Step 3: Install the Forcepoint Infrastructure

The Forcepoint Infrastructure includes data storage and common components for the management modules of the Security Manager.

Steps

  1. On the Forcepoint Infrastructure Setup Welcome screen, click Next.
  2. On the Installation Directory screen, specify the location where you want Forcepoint Infrastructure to be installed and then click Next.
    Note: The full installation path must use only ASCII characters. Do not use extended ASCII or double-byte characters.
    • To accept the default location (recommended), simply click Next.
    • To specify a different location, click Browse.
  3. On the SQL Server screen, specify the location of your database engine and the type of authentication to use for the connection. Also specify whether to encrypt communication with the database.

    The information entered here is also used by the Web, Data, and Email component installers, by default. The Web component installer can be used to specify a different database; the Data and Email component installers cannot.

    Select Use the SQL Server database installed on another machine to specify the location and connection credentials for a database server located elsewhere in the network.

    Enter the Hostname or IP address of the SQL Server machine, including the instance name, if any.

    • If you are using a named instance, the instance must already exist.
    • If you are using SQL Server clustering, enter the virtual IP address of the cluster. (Clustering is only supported with Forcepoint Email Security and Forcepoint Web Security.)

    Also provide the Port used to connect to the database (1433, by default).

    After entering the above information, specify an authentication method and account information:

    • Select the Authentication method to use for database connections: SQL Server Authentication (to use a SQL Server account) or Windows Authentication (to use a Windows trusted connection).

    Next, provide the User Name or Account and its Password. This account must be configured to have system administrator rights in SQL Server. If you are using Windows authentication with Forcepoint DLP, Forcepoint Web Security or Forcepoint Email Security, use an account with the sysadmin role.

    If you are using SQL Server Express, sa (the default system administrator account) is automatically specified (this is the default system administrator account).

    The system administrator account password cannot contain single or double quotes.

    For more information about permissions required for the connection account, see Installing with SQL Server.

    If you use a trusted account, an additional configuration step is required after installation to ensure that reporting data can be displayed in the Web Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager. See How do I configure services to use a trusted connection?

    When you click Next, connection to the database engine is verified. If the connection test is successful, the next installer screen appears.

    If the test is unsuccessful, the following message appears:

    Unable to connect to SQL

    Make sure the SQL Server you specified is currently running. If it is running, verify the access credentials you supplied.

    Click OK to dismiss the message, verify the information you entered, and click Next to try again.

  4. On the Server & Credentials screen, select the IP address of this machine and specify network credentials to be used by the Security Manager.
    • Select an IP address for this machine. If this machine has a single network interface card (NIC), only one address is listed.

      Use the IP address selected to access the Security Manager (via Web browser). Also specify this IP address to any component that needs to connect to the management server.

    • Specify the Server or domain of the user account to be used by TRITON Infrastructure and the Security Manager. The server/host name cannot exceed 15 characters.
    • Specify the User name of the account to be used by the Security Manager.
    • Enter the Password for the specified account.
  5. On the Administrator Account screen, enter an email address and password for the default the Security Manager administration account: admin. The password must:
    • Be at least 8 characters
    • Contain upper case characters
    • Contain lower case characters
    • Contain numbers
    • Contain non-alphanumeric characters
  6. When you are finished, click Next.

    System notification and password reset information is sent to the email address specified (once SMTP configuration is done; see next step).

    You must use a strong password, as described on the screen.

  7. On the Email Settings screen, enter information about the SMTP server to be used for system notifications and then click Next. You can also configure these settings after installation in Forcepoint Security Manager.
    Important: If you do not configure an SMTP server now and you lose the admin account password (set on previous screen) before the setup is done in the Security Manager, the “Forgot my password” link on the logon page does not provide password recovery information. SMTP server configuration must be completed before password recovery email can be sent.
    • IP address or hostname: IP address or host name of the SMTP server through which email alerts should be sent. In most cases, the default Port (25) should be used. If the specified SMTP server is configured to use a different port, enter it here.
    • Sender email address: Originator email address appearing in notification email.
    • Sender name: Optional descriptive name that can appear in notification email. This is can help recipients identify this as a notification email from the Security Manager.
  8. On the Pre-Installation Summary screen, verify the information and then click Next to begin the installation.
  9. The Installation screen appears. Wait until all files have been installed.

    If an “Error 1920” error appears, check whether port 9443 is already in use on this machine.

    If port 9443 is in use, release it and then click Retry to continue installation.

  10. On the Installation Complete screen, click Finish.

Next steps

After the Finish Forcepoint Infrastructure Setup completes, component installers for each selected management module are launched in succession.

Continue with the appropriate next step. If all management modules are selected, their component installers open in the order listed.

  • Step 4: Install Web management components
  • Step 5: Install Data management components
  • Step 6: Install Email management components