Installation guide

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During an install/upgrade, the installer will drop a file named “SecurityCenter4” into /etc/logrotate.d/ that contains
log rotate rules for the files mentioned above.
Log files are rotated on a monthly basis. This file will be owned by root/root.
Obtain the Installation Package
The installer comes in a number of versions based on OS level and architecture. The general format of the installer is
shown below:
SecurityCenter-x.x.x-os.arch.rpm
Confirm the integrity of the installation package by comparing the download md5 checksum with the one listed in the
product release notes.
Installation
When performing sudo installs, use “sudo –i” to ensure the proper use of environmental variables.
During the installation process, SecurityCenter will produce the log file /tmp/sc4.install.log. This file is
important for debugging purposes and should not be removed. Once the installation process is complete, the
file will be moved to /opt/sc4/admin/logs/install.log.
As the root user, install the RPM by running the following command:
# rpm -ivh SecurityCenter-4.x.x-es6.x86_64.rpm
Output similar to the following is generated:
# rpm -ivh SecurityCenter-4.x.x-es6.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:SecurityCenter ########################################### [100%]
Installing Nessus plugins ... complete
Applying database updates ... complete.
By default, SecurityCenter will listen for HTTPS requests on ALL available
interfaces. To complete your installation, please point your web browser
to one of the following URL(s):
https://x.x.x.x
Starting SecurityCenter services
[ OK ] SecurityCenter services: [ OK ]#
This will install the package into /opt/sc4 and attempt to start all required daemons and the web server services.