Installation Guide for Cisco Security Manager 3.0
Security Manager Server Installation GUI Reference

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Security Manager Server Installation GUI Reference


Security Manager Server Installation GUI Reference


The installation application prompts you to make important selections from many possible options. The options that you select must be appropriate for your network environment. See Installing Server Applications.

This appendix describes and illustrates your options.

 
At this prompt:
You have these options:

1.

Next — Setup continues.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur. You can exit all other running applications, then restart Setup.

2.

Back —  Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Accept — You agree to the license. Setup Continues.

Do Not Accept — You decline the terms of the license. Setup stops. Installation does not occur.

3.

Some installations do not display this prompt:

Note If the server has more than one IP address, disable all but one address. The Security Manager installer displays a warning if it detects any dynamic IP addresses on the target server. Dynamic addresses are not supported.

Yes — Setup continues.

No — Setup stops. Installation does not occur. You can assign a static IP address, then restart Setup.

4.

Note We recommend that you use the default folder location. If you are reinstalling Security Manager, you can back up whatever files are already present, then delete all files and subfolders from the default folder so that it is empty for use during the reinstallation. If you choose to specify a different folder, a suitable folder does not contain any files and has fewer than 256 characters in its pathname.

Browse — Navigate to a folder other than the default, then click OK to confirm your selection.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Next — Setup continues. It installs files in the folder that you specified.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur.

5.

Some installations do not display this prompt:

The selected folder, <pathname> is not empty. Mixing new and existing files can cause severe problems during installation. Please remove all files from this folder or choose another folder to install the product.

Choose another folder to install Cisco Security Manager — If you click Next, Setup returns to the "Choose destination folder" prompt.

Use selected folder to install Cisco Security Manager — If you click Next, Setup continues.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.Jap

Next — Based on your selection, Setup either directs you to specify a new folder or it installs important files in the folder that you specify.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur.

6.

Select All — You select the check boxes for all components.

Deselect All — You clear all check box selections.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Next — Setup continues. It installs only the components that you select.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur.

7.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Next — Setup continues.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur.

8.

Some installations do not display this prompt:

License File Location — Enter the full pathname of the license file or click Browse to find it.

Evaluation Only — Enable the free 90-day evaluation period.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Next — Setup continues. It applies the license file that you specified or it begins the free 90-day evaluation, based on your selection.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur. You can exit all other running applications, then restart Setup.

9.

Some installations do not display this prompt. It appears only when you install Common Services:

Note The admin account can see everything in the Security Manager GUI and has full read/write privileges for all tasks and options.

Tip Passwords must be at least 5 characters long, but longer passwords are more secure.

Admin Password — Enter the password to associate with the admin username.

Confirm Password — Enter the password again.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Next — Setup continues.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur.

10.

Some installations do not display this prompt. It appears only when you install Common Services:

Note The System Identity account can see everything in the Security Manager GUI and has full read/write privileges for all tasks and options.

Tip Passwords must be at least 5 characters long, but longer passwords are more secure.

System Identity Account Password — Enter a password to associate with the System Identity account username.

Confirm Password — Enter the password again.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Next — Setup continues, prompting you to confirm your creation of the System Identity account. You must click Yes, or installation stops.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur.

11.

Note The casuser account can see everything in the Security Manager GUI and has full read/write privileges for all tasks and options.

Yes — Setup continues. The casuser account is created.

No — Setup stops. Installation does not occur. The casuser account is not created at this time. You can create the account at a later time and restart Setup.

12.


Caution If you click Show Details, then click Yes, you see a warning that the admin and casuser account passwords will be revealed in cleartext. The database password is also revealed.

Show Details — View a detailed summary of your Setup selections.

Back — Setup returns to the previous prompt.

Next — Setup continues, prompting you to confirm your creation of the casuser account. You must click Yes, or installation stops.

Cancel — Setup stops. Installation does not occur.