Enterprise Vault™ Discovery Accelerator Installation Guide

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (14.4)
  1. Introducing Discovery Accelerator
    1.  
      Key features of Discovery Accelerator
    2.  
      About the Discovery Accelerator components
    3. Product documentation
      1.  
        White papers on the Veritas Support website
      2.  
        Discovery Accelerator training modules
  2. Preparing to install Discovery Accelerator
    1. Configuration options for Discovery Accelerator
      1.  
        Discovery Accelerator configuration for large installations
      2.  
        Discovery Accelerator configuration for smaller installations
    2.  
      Supported versions of Enterprise Vault in Discovery Accelerator environments
    3. Prerequisites for Discovery Accelerator
      1.  
        Prerequisites for the SQL Server computer
      2.  
        Prerequisites for the Discovery Accelerator server computer
      3.  
        Prerequisites for the Enterprise Vault server computer
      4.  
        Prerequisites for Discovery Accelerator client computers
    4.  
      Configuring Outlook to enable the processing of items with many attachments or many recipients
    5.  
      Setting the Windows and ASP.NET Temp folder permissions
    6. Security requirements for temporary folders
      1.  
        Granting additional users and groups access to the temporary folders
    7.  
      Disabling networking facilities that can disrupt a Discovery Accelerator environment
    8.  
      Disabling the Windows Search Service on the Discovery Accelerator server
    9.  
      Ensuring that the Windows Server service is running on the Discovery Accelerator server
    10.  
      Configuring the SQL Server Agent service
    11.  
      Assigning SQL Server roles to the Vault Service account
    12.  
      Installing and configuring the SQL full-text search indexing service
    13.  
      Verifying that Enterprise Vault expands distribution lists
  3. Installing Discovery Accelerator
    1. Installing the Discovery Accelerator server software
      1.  
        Allowing Enterprise Vault to communicate with Discovery Accelerator through the Windows firewall
      2. Creating the configuration database and customer databases
        1.  
          Configuring analytics database locations
      3. Setting up a Custodian Manager website
        1.  
          Assigning the required Active Directory permissions to the Custodian Manager synchronization account
      4.  
        Uploading the Discovery Accelerator report templates
      5. Configuring Discovery Accelerator for use in a SQL Server Always On environment
        1.  
          Using SQL Server Reporting Services in an Always On environment
      6. Installing Discovery Accelerator in a clustered environment
        1.  
          Configuring Discovery Accelerator for use in a Network Load Balancing cluster
      7.  
        Maximizing security in your Discovery Accelerator databases
    2. Installing the Discovery Accelerator client software
      1.  
        Modifying the configuration file for the Discovery Accelerator client
      2.  
        Using the MSI installer package to install the Discovery Accelerator client
  4. Appendix A. Ports that Discovery Accelerator uses
    1.  
      Default ports for Discovery Accelerator
    2.  
      Changing the ports that Discovery Accelerator uses
  5. Appendix B. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      Error messages appear in the event log when upgrading to Discovery Accelerator 14.4
    2.  
      Enterprise Vault Accelerator Manager service not created
    3.  
      Enterprise Vault Accelerator Manager service does not start
    4.  
      "Access is denied" message is displayed when you try to create a customer database on a UAC-enabled computer
    5.  
      Cannot create or upgrade Discovery Accelerator customer databases when Symantec Endpoint Protection is running
    6.  
      Permissions error when uninstalling the Discovery Accelerator client from a UAC-enabled computer
    7.  
      Uninstalling the Discovery Accelerator client from a shared location may prevent other users from starting the client
  6. Appendix C. Installing and configuring the Enhanced Auditing feature
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Prerequisites for the Enhanced Auditing feature
    3.  
      Installing the Enhanced Auditing feature
    4.  
      Post installation steps
    5.  
      Upgrading the Enhanced Auditing setup
    6.  
      Modifying the Enhanced Auditing setup
    7.  
      Repairing the Enhanced Auditing setup
    8.  
      Uninstalling the Enhanced Auditing setup
    9.  
      Managing access from Discovery Accelerator

Prerequisites for the Enhanced Auditing feature

In addition to the Prerequisites for Discovery Accelerator, you must meet the following requirements for the Enhanced Auditing feature.

Hardware requirements

The Enhanced Auditing feature must be installed on a server other than the Discovery Accelerator server. This audit server will host both Auditing API endpoint and optionally Elasticsearch.

The audit server must have a minimum configuration of 8 GB RAM, 2 CPUs, and 100 GB HDD.

Software requirements

  • Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, or Windows Server 2019

  • Microsoft .NET 4.7.2

  • Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.0.12 - Windows Server Hosting

  • Internet Information Services 8.5 or later version

  • IIS Security feature - IP and Domain Restrictions feature must be installed using the Roles, Role Services, and Features wizard of the Server Manager console.

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) or Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86)

  • PowerShell 4.0 or later version

Note:

The Enhanced Auditing feature installer installs the other required applications, including Elasticsearch 7.17.4 (only if the existing Elasticsearch is not being used). In case the installer fails to install Elasticsearch, you must manually install it. If you already have installed Elasticsearch, you can use the existing Elasticsearch URL and server details.

Even if the Enhanced Auditing feature is uninstalled, Elasticsearch does not get uninstalled.

Only Elasticsearch version 7.17.4 is supported.