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Version: 4.4.0

Superna for VAST Data Security Bundle Installation Service

Superna Product Code (SKU): EYEGLASS-P028-INS

Overview​

This service is designed for customers who have purchased the Security Bundle and need installation and configuration assistance deploying Ransomware Defender, Easy Auditor, and Security Integrations.

Service delivery: Remote sessions for audio, video, and screen sharing via Zoom, VPN, or alternate remote access to customer VAST equipment. Estimated three (3) hours over a span of 1–2 days with dedicated customer technical resources. Service scope covers a single clustered ECA agent installation and configuration, with up to two collocated VAST clusters.

Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am–4 pm in your local time zone, excluding major holidays.

Terms and conditions: Subscription EULA

Exclusions​

  • Superna resources are not authorized to provide design recommendations for Disaster Recovery features. A purchase of the DR Design and Implementation Service is required for DR design.
  • Hands-on changes to external IT components — for example, DNS, Active Directory, VAST, or other non-Superna supplied products — are not included.
  • Service delivery requires customers to have hands-on knowledge of all external IT components.

Prerequisites​

Complete these steps prior to the scheduled installation and configuration:

  • Core Agent Appliance is installed.
  • Complete a Pre-Installation Questionnaire Form.
  • Send a schedule installation request to services@superna.net.
  • Confirm availability of the DNS administrator on the day of installation to make changes if the above steps require debugging or were misconfigured.
  • Ensure firewall ports are opened as per documentation for ECA clusters.

Service Methodology​

ECA Agent Installation Phase​

Remote installation with customer to accomplish the following:

  • Gather and review site installation data submitted from the questionnaire.

Configuration Phase​

  • Apply license.
  • Edit configuration file on agent startup.
  • Start up clustered agent code.
  • Configure VAST to audit files for testing phase.
  • Verify audit messages are being processed.

Ransomware Defender Configuration Phase​

Configuration and Testing:

  • Configure Security Guard feature.
  • Validate successful execution.
  • Configure schedule.
  • Knowledge transfer on log file validation for Security Guard.
  • Enable monitor mode to baseline user behavior.
  • Review Security assessment on the enforcement section in the admin guide.
  • Schedule follow-on Health Check and Knowledge Transfer sessions two to three weeks from phase completion.

Knowledge Transfer:

  • How to enable production mode.
  • Operational cluster management.
  • How to process security incidents workflow from the admin guide: how to respond to Security Events for Warning, Major, or Critical Events.
  • How and when to make whitelist changes when introducing new server applications that write data to VAST.
  • UI walkthrough.

Easy Auditor Configuration Phase​

Configuration and Testing:

  • Verify audit data is being stored in the analytics database with query interface.
  • Run test user query report.
  • Run test path-based report.
  • Test Where Did My Folder Go?
  • Review test wiretap functionality on a path with a test user mounting and accessing files.

Knowledge Transfer:

  • How to build a query and filter on user, path, file extension, and file action.
  • How to run query reports.
  • Where to read documentation on Easy Auditor operations.
  • Cluster operations.

Service Complete​

Review and deliver final ECA Installation Report.