Follow these steps to install or upgrade an on-site version of the Elements Security Center.
Note: If you are upgrading an existing installation, make sure that you back up the SQL database before you begin.
Note: The installation wizard checks that all prerequisites are installed and installs any missing software if necessary.
Get your Elements Security Center installation package from your F-Secure Elements Vulnerability Management contact person.
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- Run the installer (executable) and follow the installation wizard steps.
The installer will check if it was run with administrative privileges.
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- Wait for the installer to unpack itself and review the installation package summary.
- Read and accept the end user license agreement.
- Make sure that all the prerequisites are met.
The installer guides you on how to fix any missing items.
- Enter the credentials for a user with administrative privileges.
- Configure the MS SQL database (for upgrades, the configuration is imported from the previous installation):
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- Enter the server or instance name.
- Enter the database name used by Elements Vulnerability Management.
If the database does not exist already, it is created automatically.
- Choose the database user to use to create or update the database during the installation.
- Choose the database user for the application to access the database after installation.
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- Configure SMTP settings for Elements Vulnerability Management email notifications.
- Verify the IIS configuration.
Note: The installer performs IIS hardening by default. This is recommended, but optional, as it may affect other services on the same server.
- Review the installation configuration settings, then click Install.
- Wait until the installation process finishes.
- Close the installer and open Elements Vulnerability Management in your web browser.