Install the FSA

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Install the FSA

You install the FSA using the CA DataMinder Integration Agents installation wizard.

If required, you can choose to install a policy engine hub when you install the FSA. If you choose not to install a hub, the FSA will automatically passed scanned items to a local policy engine for processing. You must ensure this policy engine is already installed before you run a scanning job.

To install the FSA

Find setup.exe in the root of your CA DataMinder distribution image. Run setup.exe to launch the CA DataMinder installation wizard.
The Installation Type screen opens.
Click Advanced Installation.
In the Advanced Install Options screen, choose Server Agents and then click Install.
This launches the CA DataMinder Integration Agents installation wizard in a separate window.
In the Integration Agents installation wizard, navigate to the Customer Setup screen.
In the Custom Setup screen, choose:
- File Scanning Agent
- (Optional) NIST Database Connector
  Important! If you want to use a NIST database, you must install it before you install the FSA.
- (Optional) Remote Policy Engine Connector. Install this feature if you want to use a policy engine hub to distribute scanned items to remote policy engines for processing.
Note: Do not choose the File Scanning Agent Remote Connector. You install this feature separately on the machine you want to scan. See Deploy FSA Remote Connectors.
In the Data Location screen, specify the name and network location of the data folder. Accept the default location or specify a different location.
The FSA stores XML scanning job definition files in an \FSA subfolder below the specified data folder. If you use the Content Registration feature, CA DataMinder stores content indexes in an \FSA\PRC subfolder.

Note: To build content indexes, CA DataMinder runs a specialized FSA scanning job.
In the File Scanning Agent Account screen, specify the logon accounts used by the FSA service.
This service must run as the FSA service user. Click the Browse button for the FSA service, then enter the domain, name and password of the FSA service user.
In the Scan Database Location screen, you specify where you want to create your scanned file database; this database tracks the status of each item in a scanning job.
Server
Click the ‘Server’ button to select the DBMS host server in the Database Server dialog. This dialog lists any servers found to be hosting SQL Server. In the case of multiple SQL Server instances running concurrently on the same computer, the dialog identifies each instance as:
```
<machine name>\<Instance name>
```
Where <machine name> is the name of the server on which SQL Server is running and <Instance name> is the name of the SQL Server instance. For example:
```
MyDBServer\Instance_1
```
Username and Password

Specify the credentials for the SQL Server login that the FSA uses to access the scanned files database.
If you chose the NIST Database Connector in step 2, the NIST Database Location screen prompts for the name or IP address of the server hosting your NIST database.
Click the ‘Server’ button to select the host server in the Database Server dialog. This dialog lists any servers found to be hosting SQL Server.
If you chose to install a Remote Policy Engine Connector in step 2, the Policy Engine Hub Configuration screen prompts for credentials for the PE domain user.
In the final wizard screen, click Install to start the file transfer.
You now need to configure the policy engine hub and the FSA. You may also need to:
- Install an FSA Remote Connector. This is essential for SharePoint scans and may also be necessary for other scanning jobs for reasons of security or efficiency.
- Securely store the logon credentials used by the FSA when scanning database records. This avoids the need to store these credentials in the actual job definition file on the FSA host server.
See the references below for details about these tasks. When these tasks are complete, you can start a scanning job.

More information:

FSA Service User

Deploy FSA Remote Connectors

Securely Store Logon Credentials for Database Scans

Configure the PE Hub

Configure the FSA

Where Do I Install the FSA?