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• A Virsae Cloud Collector and the URL for this collector
  • PC's that will have VSM-E installed will require outbound internet access to the Cloud Collector URL on TCP port 443 using HTTPS, and the Ookla Speedtest server network on TCP port 8080 using HTTP and HTTPS.
• A copy of the VSM-E installer
• A VSM Everywhere profile group configured in the web portal
• Administrator-level permissions on the machine where the VSM-E client will be installed.

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Once a VSM Cloud Collector has been administered please contact support@virsae.com to request the URL for this collector.

Getting the Installer

Contact  support@virsae.com  for a copy of the The VSM-E installer package.is available in 'Service Desk> Files and Folders' - Then navigate to 'Shared with me> Virsae> VSM>VSM Software> VSM-Everywhere'

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System Requirements

Configuring Profile Group for VSM Everywhere 

Before a VSM-E client can start tracking the performance of a system, it must first know what metrics it needs to track. This is determined by creating a VSM-E Profile Group.

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The default installation location will then be presented. For most installations this location will be fine, however if you wish to install to a different location please modify this then click 'Next' to continue.

Next you will have the opportunity to enter proxy details if required, or continue without a proxy. Click 'Next' to continue.

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Next you will be able to select the use of the Virsae Self signed Certificate (this is the default and will be used in most cases) or you can select to use the Virsae CA signed Certificate or a Custom Certificate, both of these options will require the Virsae Support team to work with you.

• Use Virsae self-signed certificate
  • Customer elects to use Self-Signed Virsae certificate
• Use Virsae CA Signed certificate
  • Customer elects to use Virsae's public DigiCert certificate
  • This certificate expires in July 2024
  • Requires Virsae Support to update the virtual collector with the appropriate certificate
• Use custom certificate
  • Customer elects to use their own preferred publicly signed certificate
  • Requires Virsae Support to update the virtual collector with the appropriate certificate

Once you have made your selection, Click 'Next' to continue.

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You will then be prompted to enter your Virtual Collector URL and the name of the profile group you setup earlier.

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msiexec /i VSM_Everywhere.msi /qn /norestart /L*v "C:\Windows\Temp\install.log" TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Virsae Group\Machine Proxy Agent E" CGWS="a356dhgj4g5j690f9e333a60da99x.VL-beta.virsae.io:443" GROUP="NZ/AUS"

Some additional parameters are available for setting Proxy Server and Certificate options. If these are omitted from the script then Proxy will be set to false, and communication will use the Virsae Self Signed Certificate.

Proxy Server Parameters:

• USE_PROXY=
  • "true"
    • Customer elects to use a proxy server
  • "false"
    • Customer elects to not use a proxy server
• PROXY_SERVER="FQDN_OR_IPADDRESS"
  • Input an IP Address or FQDN as the target proxy endpoint to connect to
• PROXY_PORT="PORT"
  • Input which port number on the target proxy server to communicate with

Certificate Parameters:

• CERT=
  • "SelfSigned"
    • Customer elects to use Self-Signed Virsae certificate
  • "VirsaeCA"
    • Customer elects to use Virsae's public DigiCert certificate
    • Requires updating the virtual collector with the appropriate certificate
  • "Custom"
    • Customer elects to use their own preferred publicly signed certificate
    • Requires updating the virtual collector with the appropriate certificate
• CERT_CN="CERTIFICATE_TARGET_HOST"
  • Can only be used when CERT="Custom"
  • Represents the Certificate Target Host to validate against

The version and MSI GUID can be found in the VSM_Everywhere.msi file properties.

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 msiexec /x "{988CA538-BD2B-4362-95B3-A89501732179}"

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msiexec /i VSM_Everywhere.msi /qn /norestart /L*v "C:\Windows\Temp\install.log" TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Virsae Group\Machine Proxy Agent E" CGWS="a356dhgj4g5j690f9e333a60da99x.VL-beta.virsae.io:443" GROUP="NZ/AUS" CERT="Custom" CERT_CN="certificate.host.com" USE_PROXY="True"  PROXY_SERVER="192.168.10.89"  PROXY_PORT="3128"

For "Step 4: Detection Rules", Manually configure a detection rule, selecting MSI and enter the version GUID above. Optionally use "File" detection and check for the folder "C:\Program Files\Virsae Group\Machine Proxy Agent E".

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