Software Vulnerability Manager (On‑Premises Edition) Virtual Appliance Installation Guide

Software Vulnerability Manager is a revolutionary tool that simplifies the troublesome area of identifying vulnerable programs and patching them. Software Vulnerability Manager Virtual Appliance provides you with an easy way to deploy and configure Software Vulnerability Manager without the need install and configure a Linux server from scratch. The VA is designed to be easy to deploy and require minimal maintenance.

• If the appliance is based on Ubuntu Server LTS 14.04, then it requires VMware vSphere 5.0+ with vSphere Client to deploy and run the Virtual Appliance. Deployment on VMWare and ESX is also supported.
• If the appliance is based on CentOS, deployment on VMWare and HyperV virtualization platforms is also supported.

By scanning the network, organizations can effectively protect their corporate IT infrastructure against the threat posed by unpatched vulnerabilities:

• Non-intrusive authenticated vulnerability and patch scanning
• Covers programs and plug-ins from thousands of vendors
• Unprecedented accuracy, no more false positives
• Reports security status for each program
• Reports criticality rating for each insecure program
• Reports end-of-life programs
• Identifies missing patches
• Automated patch repackaging
• Integration with WSUS for easy patch distribution
• Integration with System Center Configuration Manager for extensive patch management

The Software Vulnerability Manager (On-Premises Edition) Virtual Appliance Installation Guide is organized in the following sections:

Software Vulnerability Manager On-Premises Edition Virtual Appliance Installation Guide

Topic

Content

Installing Software Vulnerability Manager Ubuntu OS

The following topics appear in the order that they appear in the installation procedure.

• Initial Configuration
• Network Configuration
• Customer Information
• Server Configuration
• Disk Initialization
• Database Configuration
• Configure Your Maria DB Server (Optional)
• Proxy Configuration
• Email and SMS Settings
• Software Updates
• LDAP Configuration

Installing Software Vulnerability Manager CentOS

The following topics appear in the order that they appear in the installation procedure.

• Initial Configuration
• Network Configuration
• Customer Information
• Server Configuration
• Disk Initialization
• Database Configuration
• Proxy Configuration
• Email and SMS Settings
• Software Updates
• LDAP Configuration

Appendix A - CentOS VA Migration from Ubuntu VA

Explains Migration from Ubuntu Virtual Appliance to CentOS Virtual Appliance

• Actions on Ubuntu Virtual Appliance
• Actions on CentOS Virtual Appliance
• Migration Steps

Note:Flexera highly recommends to use the CentOS Virtual Appliance to deploy the Software Vulnerability Manager.