Installing CAS with GIM

When you install the Configuration Auditing System (CAS) on your database servers with the Guardium® Installation Manager (GIM) client, you can install, upgrade, and manage agents on individual servers or groups of servers. Available actions include monitoring processes that are installed under GIM control, modifying CAS parameters, and performing other management tasks.

About this task

Verify the following before you begin:
  • Review the Windows CAS installation requirements in Prerequisites, installing, and running CAS on a Windows server.
  • The database server and operating system are supported.
  • The intended CAS installation directory is empty or does not exist.
  • The GIM client is installed on the database server where you plan to install a CAS.
  • The GIM client on the database server is communicating with the Guardium system.
  • Obtain the CAS module from either Fix Central or your Guardium representative.

After you install a GIM client on the database server, installation of the CAS for Windows is scheduled from the Guardium system.

Note: You cannot modify the CAS_INSTALL_DIR parameter after the installation. All other parameters can be modified after installation.

Procedure

  1. Upload the Windows CAS module for installation.
    1. On the Guardium system, browse to Manage > Module Installation > Upload Modules.
    2. Click Browse and select the CAS module that you want to install.
    3. Click Upload to upload the module to the Guardium system.
      After you upload the module, it is listed in the Import Uploaded Modules table.
    4. In the Import Uploaded Modules table, click the check box next to the CAS module to install.
      The module is imported and made available for installation. After the module is imported, Guardium resets the Upload Modules page and clears the Import Uploaded Modules table.
  2. Install the uploaded CAS modules:
    1. Under Choose Clients select the GIM client where you want to install CAS and click Next.
    2. On the Choose Bundle page, clear the show only bundles checkbox and select the CAS build from the drop-down list. Then, click Next.
    3. On the Choose parameters page, the CAS_INSTALL_DIR and CAS_JVM_PATH parameters display. Values for these parameters are required before you can proceed. The default CAS install directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\CAS. Supply these values and then click Next.
    4. Confirm your installation parameters and client name and click Install. To install the CAS immediately, you can simply click OK.
      If you want to change the location of the CAS installer log fines from the default (C:\Program Files\IBM\Windows CAS), use the parameter CAS_INSTALLER_LOG_DIR.

What to do next

In the Success window, click Show Status to open the Status window to monitor the software install or upgrade. Click refresh button to refresh the results. If an installation or upgrade has a failed status, click Uninstall if the button is available. Otherwise, click Reset connection. You can also view the status of the module installation by reviewing the report at Manage > Reports > Install Management > GIM Clients Status.

To verify that the CAS is communicating with the Guardium system, browse to Manage > Activity Monitoring > CAS Control and reviewing the CAS status and configuration.