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Install Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools on a virtual machine

The first BEST client has to be manually installed on a virtual machine. Then it will discover the other virtual machines in your network and display them in GravityZone Control Center. From this point forward, the client installation can be performed remotely.

To manually install the client, follow the next steps:

  1. Create an installation package according to your needs.

  2. Download the installation package.

  3. Run the installation package on the machine.

Create a BEST installation package

  1. Go to Network > Installation Packages.

  2. Click the add.png Add button on the upper left side and a configuration window will appear.

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  3. Please add all the requested information:

    1. Enter a suggestive name and description for the installation package you want to create.

    2. Configure settings as needed.

    3. Select the Security Server that is going to be used for scanning the virtual machines:

      • Select the Custom Scan mode. The list of detected Security Server is displayed.

      • Select an entity.

      • Click the Add button at the right side of the table. The Security Server is added to the list. All target virtual machines will be scanned by the specified Security Server.

      • Follow the same steps to add several Security Servers, if available. In this case, you can configure their priority using the up and down arrows available at the right side of each entity.

      • To delete one entity from the list, click the corresponding Delete button at the right side of the table.

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  4. Click Save. The BEST package will appear in the list.

Download the installation package

To download the installation package that you have created:

  1. Navigate to Network > Packages.

  2. Right click on the created package and Download.

  3. Select the appropriate version and wait for the download to complete.

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Run the installation package on the machine

For installation to work, the installation package has to be run using administrator privileges or under an administrator account.

  • To manually install BEST on a Windows virtual machine:

    1. Download or copy the installation file to the target virtual machine or to a network share accessible from that machine.

    2. Run the installation package.

    3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

  • To manually install BEST on a Linux virtual machine:

    1. Download or copy the installation file to the target virtual machine or to a network share accessible from that machine. The downloaded file is named installer.

    2. Grant execute permission to the current user on the installer file:

      $ chmod u+x installer

    3. Run $ sudo ./installer

The installation is normally completed in less than a minute. Once BEST has been installed, the virtual machine is displayed as managed (10359_14.png) in Control Center (Network page, under Custom Groups) within a few minutes.

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