Installation for Data Security for Dell

Introduction

Deploying Superna Data Security involves the Eyeglass appliance, an ECA cluster (optionally extended with a remote Mini-ECA), and — if Threat Hunting has been installed — a dedicated Threat Hunting ML VM. Eyeglass manages licensing and configuration; the ECA cluster processes audit data from your PowerScale or ECS clusters and performs the detection and response work. This page is a starting point for that deployment — for step-by-step procedures, use the Prerequisites and See Also links below.

Requirements and Prerequisites

Before installing Superna Data Security, review the prerequisites, including platform compatibility, system requirements, ECA/Mini-ECA/Threat Hunting ML VM sizing, licensing, and required network ports.

Installation Prerequisites

Platform compatibility, system requirements, ECA and ML VM sizing, licensing, and network port requirements to confirm before deploying Data Security.

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The prerequisites page includes detailed requirements specific to this installation.

Eyeglass Installation

Eyeglass is deployed as a single appliance VM, separate from the ECA cluster it manages — see Eyeglass Deployment for sizing and platform requirements. The deployment steps themselves (downloading the installer and importing the appliance on VMware, Nutanix, or Hyper-V) are the same across every Cyberstorage for Dell product, so they're documented once under Reference rather than repeated here:

Deployment Guides

Download the installer and deploy the Eyeglass appliance on VMware, Nutanix, or Hyper-V.

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Once Eyeglass is deployed and reachable, continue with ECA/Mini-ECA deployment and Eyeglass licensing below.

Installation Process

Choose the installation guide that matches the component you want to deploy:

Eyeglass

Eyeglass, ECA, and Mini-ECA installation.

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ECAs

ECA installation (currently consolidated in the Eyeglass installation page).

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Mini ECAs

Mini-ECA installation (currently consolidated in the Eyeglass installation page).

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Threat Hunting

Threat Hunting ML VM installation.

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AWS (S3 and FSx)

Ransomware Defender for AWS — protect S3 buckets and FSx for Windows File Server using AWS-native CloudFormation deployment.

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Upgrading an existing deployment? See Upgrades (placeholder, pending validation).

Disable Host Time Sync (Mandatory — VMware Only)

Important

On VMware, disabling host time synchronization is mandatory to prevent time skew errors between the Superna appliance and storage clusters. Time synchronization conflicts can cause authentication failures, replication issues, and data integrity problems. The VM must use NTP directly instead of inheriting time from the hypervisor host.

The steps below apply to VMware vSphere deployments only. If you are deploying on another supported hypervisor, follow the applicable deployment guidance for that platform.

VMware Configuration

1. Access VM Settings
   Right-click the VM and select Edit Settings.

2. Navigate to VM Options
   Click the VM Options tab.

3. Open VMware Tools Settings
   Expand the VMware Tools section.

4. Disable Time Synchronization
   Under Synchronize guest time with host, uncheck both options:

   • Synchronize at startup and resume (recommended)
   • Synchronize periodically (recommended)

This configuration prevents time skew errors.

See Also

For step-by-step deployment procedures, refer to:

• Eyeglass, ECA, and Mini-ECA Installation — Eyeglass and ECA cluster deployment, Mini-ECA topology, and required firewall ports.
• Threat Hunting ML VM Installation — Deploying and configuring the Threat Hunting Machine Learning VM.
• Storage Platform Agent Configuration — PowerScale OneFS storage-platform-side audit and agent configuration.
• Dell ECS Configuration — The ECS equivalent storage-platform-side configuration.
• Platform Support — Current PowerScale and ECS release compatibility.