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Chapter 3 Installing the Management Center for Cisco Security Agents
Local and Remote DB Installation Overview
Note If your plan is to use SQL Server 2005, it is recommended that you choose one of
the other installation configuration options rather than the local database
configuration.
Note Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is the latest SQL Server database release. That is the
database version that will be used for this installation section, but you should note
that SQL Server 2000 is also supported at this time.
• You can install CSA MC on one machine and install the database on a remote
machine. (Select the Remote Database radio button during the CSA MC
installation. Note that you must install a Cisco Security Agent on this remote
database to protect this system. See
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2000
Remote Setup, page 3-22.)
Use this configuration option depending on the number of agents you are
deploying (see
Scalable Deployments, page 2-3). If you are using a separately
licensed, managed, and maintained SQL Server 2005 database, SQL Server
2005 must be installed and configured on the remote system before you begin
the CSA MC installation.
Caution If you are installing CSA MC and the database to multiple machines, make sure
the clocks of each machine are in sync. If all clocks are not in sync, unexpected
behavior may occur.
• You can install two CSA MCs on two separate machines and install the
database on a remote machine. In this case, both CSA MCs use the same
remote database. (Select the Remote Database radio button during the CSA
MC installation. Note that you must install a Cisco Security Agent on this
remote database to protect this system. See
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and
2000 Remote Setup, page 3-22.)
This is the recommended configuration if you are deploying more than 5,000
agents and are using a separately licensed, managed, and maintained SQL
Server 2005 database. SQL Server 2005 must be installed and configured on
the remote system before you begin the MC installations.
