5.4 Installing on Windows

The Novell Audit Secure Logging Server can be installed on Windows 2000 and 2003 Server. The Platform Agent and instrumentations can be installed on Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional and Home Editions, and Windows 2003 Server.

IMPORTANT:When you install the full version of Novell Audit, the license file (*.nlf) is installed with the product and the product is automatically activated; that is, you can configure all the product channels and instrumentations.

If you install the Novell Audit Starter Pack, the product is not licensed and you have only limited functionality. If you want to upgrade to the full version, you must purchase a product license. For more information on activating the full version of Novell Audit, see Section 5.5, Activating Novell Audit.

To install Novell Audit on Windows:

  1. At the Windows server, log in as Administrator or a user with administrative privileges.

  2. Insert the Novell Audit installation CD.

    The auto install launches.

  3. Accept the license agreements.

  4. Provide your customer information.

  5. Specify the destination directory, then click Next.

    The default directory is \program files\novell\nsure audit.

  6. Select the type of installation you want to perform on the current server, then click Next.

    Installation Option

    Description

    Custom

    Allows you to individually select which program components to install. When you select individual program components, the installer automatically selects your dependencies.

    IMPORTANT:For upgrades, the installer automatically installs all channels; you cannot install only specific channels.

    Extend Schema

    Adds the Novell Audit 2.0 schema objects.

    IMPORTANT:This does not destroy or overwrite any objects in your current eDirectory tree.

    Full Installation

    Installs the Secure Logging Server (lengine.exe), all channel drivers (lgd*.dll), the Platform Agent (logevent.dll), the eDirectory instrumentation (auditDS.dlm), the Windows Instrumentation (nauditwin.exe), Novell Audit Report (lreport.exe), and the Log Parser (logparse.exe).

    Instrumentation

    Installs the Platform Agent, the eDirectory and Windows instrumentations, and the Log Parser (logparse.exe).

    Platform Agent

    Installs only the Platform Agent (logevent.dll).

    Reporting Application

    Installs only Novell Audit Report (lreport.exe).

    Server

    Installs the Secure Logging Server (lengine.exe), all channel drivers (lgd*.dll), the Platform Agent (logevent.dll), the eDirectory instrumentation (auditDS.dlm), the Windows Instrumentation (nauditwin.exe), and the Log Parser (logparse.exe).

    The Custom, Full Installation, and Server options create the Secure Logging Server object in the Logging Services container. They also create a File Channel object in the Logging Services Channel container and they configure the logging server to log events to the File channel.

    For additional configuration information, see Section 7.0, Configuring the Secure Logging Server.

    NOTE:If you want more than one Secure Logging Server in the tree, we recommend that you create separate eDirectory organizational units as containers for each Secure Logging Server’s configuration objects. For more information, see Section 7.2, Configuring Multiple Secure Logging Servers.

  7. (Optional) If you are installing the Platform Agent, specify the IP address of the Secure Logging Server.

  8. Confirm your settings, then click Next.

  9. Verify the location of eDirectory.

    The default location is drive:\novell\nds.

  10. (Optional) If you are installing the Secure Logging Server, provide the following information when prompted:

    1. Specify the Directory administrator’s login name and password to update the schema.

      IMPORTANT:This account must have admin rights to the root of the tree.

    2. Specify a name for the Secure Logging Server object.

    3. Select Yes or No to create all Novell Audit objects in the Logging Services container.

      Logging Services is the default container for all Novell Audit objects in eDirectory.

      If you select No, you must provide the name of an existing organizational unit in which AuditExt can create the Secure Logging Server and its associated objects.

  11. Click OK to complete the installation.

  12. Select Yes or No to reboot the server now.

    You must reboot the server to load Novell Audit.

  13. Click Finish.

When the server reboots, the Secure Logging Server automatically launches (the Startup Type for the Secure Logging Server Service is Automatic); however, you must manually load the eDirectory Instrumentation.

To load the Windows Instrumentation:

  1. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

  2. Select the Novell Audit Windows Instrumentation.

  3. Right-click and select Properties.

  4. In the Properties dialog box, start the Novell Audit Windows Instrumentation Service:

    1. To automatically load the Novell Audit Windows Instrumentation each time the server restarts, select Automatic in the Startup type drop-down list.

    2. To manually load the Novell Audit Windows Instrumentation, click Start.

  5. When finished, click OK.

To manually load or unload the eDirectory instrumentation:

  1. Load ndscons.exe.

    ndscons.exe is usually in the \novell\nds directory.

  2. In the list of installed services, select Novell Audit Component.

  3. Click Start or Stop.

To configure the eDirectory instrumentation to load each time the server restarts:

  1. Load ndscons.exe.

  2. In the list of installed services, select Novell Audit Component.

  3. Click Startup.

  4. Select the Automatic startup type and click OK.

On Windows, if you choose to only extend the schema, it automatically exits you from the installer; however, a Novell Audit entry is created in the Add/Remove Programs menu. To install, go to Add Programs and click Modify to launch the installer.