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Installation Guide
revision 1.0
®
VirusScan Enterprise
Draft for Beta 1
version 8.7i
®
McAfee
Proven Security
Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions
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Installation Guide revision 1.0 ® ®™ VirusScan Enterprise version 8.7i ® McAfee Proven Security Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions
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COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2008 McAfee, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of McAfee, Inc., or its suppliers or affiliate companies. TRADEMARK ATTRIBUTIONS ACTIVE FIREWALL, ACTIVE SECURITY, ACTIVESECURITY (AND IN KATAKANA), ACTIVESHIELD, CLEAN-UP, DESIGN (STYLIZED E), DESIGN (STYLIZED N), ENTERCEPT, EPOLICY ORCHEST
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Contents 1 Introducing VirusScan Enterprise 6 Using this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Pre-Installation Information 8 Getting product software and documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Reviewing release notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Verifying installation rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introducing VirusScan Enterprise 1 ® McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i offers easily scalable protection, fast performance, and mobile design to protect you from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, as well as potentially unwanted code and programs. This guide provides information about installing, modifying, and removing VirusScan Enterprise software. Using this guide Consider the following when using this guide: Audience. Conventions on page 7. Audience This information is intended primarily fo
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Introducing VirusScan Enterprise 1 Using this guide Conventions This guide uses the following conventions: Bold All words from the interface, including options, menus, buttons, and dialog Condensed box names. Example: Type the User name and Password of the appropriate account. Courier The path of a folder or program; text that represents something the user types exactly (for example, a command at the system prompt). Examples: The
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Pre-Installation Information 2 McAfee recommends that you review these topics before installing the VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i software: Getting product software and documentation. Reviewing release notes. Verifying installation rights. Preserving settings during product upgrade on page 9. Meeting system requirements on page 10. Deploying, updating, and managing options on page 11. Preconfiguring the installation package on page 11. Installing and configuring the software for use with ot
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Pre-Installation Information 2 Getting product software and documentation Getting product software and documentation Get the VirusScan Enterprise software and documentation from one of these locations: The product CD. The McAfee download site at: https://secure.nai.com/us/forms/downloads/upgrades/login.asp Logon credentials are required to download products from this website. Note Reviewing release notes Review the release notes
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Pre-Installation Information 2 Meeting system requirements The decision to combine the white lists of the port blocking rules that have only had their white list modified is based on the assumption that the user has specific software Note that they do not want blocked by the default port blocking rule. Detection definition (DAT) file version, if the previous version is later than the version in the installation package. Scanni
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Pre-Installation Information 2 Deploying, updating, and managing options Browser — Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.0 or later. Windows Installer — Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI), version 3.1 or later. Memory — MB RAM minimum. For information on optimal operating system performance, review the Microsoft guidelines for minimum RAM configuration. Free disk space — mb for a complete in
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Pre-Installation Information 2 Deploying, updating, and managing options For example, if you are using the Setup utility to install the VirusScan Enterprise software where Windows 2003 with Terminal Services is installed, the installation stops and you are notified that you must install the program files using the Windows Add/Remove Programs utility. This installation method is not required if you are using ePolicy Orchestrator
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Pre-Installation Information 2 Upgrading the product license Upgrading the product license If you are installing the product for the first time, the product is licensed during the installation process. Skip this section and go to Installing VirusScan Enterprise on page 14. If you are installing a licensed version over an evaluation version of VirusScan Enterprise, you must upgrade the license. The license does not automatically u
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Installing VirusScan Enterprise 3 VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i installs on workstations and servers. See Pre-Installation Information on page 8 for information about preparing for installation. Note Install the product software using one of these methods: Using the Setup utility to install program files. Using the command line to install program files on page 18. Using the Setup utility to install program files Use the Setup utility that comes with the product to install the product software. 1
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installing VirusScan Enterprise 3 Using the Setup utility to install program files 2 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Setup — Review the release notes. Option or Button Description View Readme Display the release notes for this product. Notes and Tips Identify special installation instructions or known issues before you continue with the installation process. 3 McAfee Licensing — Choose and read the product license. Option or Button De
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installing VirusScan Enterprise 3 Using the Setup utility to install program files 5 Select Access Protection Level — Choose which access protection rules are enabled by default when this feature is installed. Option or Button Description Standard Protection Anti-virus and common rules that protect some critical settings and files from being modified, but generally allow you to install and execute legitimate software. Maximum Pro
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installing VirusScan Enterprise 3 Using the Setup utility to install program files 7 Feature action options — For each selected feature, you can also select a corresponding action from the drop-list next to the feature name: This feature will be installed on local hard drive. This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive. This feature will not be available. 8 Product Configuration — Import a repository
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installing VirusScan Enterprise 3 Using the command line to install program files 10 Ready to install — Start the installation process. Option or Button Description Install Begin installing the product software. Notes and Tips If you are not satisfied with all of the installation settings, click Back to review or change any of the settings. When ready, return to the Ready to install dialog box and click Install. 11 McAfee VirusSc
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installing VirusScan Enterprise 3 Using the command line to install program files Command-line syntax To install the product from the command line: 1 Open the Windows command-line component using one of these methods: Select Command Prompt from the Start menu. Select Run from the Start menu. 2 Type the command line at the command prompt or in the Run dialog box. setup.exe PROPERTY=VALUE[,VALUE] [/option] This syntax does not requi
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® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installing VirusScan Enterprise 3 Using the command line to install program files Installation scenarios Use these scenarios to customize your installation: Scenario Description Silent A silent installation does not display the installation wizard or offer the user any configuration options. Instead, you preconfigure those choices and run Setup in the background on each destination computer. You can install VirusScan Enterprise s
