Start the installation
Start the Installation Wizard on the computer where you want to install the SMC components.
Steps
- Log on to the operating system with administrator rights in Windows or as the root user in Linux.
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Start the Installation Wizard from a .zip file or the Installation DVD.
Decompress the .zip file.
- On Windows, the executable is \Forcepoint_SMC_Installer\Windows-x64\setup.exe
- On Linux, the executable is /Forcepoint_SMC_Installer/Linux-x64/setup.sh
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
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Select the language for the installation, then click OK.
The language that you select is also set as the default language of the Management Client.
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Read the information on the Introduction page, then click Next.
Tip: Click Previous to go back to the previous page, or click Cancel to close the wizard.
- Select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, then click Next.
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(Optional) Select where to install the SMC, then click Next.
The default installation directory in Windows is C:\Program Files\Forcepoint\SMC. Click Choose to browse to a different installation folder.Note: If you install the SMC in C:\Program Files\Forcepoint\SMC, the installation creates an extra C:\ProgramData\Forcepoint\SMC folder, which duplicates some of the folders in the installation directory and also contains some of the program data.
- (Linux only) Read the instructions about the hosts file, make any necessary configuration changes, then click Next.
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Select where to create shortcuts, then click Next.
These shortcuts can be used to manually start components and to run some maintenance tasks.
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Select the installation type, then click Next.
- Typical — Installs a Management Server, a Log Server, and the Management Client.
- Management Client Only — Use to install additional Management Clients on administrators’ workstations.
- Demo Mode — For more information, see the section about installing in Demo mode.
- Custom — Select individual components to install. Use this option to:
- Install individual SMC components. For example, you can install the Management Server on one computer, and the Log Server on another.
- Install the Web Portal Server.
- Install only a Management Server if you want to install an additional Management Server for high availability.
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If you selected a custom installation, select the components to install, then click Next.
Important: Make sure that you have a license for any separately licensed components before installing them. The Web Portal Server is not included in standard SMC licenses.