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10 Monitoring and Sizing the Antivirus Agent You can use the CAVA Calculator to estimate the number of AV machines that are required before installing the antivirus agent. You can also use the CAVA sizing tool to monitor the antivirus agent usage on the network and determine the optimal number of AV machines, based on the system usage. Topics: • Install the CAVA Calculator • Start the CAVA Calculator • Uninstall the CAVA Calculator • Configure the sizing tool Install the CAVA Calculator Prerequisites You must have the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or later installed on the system. The .NET Framework software is included with Windows Server installations, and is available on the antivirus agent software installation media. You can also download the .NET Framework from the Microsoft website. The CAVA Calculator installation requires a restart at the end of the installation process. About this task The CAVA Calculator is automatically installed as part of a complete CEE software installation. You only need to perform this procedure if you performed a Custom installation and did not install the CAVA Calculator: Steps 1. Run the EMC_CEE_Pack executable file for either the 32-bit (_Win32) or the 64-bit (_x64) version of the software. Click OK to start the InstallShield Wizard. The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for EMC Common Event Enabler Framework Package window appears. ● If you have the most current version of InstallShield, the License Agreement window appears. Skip to step 5. ● If you do not have the most current version of InstallShield, you are prompted to install it. Go to step 2. 2. Click Next. The Location to Save Files window appears. 3. Click Next. NOTE: Do not change the location of the temporary directory. The Extracting Files process runs and returns to the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window. 4. Click Next. 5. In the License Agreement window, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next. 6. In the Customer Information window, type a username and organization, and click Next. 7. In the Setup Type window, select Custom, and click Next. 8. In the Custom Setup window, select Tools and click Next. NOTE: To install only the CAVA Tools, click the down arrow beside each feature you do not want to install and select This feature will not be available. 9. Click Install. 10. Click Finish. 11. The EMC CAVA Installer Information window appears. Monitoring and Sizing the Antivirus Agent 51

Section	Page
Dell CEE Using the Common Event Enabler on Windows Platforms	1
Contents	3
Preface	7
Introduction	8
About CEE	8
System requirements	9
AntiVirus partners	9
Support for third-party applications	10
Restrictions	10
Related information	11
Installing Third-Party Application Antivirus Engines	12
Installation overview	12
Computer Associates eTrust	13
F-Secure AntiVirus	14
Kaspersky Anti-Virus	15
McAfee VirusScan	18
McAfee Endpoint Security Threat Prevention	19
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010	19
Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection	20
Sophos Anti-Virus	20
Symantec Endpoint Protection	22
Set Symantec Endpoint Protection options	22
Set Windows Service Control Manager options	23
Symantec Protection Engine	23
Setting exclusions	23
Setting container handling policies	24
Modifying LimitChoiceStop settings	24
Trend Micro ServerProtect	24
Install Trend Micro ServerProtect	25
Installing the Common Event Enabler Framework	27
Install CEE	27
Verifying the CEE installation package	28
Complete the CEE installation for Windows Server	28
Uninstall CEE	29
Configuring the Domain User Account	30
Domain user account overview	30
Determine the interface name on the Data Mover	31
Create a domain user account	32
Create with Active Directory on a Windows Server	32
Create from User Manager for Domains	32
Create a local group on each Data Mover or NAS server	33
Assign the EMC virus-checking right to the group	33
Assign local administrative rights to the AV user	34
Managing CAVA	36
(Optional) Install EMC Unity/VNX/VNXe NAS Management snap-in	36
Display virus-checking information	36
Audit virus-checking information	37
Start, stop, and restart CAVA	38
Perform a full file system scan	38
Verify the status of a file system scan	39
Stop a file system scan	39
Enable scan-on-first-read	39
Update virus definition files	40
Turn off the AV engine	40
Turn on the AV engine	40
Manage CAVA thread usage	41
Adjust the maxVCThreads parameter	41
View the application log file from a Windows Server	42
Enable automatic virus detection notification	42
Customize virus-checking notification	42
Customize notification messages	43
Managing the Registry and AV Drivers	45
EMC CAVA configuration Registry entries	45
EMC AV driver Registry entry	45
Manage the EMC AV driver	45
Managing VCAPS	47
Set up access	47
Managing CEE for RabbitMQ	48
Set up CEE for RabbitMQ	48
Managing Indexing	49
Set up access for Splunk	49
Monitoring and Sizing the Antivirus Agent	51
Install the CAVA Calculator	51
Start the CAVA Calculator	52
Uninstall the CAVA Calculator	52
Configure the sizing tool	52
Enable the sizing tool	53
Manually compile the cava.mof file	53
Create the cavamon.dat file	53
Start the sizing tool	54
Size the antivirus agent	54
(Optional) Gather AV statistics with cavamon.vbs	54
Third-Party Consumer Applications	55
Overview	55
Set up consumer application access	55
Troubleshooting	57
Dell E-Lab Interoperability Navigator	57
Error messages	57
Known problems	57
Training and Professional Services	58
Unity and VNX CAVA Information	59
CAVA concepts	59
CAVA restrictions and limitations	59
CAVA and Data Mover or NAS server	60
User interface choices	60
CAVA features	60
Load balancing and fault tolerance	61
Updating virus definition files	61
Scan-on-first-read	61
Scan on write	61
Scanning after definition file update (manual process)	61
Virus-checking continuation	61
CAVA sizing tool	62
CAVA Calculator	63
Virus-checking client	63
Configuring viruschecker.conf	64
Create and edit viruschecker.conf	64
Define AV machine IP addresses in viruschecker.conf	65
Send viruschecker.conf to the Data Mover	65
(Optional) Define VC scanning criteria	66
viruschecker.conf parameters	66
Managing the VC Client	70
Start the VC client	70
Stop the VC client	71
Update the viruschecker.conf file	71
Verify the installation	72
Unity and VNX CEPA Information	73
CEPA concepts	73
CEPA restrictions and limitations	73
Overview of the cepp.conf file	74
Create the cepp.conf file	75
Edit the cepp.conf file	78
Assign rights in Windows Server	78
Assign rights for third-party applications	79
Start the CEPA facility	79
Verify the CEPA status	79
Stop the CEPA facility	80
Display the CEPA facility properties	80
Display the CEPA facility statistics	81
Display detailed information for a CEPA pool	81
Index	82
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B	82
C	82
D	82
E	82
F	82
H	83
I	83
K	83
L	83
M	83
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Monitoring and Sizing the Antivirus Agent

You can use the CAVA Calculator to estimate the number of AV machines that are required before installing the antivirus agent.

You can also use the CAVA sizing tool to monitor the antivirus agent usage on the network and determine the optimal number of

AV machines, based on the system usage.

Topics:

•

Install the CAVA Calculator

•

Start the CAVA Calculator

•

Uninstall the CAVA Calculator

•

Configure the sizing tool

Install the CAVA Calculator

Prerequisites

You must have the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or later installed on the system. The .NET Framework software is included

with Windows Server installations, and is available on the antivirus agent software installation media. You can also download

the .NET Framework from the Microsoft website.

The CAVA Calculator installation requires a restart at the end of the installation process.

About this task

The CAVA Calculator is automatically installed as part of a complete CEE software installation. You only need to perform this

procedure if you performed a Custom installation and did not install the CAVA Calculator:

Steps

Run the

EMC_CEE_Pack

executable file for either the 32-bit (_Win32) or the 64-bit (_x64) version of the software. Click

to start the InstallShield Wizard.

The

Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for EMC Common Event Enabler Framework Package

window appears.

●

If you have the most current version of InstallShield, the License Agreement window appears. Skip to step 5.

●

If you do not have the most current version of InstallShield, you are prompted to install it. Go to step 2.

Click

. The

Location to Save Files

window appears.

Click

NOTE:

Do not change the location of the temporary directory.

The Extracting Files process runs and returns to the

Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard

window.

Click

In the

License Agreement

window, click

I accept the terms in the license agreement

, and click

In the

Customer Information

window, type a username and organization, and click

In the

Setup Type

window, select

Custom

, and click

In the

Custom Setup

window, select

Tools

and click

NOTE:

To install only the CAVA Tools, click the down arrow beside each feature you do not want to install and select

This feature will not be available

Click

Install

10.

Click

Finish

11.

The

EMC CAVA Installer Information

window appears.

Monitoring and Sizing the Antivirus Agent