Mumbai Security and Compliance User Group

Squid Proxy SSIM Agent Installation Procedure

Pre-requiste:

1. Squid Proxy SSIM Collector (symevtagent_4.5.0.12.tar)
2. Squid Proxy SSIM Agent (squid_4.3.3.zip)

Steps:

1. Download SSIM Agent and Collector for Squid Proxy.
2. Upload or transfer both the files to the Squid Proxy Server via ftp or WINScp.
3. Add the SSIM host names entry to /etc/hosts file using vi editor and save the file.
4. Then extract the SSIM Agent on Proxy Server.
5. Command : tar -xvf symevtagent_4.5.0.12.tar
6. After extraction of the folder, change the folder to Agent and run ./install.sh to install SSIM Agent.
7. After successful installation of the SSIM agent, unzip the SSIM Collector
8. Command : unzip squid_4.3.3.zip
9. After extraction of the folder, run ./install.sh to install the SSIM collector.
10. After successful installation of the collector, verify the agent status.
11. Change the location to /opt/Symantec/sesa/, then run ./agentmgmt.sh and check the agent status.
12. Now edit the squid.conf file
13. Navigate to /etc/squid and use vi editor to edit squid.conf
14. Uncomment the line  (emulate_httpd_log off)
15. Then change the value from OFF to ON
16. Save and close the squid.conf file.
17. Now initialize the cache so that it refreshes its settings
18. Command : squid -z