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Command line installation
ERAS can be installed with the following command line parameters:
/q
- Silent installation. No user intervention is possible. No dialog windows are displayed.
/qb
- No user intervention is possible, but the installation process is indicated by a progress bar.
Example:
era_server_nt32_ENU.msi /qb
Parameters and configuration of the command line installation can be further supplemented by the administrator's
.xml
configuration file the "
cfg.xml
", which must be in the same folder as the ERA .
msi
installation file. The configuration file
can be created in the ESET Configuration Editor and allows you to configure various ERA settings. See chapter
ESET
Configuration Editor
for more details.
2.2.3.1.1 Cluster Mode Installation
The Advanced installation scenario also allows you to activate the
Cluster Mode Installation
. If the Cluster Mode
Installation is enabled you will need to specify the path to a cluster shared data folder that is fully accessible for all
cluster nodes (i.e. all nodes must have read/write permissions for this folder). It can either be a quorum disk or a UNC
shared folder. If a shared folder is used, you must enable sharing for
Computers
in the shared folder's properties. The
cluster node name must then be added to
Share Permissions
with full rights.
It is necessary to install ERA Server individually on all cluster nodes. If anything other than the built-in MS Access
database is used, it is important to make sure that all ERA Server nodes connect to the same database. In the next
steps it is also important to set the name of the cluster node where ERA is to be installed as the server name.
Important:
It is necessary to configure the ESET Remote Administrator Server service (ERA_SERVER) as the cluster's
Generic Service in the Cluster Administrator console.
If you plan to uninstall ERA Server, you must disable the cluster node before uninstalling.
2.2.3.2 Installation of ERA Console
Install the ESET Remote Administrator Console to the administrator’s PC/notebook. At the end of the Advanced
installation mode enter the name of the ERA Server (or its IP address) to which ERAC will automatically connect at
startup. It is labeled GHOST in our example.
After installation launch ERAC and check the connection to ERAS. By default, no password is required to connect to an
ERA Server (the password text field is blank), but we strongly recommend that one be established. To create a
password to connect to an ERA Server click
File
>
Change Password…
and then modify the Password for Console by
clicking the
Change...
button.
The administrator can specify a password for Administrator Access and for Read-Only Access (which only allows users
to view the ERAS configuration, not edit it).
2.2.3.3 Mirror
You can use the ERA Console to activate the LAN Update server – the Mirror in the ERA Server. This server can then be
used to update workstations located in the LAN. By activating the Mirror you will decrease the volume of data
transferred through your Internet connection.
Proceed as follows:
1) Connect the ERA Console to the ERA Server by clicking
File
>
Connect
.
2) From the ERA Console click
Tools
>
Server Options…
and click the
Updates
tab.
3) From the
Update server
drop-down menu, select
Choose Automatically
, leave Update interval at 60 minutes.
Insert
Update username
(EAV-***) and then click
Set Password...
and type or paste the password you received with
your username.
4) Select the
Create update mirror
option. Leave the default path for mirrored files and HTTP server port (2221). Leave
Authentication
at NONE.
5) Click the
Advanced
tab and click
Edit Advanced Settings…
In the advanced setup tree, navigate to
ERA Server
>
Setup
>
Mirror
>
Create mirror for the selected program components
. Click
Edit
on the right-hand side and select
the program components to be downloaded. Components for all language versions that will be used in the network
should be selected.
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