Dell Security Management Server Virtual Quick Start and Installation Guide v11.9

Install and Configure Proxy Mode

1. In the Dell installation media, go to the Security Management Server directory. Extract (DO NOT copy and paste or drag and drop) Security Management Server-x64 to the root directory of the server where you are installing Security Management Server Virtual. Copying and pasting or dragging and dropping produces errors and an unsuccessful installation.
2. Double-click setup.exe.
3. Select the language for installation, and then click OK.
4. If prerequisites are not already installed, a message displays to inform you of which prerequisites will be installed. Click Install.
5. Click Next in the Welcome dialog.
6. Read the license agreement, accept the terms, and then click Next.
7. Enter the 32-character Product Key and then click Next. The Product Key is located in the EnterpriseServerInstallKey.ini file.
8. Select Front End Install and click Next.
9. To install the front-end server to the default location of C:\Program Files\Dell, click Next. Otherwise, click Change to select another location, and then click Next.
10. You have a choice of digital certificate types to use.
    NOTE:It is highly recommended that you use a digital certificate from a trusted certificate authority.

    Select option "a" or "b" below:

    1. To use an existing certificate that was purchased from a CA authority, select Import an existing certificate and click Next.
    2. To create a self-signed certificate, select Create a self-signed certificate and import it to key store and click Next.

       At the Create Self-Signed Certificate dialog, enter the following information:

       Fully qualified computer name (example: computername.domain.com)

       Organization

       Organizational Unit (example: Security)

       City

       State (full name)

       Country: Two-letter country or region abbreviation

       Click Next.

       NOTE:The certificate expires in 10 years, by default.
11. In the Front-End Server Setup dialog, enter the fully qualified hostname or DNS alias of the back-end server, select Dell Security Management Server, and click Next.
12. From the Front-End Server Install Setup dialog, you can view or edit hostnames and ports.

    • To accept the default hostnames and ports, in the Front-End Server Install Setup dialog, click Next.

    • To view or edit hostnames, in the Front-End Server Setup dialog, click Edit Hostnames. Edit hostnames only if necessary. Dell Technologies recommends using the defaults.

      NOTE:

      A hostname cannot contain an underscore character ("_").

      Clear a proxy only if certain that you do not want to configure it for installation. If you clear a proxy in this dialog, it is not installed.

      When finished, click OK.

    • To view or edit ports, in the Front-End Server Setup dialog, click either Edit External Facing Ports or Edit Internal Connecting Ports. Edit ports only if necessary. Dell Technologies recommends using the defaults.

      If you clear a proxy in the Edit Front-End Host Names dialog, its port does not display in the External Ports or Internal Ports dialogs.

      When finished, click OK.

13. In the Ready to Install the Program dialog, click Install.
14. When the installation is completed, click Finish.