Installing and running Anti-Virus Agent

Available in Classic

Minimum specifications for Agent installation

Please manage the resources to always maintain the minimum specifications.

Linux OS

Before installation

Kernel versions that are not on the list of supported kernel versions per operating system cannot be used.
When reinstalling Agent, it is recommended to uninstall the previously installed Agent and then reinstall it.

For more information on supported kernels, see Deep Security 20.0 Supported Linux Kernels.

The following describes how to check if curl is installed.

 # curl -V or # curl --version 
 curl X.XX.X (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)........

Verify Linux Agent installation

Use the following commands to verify the installation. If a string containing ds_agent is output, it is successfully installed.

The following describes how to verify the installation on CentOS.

# rpm -qa | grep ds_agent
ds_agent-version info

The following describes how to verify the installation on Ubuntu.

# dpkg -l | grep ds-agent
ii     ds-agent version info     amd64     Deep Security Agent

Run Linux Agent

The following describes how to start Agent.

# systemctl start ds_agent

The following describes how to stop Agent.

# systemctl stop ds_agent

The following describes how to check the connection status of Agent and Manager.

# sudo /opt/ds_agent/dsa_query -c GetAgentStatus
............
AgentStatus.dsmUrl: https://ManagerAccessInfo:4120/
............

The following describes how to uninstall Agent.

# sudo rpm -ev ds_agent 

# sudo dpkg -r ds_agent

Windows OS

Before installation

DeepSecurity Agent cannot be installed when a free anti-virus is installed.
The following describes how to uninstall the free anti-virus software.

1. Go to Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs
2. Uninstall Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent and reboot
   

Verify Windows Agent installation

Once the installation is completed successfully, the TrendMicro icon will appear in the Tray icon.

When you double-click the TrendMicro icon, if Agent is displayed as "Running" and Anti-Malware is displayed as "Real Time" as shown below, it is successfully connected to Manager. (It takes about 1–5 minutes to integrate)

Run Windows Agent

Stop and restart Agent

Agent can be stopped or restarted from the Service menu.

Delete Agent

Agent can be uninstalled in the Add/Remove Programs menu.
If you need to install Windows Defender and other anti-virus software, you must restart the VM after deleting Agent.