Installing the sensor control software

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Install the sensors on systems to observe the systems that they are installed on and detect cyberattacks like ransomware attacks in real time.

Before you begin

Tip: To review the system requirements, see IBM Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service: Connection manager, sensor and sensor control nodes requirements.

Download the IBM® Storage Defender® sensor control software by completing the following steps:

  1. Log in to the IBM Storage Defender.
  2. Navigate to Data Resiliency Service > Connections > Connection managers.
  3. Click the appropriate Connection manager.
  4. Click Sensor control nodes.
  5. Click Download package.

Procedure

Install the sensor control software on the sensor control node by completing the following steps:
  1. Log in to the system that you want to use as a sensor control node.
  2. Copy the sensor download package to a working directory.
  3. Unpack the .tar.gz software package that you downloaded.
  4. In the newly created directory, run the setup.sh shell script.

    The script requires the following input values:

    Hostname
    FQDN of the connection manager.
    Username
    Define a username that is to be used to register IBM Storage Defender sensors that are installed on virtual machines for the sensor control node.
    Password
    Define a password that is related to the username.
    Vault password
    The username and password that is defined before is stored and encrypted in a local Ansible vault. This password is used to protect the access to the vault.

What to do next

Register a sensor control node. For more information, see Adding a sensor control node.