModules\Oracle\w3s-ix86\esmoracletpi.exeThe installer installs this application module while installing the agent.
- In the CCS_Agent\win folder, double-clickSetup.exe.Setup prepares the CCS Agent installer.
- To install the CCS Agent, in theWelcomepanel of the launched Agent Setup wizard, clickNext.
- In theLicense Agreementpanel, read and accept the license agreement and then clickNext.
- In theDestination Folderpanel, review the installation folder path for product installation and clickNext.ClickChangeto specify a different installation path to install the product.
- In theInstall Security Updatepanel, review the folder path to look for security updates and clickNext.The setup detects the required security updates.ClickBrowseto specify a different folder path for security updates.If you are installing the application module during the agent installation, the setup detects the application module you have copied to the local computer in step 6.
- In theReady to Install the Programpanel, clickInstall.You can review or change the installation settings before proceeding with the installation.
- The progress bar indicates the progress of the installation. After the installation finishes, theSetup Wizard Completedpanel appears.
- In theSetup Wizard Completedpanel, clickFinishYou can checkLaunch Agent Configuration Utilityto register the CCS Agent to the CCS Manager, enable LiveUpdate and enable Integrated Command Engine.