About the Integration Server
25 March 2022
ID 90409
The Integration Server is a Kaspersky Security component that enables interaction between Kaspersky Security components and a VMware virtual infrastructure.
The Integration Server is used for performing the following tasks:
- Registration of Kaspersky Security services in VMware NSX Manager: the file system protection service (Kaspersky File Antimalware Protection) and the network protection service (Kaspersky Network Protection). Kaspersky Security services are required for installation of application components in a VMware infrastructure.
The settings required for registration and deployment of Kaspersky Security services are entered in a Wizard that is started from the Integration Server Management Console.
- Configuring new SVMs and reconfiguring previously deployed SVMs. The Integration Server sends SVMs the settings that you specify in the Integration Server Management Console.
- Retrieval of information about a virtual infrastructure (about hypervisors and virtual machines operating on each hypervisor) from VMware vCenter Server and transmission of retrieved information to application components. The Kaspersky Security administration plug-in and SVMs query the Integration Server for information about the protected infrastructure.
The Integration Server saves the following information during its operation:
- Integration Server connection settings, including passwords for Integration Server accounts
- Settings for connecting the Integration Server to VMware vCenter Server and VMware NSX Manager
- SVM configuration settings, including passwords of the root user account and klconfig user account used on SVMs
- List of protected virtual machines, including the time of last events that occurred during protection and scanning of file system objects and during scanning of network traffic and web addresses
All data except the list of protected virtual machines is securely stored. Information is stored on the computer on which the Integration Server is installed and is not automatically sent to Kaspersky Lab.
The settings of the Integration Server can be configured in the Integration Server Management Console.
